Tokyo Shinjuku and Shibuya Walking Tour

Explore Tokyo's Shibuya and Shinjuku with an expert guide and in-tour transportation on a city highlights walking route.

Getting started

Meet your expert guide at the designated starting point in central Tokyo and join your group for a guided city highlights walk. After a short introduction to the route and in-tour transportation plan, you set off toward Shibuya. The experience begins on foot, so arrive a few minutes early and wear comfortable shoes for walking between stops.

What to expect

Shibuya Crossing

Your walk begins around Shibuya Crossing, often called the Shibuya Scramble Crossing, a major junction surrounded by large screens and busy sidewalks. This is where you first feel Tokyo's dense urban energy up close.

Features

• Shibuya Scramble Crossing is experienced at street level as you move with hundreds of people across the intersection, a scene that has become a symbol of Tokyo's vibrant urban life.
• Your expert guide leads you safely through the area and uses in-tour transportation planning to time your crossing and photos around the changing traffic signals.

Hachiko statue

Just steps from the crossing, you visit the bronze statue of Hachiko, the loyal Akita dog known across Japan. It is one of Shibuya's most recognisable meeting points.

Features

• The famous Hachiko statue is a popular photo spot, and you have time to capture your own photo with the bronze figure in front of Shibuya Station.
• Your expert guide shares context about Hachiko while coordinating the group near this compact plaza, keeping everyone together before boarding in-tour transportation to your next stop.

Train ride to Shinjuku Station

From Shibuya, you continue using in-tour transportation, riding one of Tokyo's major train lines toward Shinjuku Station. This segment shifts the experience from Shibuya to another of Tokyo's core hubs.

Features

• The train ride from Shibuya to Shinjuku Station gives you a look at everyday commuting patterns on one of Tokyo's busiest corridors.
• Your expert guide manages the in-tour transportation, assists you with boarding and alighting, and helps you navigate Shinjuku Station, the busiest station in Japan.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

After arriving in Shinjuku, your route leads to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. This large administrative complex is known for its height and elevated viewing points.

Features

• From the top floor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, you can enjoy panoramic views of Tokyo, observing how districts like Shinjuku and Shibuya fit into the wider city.
• Your expert guide directs you through the building and explains how this stop fits into the in-tour transportation and walking sequence between Shinjuku sights.

Kabukicho district

The tour continues into Shinjuku's Kabukicho district, a dense area known for bright signage and a concentration of entertainment and shopping options. This is one of the highly rated places to sense Shinjuku's pace.

Features

• Kabukicho is explored on foot so you can soak in the lively atmosphere of what is described as the busiest shopping district in Japan.
• Your expert guide leads the group along key streets in Kabukicho, using in-tour transportation planning from earlier segments to maximise your time on the ground in this district.