MUSEUM TOURS IN TOKYO · Japan
The good museum tours in Tokyo fill weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 7 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
teamLab Planets Tokyo: walk-in digital art where your presence changes light, sound, and flowers, with barefoot water rooms up to knee height.
“Amazing! Highly recommended, incredible computer generated interactive installations. Our family (2 adults and 3 teenagers) all loved Teamlabs.”
Guided Samurai and Ninja Museum tour in Tokyo with an English guide, real armor exhibits, shuriken throwing, and samurai dress up for $27.
“Nami our guide was fantastic and shared lots of information on samurai and ninjas and life in japan. throwing shiruken and dressing as a samurai was an added bonus.”
Skip-the-line basic ticket to Samurai Ninja Museum Tokyo with an English guide, costume dress-up, tea ritual, and shuriken games.
“Formal Assessment of Activity Discrepancies During the recent visit, the scheduled activities and stated agenda were not fully executed. The only component of the "ninja experience" that was completed was shuriken throwing. FurthermorRead more”
A guided Tokyo day trip that bundles Studio Ghibli Museum tickets, Hotel Gajoen lunch, Edo open air streets, and smooth coach transport.
“you need maybe 2hrs or less for the Ghibli museum, it's not that big and you dont need to spend the whole day and add additonal activities the museum is great, there is a 15min movie and you can immerse yourself in the museum and buy merchandise”
Dress in a hakama, learn iaido with safe replicas, then tour the Samurai and Ninja Museum in Asakusa for a hands-on samurai feel.
“Ryo-sensei taught our group a kata and then had us fight each other with foam swords. Had a blast and would love to learn more about swordsmanship!”
Katana basics and ninja shuriken practice in Asakusa. Suit up in hakama and armor, tour the museum, and capture warrior photos.
“The space is a bit small but the guide was fantastic and walked us through the history of Samurai and Ninja cultures in Japan. We also met a 22nd generation Samurai who gave us an amazing hour long training routine. My son enjoyed it so much!”
Tokyo’s Art Aquarium Museum GINZA blends goldfish, lighting, music, and scent inside Ginza Mitsukoshi. Plan about 1 hour.
“the music playing in the background made you be in one with the Art”
Pick the kind of day first. The tour comes second.
