How long does the tour last and where does it finish?

Tour will take 3 hours and finish at Ueno Park.

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Where does the Free Walking Tour go?

We will walk around Akihabara & Ueno. The tour ends at Ueno park, which is easy to access to the train station and Tokyo metro.

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What should I bring?

Comfortable shoes, sunscreen, hat/cap, water and a lot of questions – we love those! An umbrella or rain coat during the rainy season.

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Because Japan is not a tipping culture, is tipping to the guide is rude?

All our local guides working very hard to provide the best experiences to you, and well deserve tips for their work. We appreciate your respect and gratuities to our local guides.

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Can I show up without booking?

No. We try to manage group in an ideal size of guests. So please book the tour. Also, in some case, we send you email when we cancel the tour due to the weather condition.

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I cannot book the tour. Can I just show up and wait for the cancel?

No. We take bookings including additional slots. But we open the last minutes booking one day before the tour.

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Do you offer tours in Spanish, German or French?

We offer Español tour.

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Do you offer private tours?

Yes, we do private tours from 15 people. please check our Private Group Walking Tours.

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Why are there limited spaces for the Free Walking Tour?

We limit the group sizes for the Free Walking Tour for safety and quality reasons. Walking Tokyo with a big group is not a good idea, and our tour guide cannot offer a great service to our guests.

Cancellations

We work very hard to ensure that all tours run as scheduled. We will not be held responsible should we be unable to offer a tour due to earthquakes, extreme weather or any other matter out with our control.

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Liability & Responsibility

As in all human endeavors, there is a level of risk. We do our best to keep the risk to a minimum. Tokyo Localized assume no liability or responsibility for any injury, loss, damage or inconvenience sustained by any person using its services, nor to their property.

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Privacy

Tokyo Localized will never sell your personal information to any third party. We reserve the right to use data given to us for marketing and research purposes.