Japan · ANIME & AKIHABARA TOURS
This is the shortlist for somebody landing next month: 15 anime & akihabara tours, priced, with the difference between them spelled out rather than implied.
Review of Tokyo’s Akihabara street go-kart tour, covering the route, price, costumes, driving rules, guides, safety, and booking tips.
“Sam was amazing, very friendly and professional. This experience is a must if you’re looking for something fun to do in Tokyo.”
Drive a guided go-kart through Asakusa, Akihabara, Skytree, Ryogoku, and Nihonbashi, with costumes, photos, and a required paper IDP.
“This was without doubt one of the most cool and fun experiences ever. Yos & Masa were amazing hosts and it was an absolute blast driving through the streets of Tokyo with them. Their instructions and the way everything was run gave us complete confidence in them and made for a fantastic experience. Highly recommended and would definitely do again”
Review of Tokyo’s Ghibli Museum tour, with Gajoen lunch, historic architecture, transport details, value advice, and booking tips.
“Yoko our tour guide was absolutely wonderful. Full of energy and a true Ghibli fan. The hotel was amazing and the lunch devine!! The open air museum was really interesting. Both a good lead up to the museum which exceeded my expectations. You get more than enough time to explore. Highly reccomend especially for Ghibli fans.”
Explore Akihabara’s retro games, anime shops, gachapon, arcades, and a maid cafe on this friendly three-hour Tokyo walking tour.
“Really fun tour that helped us get through a pretty overwhelming part of the city! We checked out several shops with lots off animae products, learned the history of the area, and were able to get a grip on navigating the neighborhood. Wasn't sure what to expect with the maid cafe, but it was soooooo much fun! If you're a geek visiting Tokyo, this is totally worth your time!”
Review of the Ghibli Park bus tour from Nagoya, with tickets, bento lunch, transport, park limits, museum stops, pricing, and booking tips.
“Akiko the tour guide was the best. Food was great and the knowledge shared was really good. Thank you for the great time!”
Build and customize a working Game Boy in Akihabara with expert guidance, retro gaming history, and a one-of-a-kind Tokyo souvenir.
“Booked this as a gift for my partner who grew up playing GameBoy. He absolutely loved the experience. Everyone was friendly and engaging. Definitely recommend this for anyone who's into GameBoys. We'd love to come back if the workshop expands into making other consoles in the future!”
Explore Akihabara with a private anime guide, retro games, maid cafes, arcades, gachapon, and shopping tailored to your interests.
“Yuuki was very accommodating and flexible with the tour he took us to see some places we wanted to hit specifically and he showed us some of the fun things to do in Akihabara. I can easily recommend his tour for those wanting to see the area. You should ask to play MaiMai.”
Drive a costume-clad go-kart through Akihabara, Ginza, and Tokyo Station with a guide, photos, and a real city-road thrill.
“It was very pleasant. The company provided thorough instructions. Mike, our guide, was excellent. He made sure we were comfortable and took tons of photos. The drive through Tokyo was really nice with people waving at us.”
Make Jiro-style ramen from scratch, shop for Japanese ingredients, and explore Akihabara on this hands-on Tokyo cooking class.
“It was a fun and great learning experience for my daughter and I. Our tour guide, Saori was very nice and toured us around Akihabara. That was helpful as each places in Tokyo can be overwhelming. She asked us what we were interesteRead more”
Create your own manga panel in Tokyo with a professional artist, traditional tools, an interpreter, and a keepsake to take home.
“It was a wonderful experience! Our teacher was a real Manga artist with 26 years experience, and was so kind and helpful. He helped us bring our ideas to life better than we could have imagined, even though they were very different from each other.. Our interpreter was also amazing. It was the best thing we did in Tokyo!”
Review of Tokyo’s 5-hour Tsukiji, Akihabara and Asakusa tour, with food tastings, lunch, a certified guide, photos and practical tips.
“Was lucky to be the only one on the tour with Kenji as my guide. He was friendly, generous, and informative. The tour was a good first intro to three of Tokyo’s most popular neighborhoods. Highly recommended”
Explore Akihabara’s anime shops, retro games, electronics, and maid cafe culture with an English-speaking guide for $38.
“Our guide Masa explained everything perfectly. Everything was nicely timed we had enough time to do what we wanted.”
Explore Akihabara’s retro games, anime shops, gachapon, purikura, and a maid cafe on a guided three-hour Tokyo tour.
“This was such a fun tour, and our tour guide Joey was amazing!”
Learn traditional manga techniques in Nakano with a professional artist, use authentic tools, and take home your own finished drawing.
“The instructor was very nice and informative. She went into details to explain all the detail about manga art.”
Create your own manga in Tokyo with a professional artist, choosing beginner to advanced lessons and taking home original artwork and souvenirs.
“Our experience at the manga dojo was fantastic! We spent two fun hours, drawing, learning under the guidance of a professional and talking about manga and Japan. They managed to involve both me, who already had experience, and my husband, who had never drawn. Absolutely happy to have participated!”
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