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Tokyo Otaku Tour: Personalized & Private Exploration of Geek Culture
4.4
7 Ratings
Chiyoda City
Embark on a personalized and private Tokyo Otaku Tour, exploring the vibrant geek culture of anime, manga, cosplay, gaming, and more. Discover Akihabara and other otaku hotspots with a like-minded local host!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Tokyo - Join this personalised experience and your host will create an itinerary for you based on what you would like to do. You won’t have time to see everything, so here are some ideas: Get ready to geek out in Akihabara, Tokyo’s pop-culture paradise of anime, tech and total obsession. Discover the crazy world of otaku, or ‘geek’ culture, and immerse yourself in all things pop-culture.
IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences
What's Included
- Private and personalized tour
- 4-hour experience with a Local Host
- Hotel pickup available on request for central locations
- Flexible walking exploration with options for public transport or taxi if needed
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Tickets to any attractions
- Transportation costs
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Otaku (also known as “geek culture”) is a phrase used to describe an avid fan of anime, manga and cosplay - gaming, electronics, animation characters, you name it. But in Japan, otaku is celebrated and enjoyed across all age groups! Your host will show you neighborhoods like Akihabara, the mothership of anime culture and many other spots that’ll have your inner geek doing somersaults of joy!
Within 24 hours after booking you’ll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you’ll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.
- After booking, you will receive a short questionnaire, so you’ll be able to tell us more about your interests and preferences. Based on your responses you’ll be matched with a like-minded Local Host
- Meeting Point
- Your meeting point is flexible, and to be agreed with your Local Host. Meet-up at your hotel or accommodation can be requested, or your Local Host will meet you at a convenient location close to the start of your experience.
Location
Maidreamin Akihabara Electric Town-exit Store
(The host will be waiting at Akihabara Station, Electric Town Exit, in front of Cow Cow Kitchen and Atre sign)
After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(7 Ratings)
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Antioffysociety
Dec 25, 2021
Couldn't have asked for a better tour guide. - I recently took my first trip to Tokyo and stayed in Akihabara. I can't praise them enough! I booked this tour for the 23rd, received a prompt reply and they even started answering questions before the tour date. During the tour, they were very great at conversation, enough to pull an introvert such as me out of my shell, helped me find specific figured from a specific anime that aired years ago, and it only got better from there. Their ability to ask a few simple questions and plan a four-hour tour that was interesting, fun, and exciting the entire time speaks wonders, and the next time I visit, I will definitely hire again! I can't wait to pick up where we left off and see more of what the area has to offer. Thanks for a great time!
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521mickeym
Jan 13, 2020
Amazing Akihabara - My husband and I are big fans of anime and Japanese culture. Thus we knew that we wanted to explore Akihabara. It can be pretty overwhelming for a first timer so having a personalized guide was incredibly helpful! I tend to do larger group tours but having a private guide to show us the ins and outs was amazing. Jordyn was knowledgeable, engaging and she provided us with a lot of insight and guidance. It was wonderful exploring through the eyes of a local. I loved that the tour company sent us questions prior to our tour to help guide our experience while also including their recommendations. We were able to take what we learned from the experience with us when we returned on our own to explore. I’d highly recommend this tour as well as any other of the City Unscripted tours as having a local guide really helps to navigate this wonderful country.
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Kelli_k
Aug 9, 2019
Manga, Maids and Tokyo 2020! - Leo is the perfect guide for this Otaku culture tour. I sent him information ahead of time about what I was interested in, and he customized an itinerary that went way beyond my expectations. He took me through several of the top nerd sites in both Akhihabara and Harajuku. He also provided cultural and historical explanations throughout the tour. If you're interested in learning more about Japanese quirky, pop culture, then this is the tour for you. Be sure to request Leo as your guide!
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Beata
Jul 26, 2019
Jordyn is a star! - It’s as If a good friend took you around town.
Jordyn speaks perfect Japanese, English and French, knows a lot of fun places to go and
Will go out of her way to make this a truly memorable experience! Fun and easy to talk to and
will make you feel welcome in Tokyo even if you don’t speak a word of Japanese.
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Destinee
Jul 15, 2019
Amazing guild - Dude she is amazing and definitely knows where you want to go and has help us get what we need in order to get around the country easier With or without her. She has become an awesome friend and I highly recommend her. She the best!
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Bettina
Nov 3, 2019
Waste of time - This company doesn’t know a thing about Otaku culture and they further insulted us by claiming to send a guide that knew something but she admitted she did not. They just take you to stores and the company cannot even help their guides with a list of shops and what they carry. May as well use google rather than waste your money on this British company that doesn’t care if they ruin your vacation. I even asked them for a refund before we took this tour and they assured me the guide knew about anime. All they will do is walk you to a store and ask you a bunch of questions to try to sell another tour.
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