The 15 Best Private Day Trips in Japan

From Tokyo: Mount Fuji Customizable Private Day Tour - Start with the drive, not the clock

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,070 reviews Our pick

Review this private Mount Fuji day tour from Tokyo, with flexible stops, hotel pickup, photo spots, costs, traffic tips, and practical advice.

“Our driver, Hadi, was fantastic! He was incredibly polite, professional, and very knowledgeable in answering all of our questions. He took us to the best spots and captured amazing photos of us. We also appreciated that he let us pick and choose activities along the way. Overall, it was a great day, and I highly recommend!”

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Nara Half Day Trip Walking Tour (Private Option Available)

2.Nara Half Day Trip Walking Tour (Private Option Available)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 937 reviews · from $105Top rated

Review of Nara’s five-hour walking tour, with Todaiji, Kasuga Taisha, deer, lunch, local guides, practical tips, and value advice.

“We ended up being the only two people on the tour and Miyabi was simply fantastic. We had already been to several temples and her information enriched that even further. Plus, we never would have found a number of the smaller areas without her. She also brought us to a lovely sake tasting and recommended several restaurants at the end. The provided lunch was full of local dishes and very tasty. It was a great day, even with the rain, and 100% recommended.”

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Mt Fuji Private Day Trip from Tokyo with English speaking driver

3.Mt Fuji Private Day Trip from Tokyo with English speaking driver

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 846 reviews

Review of a private Mt Fuji day trip from Tokyo with an English-speaking driver, flexible stops, lake views, shrines, costs, and practical tips.

“It’s cold up there. We left and returned to the Disney Resort, which is illadvised because of the onerous traffic. Better to start out from Tokyo. Glocal, the tour operator provided excellent, proactive service. Our English-speaking driver was delightful as well as good at what he does. I enjoyed Mt. Fuji more than I had anticipated.”

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Tokyo Private Day Trip – Enjoy Your First-Time Visit to Tokyo!

4.Tokyo Private Day Trip – Enjoy Your First-Time Visit to Tokyo!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 793 reviews · from $99Best value

Review of Tokyo’s private 7-hour tour, covering Meiji Shrine, Tsukiji, Tokyo Tower, Asakusa, subway tips, costs, and guide quality.

“Really enjoyable day in Tokyo tailored to what we wanted to do and see. Having been to Tokyo before we wanted to do more shopping than sights.”

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Tokyo: Mount Fuji and Hakone Private Sightseeing Day Trip

5.Mount Fuji and Hakone Private Sightseeing Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 434 reviews

Review of a private Tokyo day trip to Mount Fuji or Hakone, with flexible stops, hotel pickup, an English-speaking driver, and practical planning tips.

“Our driver was so amazing and able to customize our trip. He was very funny and also so knowledgeable! We would highly recommend the company and service! Yay to Doshi our driver! Thank you from the Canadians!”

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From Tokyo: Mount Fuji And Hakone Private Full Day Trip

6.Mount Fuji And Hakone Private Full Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 359 reviews

Review of a private Tokyo to Mount Fuji and Hakone day trip, with custom stops, hotel pickup, pricing, guides, transport, and practical tips.

“Hassan was a great driver and guide- very helpful and informative.”

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From Tokyo: Nikko World Heritage Site Private Full-Day Trip

7.Nikko World Heritage Site Private Full-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 243 reviews · 1 day

Review of a private Nikko day trip from Tokyo with luxury transport, Toshogu Shrine, waterfalls, mountain views, and flexible sightseeing.

“Baba was our terrific driver. He was very flexible in driving us to our favorite places: we preferred nature sights. He was also very sweet with our kids.”

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From Tokyo: Mount Fuji and Hakone Private Day Trip

8.Mount Fuji and Hakone Private Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 166 reviews

Review of a private Mount Fuji and Hakone day trip from Tokyo, with flexible stops, scenic lakes, shrines, ropeways, and practical costs.

“The view was amazing! Nomi was a AWESOME tour guide, he knew so much about each of the areas we stop at, I learned so much today. Nomi recommend the best activities to do at each stopping point. He also took some amazing pictures of my family. Be sure to ask for Nomi when you book your tour, if I could higher him on the side I would have. The tour is definitely well worth the money. I would do it again!”

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Tokyo: Nikko World Heritage Private Day Trip Hotel Pick-up

9.Nikko World Heritage Private Day Trip Hotel Pick-up

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 145 reviews · 11 hours - 1 day

Review of a private Tokyo to Nikko day trip with Toshogu Shrine, Kegon Falls, Lake Chuzenji, luxury transport, and hotel pickup.

“Great tour. Hits all of the must see spots in Nikko. Sarfy was our guide and he planned the route very well. He is a fantastic driver, and our ride was very comfortable, we avoided crowds and traffic and each spot felt like a personalized experience. Sarfy also helped take a bunch of pictures of us at each spot which was great. We got a lot of info about the area and spots, restaurant recommendations from Sarfy which made the tour enjoyable. As a bonus, we saw snow monkeys! Would highly recommend Sarfy and this tour, would recommend starting early.”

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From Osaka/Kyoto: Private Kyoto & Nara Day Trip with Pickup

10.From Osaka/Kyoto: Private Kyoto & Nara Day Trip with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 122 reviews · 10 hours

Review of a private Kyoto and Nara day trip with hotel pickup, deer, temples, bamboo, torii gates, pricing, timing, and practical tips.

“Absolutely loved this tour and our guide! It was a great day!”

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Tokyo: Mount Fuji and Hakone Private Sightseeing Day Tour

11.Mount Fuji and Hakone Private Sightseeing Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 76 reviews

Review of a private Tokyo tour to Mount Fuji and Hakone, with Chureito Pagoda, Lake Ashi, ropeway, shrine visits, and practical tips.

“You can’t do anything about the weather. We didn’t even get to see Mt. Fuji. But we had a great time with Imran. He was extremely patient with us and our children. He was full of information and fun facts. He was also very flexible with the schedule and very accommodating. Overall a great experience”

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From Tokyo: Mt. Fuji & Hakone Private Day Trip

12.Mt. Fuji & Hakone Private Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 54 reviews

Review of a private Tokyo trip to Mt. Fuji and Hakone, with Chureito Pagoda, Oshino Hakkai, lakeside views, flexible routing, and hotel pickup.

“Pick up and drop off door to door. Work well when having kids so don’t have to go public transport. Sightseeing and taking us to place in a day that we wouldn’t have seen otherwise.”

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From Tokyo: Private Nikko World Heritage Sights One Day Trip

13.Private Nikko World Heritage Sights One Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 52 reviews · 1 day

Review of a private Tokyo to Nikko day trip with Toshogu Shrine, Lake Chuzenji, Kegon Falls, Shinkyo Bridge, and hotel pickup.

“hadi was an amazing guide and help us a lot with the itenerary and options for the trip, also had a amazing communication and show us amazing places in Nikko to fullfil our expectation, completely worth the trip”

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Osaka/Kyoto: Private Kyoto and Nara Day Trip

14.Osaka/Kyoto: Private Kyoto and Nara Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 49 reviews · 10 hours

Review of a private Kyoto and Nara day trip with hotel pickup, flexible sightseeing, Fushimi Inari, Nara Park, and a private van.

“The day trip of Nara and Kyoto was so nice ,all credit goes to our guide and lovely driver Ali , he so nice , a perfect guy with amazing skills of Driving and perfect English speaking, we really enjoy our tour and our kids enjoy the trip , we hit all the main attractions in Nara and Kyoto , we never gobs hesitate to book again infinity Tours but with Ali , Thanks Ali for everything, really appreciate .”

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