Tokyo Meiji Shrine Cultural Guided Walking Tour

Our guide, Minori, took time to explain everything to us. Took pictures and answered all our questions. You can tell that she loves what she does, she’s very nice! :)

Very informative and relaxing tour of the Meiji Shrine. Mak was our guide and he was really helpful and resourceful. He gave us a lot of background information and history of the area. He also showed us the traditional rituals. We started at 9am instead of 10am, but it was good timing as the sun was not as scorching hot and the crowd hasn’t arrived yet. We had a very small group on the day, just 2 families, so the tour was around 1.5 hours. There was also an understudy with us, Yumi, who was friendly and welcoming. She took good care of the group that was at the back, and offered to help us with photos so we can all be in a photo as a family. All in all it was a memorable and enjoyable experience.

Really enjoyed the tour. Minori was knowledgeable and engaging. A good blend of history on the shrine and broader Japanese history

We’re lucky to have Minori as our guide, who’s super friendly and welcoming! She not only helped us understand Japanese history and tradition in a relaxed, interesting way but also took many great photos for us. Highly recommend this walking tour 😃

Amazing tour, beautiful sites, shrines and cultural architecture. Shout out to our amazing tour guide Minori! She was very sweet and helpful in guiding us through the journey and learned many new things along the way.

Yumi was a great guide, explained the history and cultural significance of Shintoism. She also made explanations clear, making sure to pause for questions and answer them completely

I had a great experience being guided through the Meiji Shrine by Mak. He is very helpful, friendly and knowledgeable about the history and culture around the Shrine and Japanese culture in general. 10/10 I would recommend

Our tour guide Minori was very knowledgeable and approachable. She provides us many interesting facts about Edo period, Meiji period, Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, and the Shinto religion. She was interactive, attentive, and helpful when we wanted to know more. Even though there was quite a bit of walking, the tour was well-paced and on even ground, so walkability was very tolerable in the cool weather. There are washrooms along the way but few trash bins. Within the shrine itself, you can do many things like purchase omamori, write your wishes on Ema to hang in the shrine, get goshuin, and make wishes in the shrine itself. There was also an iris garden but that had an additional cost of ¥500.

Great tour with a lot of information from our guides Nicolas and Paloma. Nicolas was very passionate about the Japanese culture and language. The group size was however a little bit too big, especially since they had a soft speaking voice.

Minori is a fantastic guide! A 10/10 experience, totally recommended!