Tokyo´s Meiji & Harajuku Walk Through Tradition & Pop Culture

Nikolai, our guide was very knowledgeable and funny. He taught the group plenty about Japanese traditions and history, and made me understand much more about Shinto and Buddhist religious practices. Meiji was also very beautiful and peaceful. Furthermore, we had a lovely walk through Harajuku to witness and take part in all the pop culture spectacle. I learned a lot about the different subcultures of Japan and Tokyo

Grant with Sunrise Adventures was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. He really understands the Japanese culture and history. Grant also gave us helpful information for our stay in Japan. We highly recommend this Meiji Shrine tour and we hope you are fortunate enough to have Grant as your guide.

It was a great history lesson of the shrine and temple. Rohan answered all of my questions. He spoke perfect english for an Australia whonhas lived in Japan for 35 years

Yu was a very friendly and knowledgeable guide. She talked us through the latest trends on show In Harajuku and then about the history of the Shrine, the Royal Family and Shinto religion. We had a great 2 hours with her.

Very good guide, and a very nice experience.

Worth every penny. Great cultural experience. Nicolas was very nice.

Our family really enjoyed this tour. We learned so much about Japanese culture, customs and history with a perfect mix of modern day Harajuku and the beautiful Meiji shrine. We were lucky to see a wedding procession that day at the shrine. Our guide Niko was very informative and friendly. The tour was only a few hours so you have the rest of the day to eat, shop and explore. Highly recommend.

Yu is a brilliant guide. Very informative and friendly. Harajuku is a beautiful area, and the animal cafes are just way too cute. Highly recommend this tour. Thanks Yu, I had a fantastic time.

Guide’s knowledge was very poor Could not answer even most basic questions Also poor English language skills Disappointing experience

Great history info! Would recommend it for first time Tokyo visit.

Yu was extremely knowledgeable and sweet. I had an amazing time with her pace and flow.

I loved our tour guide. He was very friendly, knowledgeable, accommodating, and took us all the way to our subway!!!

Our guide was very dedicated to our needs with time and information. He even helped us get on the correct metro train back to our hotel because we were on a tight schedule. He followed up by sending us information for our upcoming trip to Kyoto. Lakki is an asset to Viator tours!

Our family of 4 did the Tokyo Meiji Shrine & Harajuku: Walk Through Japanese Culture, with Lakki from Sunrise Adventure on Friday, April 3, 2026. We had a wonderful experience with Lakki and highly recommend him! He was warm, friendly and very knowledgeable. Our tour was at 1PM. It was our first full day in Tokyo and our young kids were terribly jet lagged and exhausted. I wasn’t even sure we could make it to the tour. Lakki made the Meiji Shrine come alive for us. We enjoyed the most beautiful forest walk in and out. We learned so much about Japanese history. Lakki is very passionate about the history and made it fun for us. He walked us through the shrine activities and got our kids into it as well. I was pleasantly surprised that they were willing to participate. We felt so taken care of. In Harajuku he pointed out the stops our kids would enjoy and they loved them. He adjusted the order of things when we got hungry so we could get crepes and drinks. Harajuku is very busy but I felt relaxed because we were so well taken care of. Our kids were happy and engaged as were we. We ended the tour taking a selfie with Lakki for our memories.

It was great having someone to explain the significances and history of the shrine to us. Highly recommend

We had a wonderful time with Nico. We appreciated his knowledge of, and reverence for, the Japanese traditions, history, and culture, and his willingness to share these with us. The Meiji shrine experience was more meaningful because of his input. He also shared about the significance of the Harajuku area and provided lots of tips about sites to see in the area. Nico’s local knowledge and understanding of what it’s like to be a tourist added to our enjoyment of the day. Thanks, Nico!!

This will allow you to immediately understand appreciate the duality of Japanese culture. Our guide Loki (pronounced “Lucky”) had the perfect temperament and knowledge to get our vacation off to the perfect start. His explanation of the shrines and kawii culture provided us with a platform to continue our journey was a great understanding.

Amazing experience with our tour guide. He really put things in perspective for us as Tokyo is so huge and a lot to get! Very friendly, smart and delightful. We had fun and highly recommend this tour. His new tour guide was also engaging . Clearly a 5 star tour. Beth Baldwin

We had a wonderful time on the tour! Mika is knowledgeable and kind. Visiting the Meiji shrine was truly special, and such a contrast to the Harajuku neighborhood close by! It was fascinating to see Tokyo in this way, and with such a caring and helpful guide!

Had a great experience with Lakki on this tour! We absolutely would not have understood the significance of what we were seeing without his knowledge. The value is great as he spent so much time with us. We really enjoyed and would recommend!

Nice Tour with lots of background information and history facts about the Meji Shrine. The guide was very helpful answering all questions.

I'm obsessed with this tour!! loved our guide Nicolas, he's so knowledgeable and answered all of our questions with ease. You can see chaotic shopping street like no where else. then suddenly huge shrine gate infront of your face and walking into the woods. Highly recommend if you want to experience both sides of Japan all at once.

Our guide was Grant, an awesome person, funny, and sharing interesting stories and gossip about Tokyo and Japan. He makes the Meiji experience an unforgettable day. I will be proud to repeat it again with him. ============== For those who do not mind taking a tour in English, with Grant you will have no problem; he speaks English with perfect diction, you understand him 100%, and this is said by someone who does not have a high level of English. A cheerful and wonderful person, with extensive knowledge about Japan and its culture. A 100% success.

Grant made our tour a very pleasant experience; the explanations were very easy and well adapted! A 10 out of 10 tour.