3 Self-Guided Tours in Japan Worth a Whole Morning

1.Open Top Panoramic Sightseeing Bus with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 254 reviews · 1h 10m · from $11Our pick

Review of Tokyo’s $11 open-top sightseeing bus, covering the Bay and City routes, audio guide, views, weather, meeting point, and value.

“Overall it was a good tour which gave us a real sense of the size of Tokyo and its culture. The drive over Rainbow Bridge was the highlight but it was good to see how the Japanese people enjoyed themselves on a Saturday afternoon in the parks. So we were satisfied with the value of the tour. The only thing that marred our satisfaction was the reception at the meeting place. I understand that the meeting place is a shared space with another company but we arrived about 20 minutes early having only arrived in Tokyo 4 hours before so we weren’t sure of the timing of the trains etc…”

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2.60min Panoramic Open Top Bus Tour with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 40 reviews · 1 hour · from $14

See Tokyo from an open-top double-decker bus, crossing Rainbow Bridge and passing Tokyo Tower with eight-language GPS audio guidance.

“Awesome trip route that brings tourists the beauty of this city. The tour guide gave complete instruction during the entire trip. The sites may be old but you can feel the government spent enough resource to keep them new.”

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3.Japan Self-Guided – 12 Nights 3 Star Hotel by Vio Travel: Tokyo to Osaka Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1 reviews · 13 days · from $1843

Take a 12-night, self-guided trip from Tokyo to Osaka, with rail between cities, 3-star hotels, a Tsukiji food walk, a Mt. Fuji coach excursion and a Kyoto market tour with tea ceremony. You set the pace on most days, but handle hotel transfers and independent sightseeing yourself.

“It was great that our hotels and trains were all booked. The instructions sometimes were a little confusing. For example getting the train tickets and also where to meet the tour guides.”

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