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Explore Japan with a local guide, at your pace. If your Aventra experience doesn’t live up to your expectations, we’ll refund you 100%.

Local guides
40+ local guides
Cities
Tokyo · Kyoto · Osaka · Kanazawa
Average rating
4.9 / 5
A traveller and a local guide walking a historic Japanese street at golden hour
  1. 01

    Choose a city

    Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka or Kanazawa — each with walking and evening food tours.

  2. 02

    Shape the day

    Pick your date, party size, start time and how many hours you want to walk.

  3. 03

    Confirm and pay

    Your total updates as you choose. Pay securely and receive written confirmation.

  4. 04

    Meet your guide

    A local guide meets you at the agreed point. The day is yours from there.

Four cities,
one unhurried way to see them

Half-Day private tours run 3 or 4 hours from ¥17,000 per group. Full-Day tours are 7 hours from ¥33,000 per group, lunch included. Evening food tours are 3 hours from 18:00 at ¥25,000 per person.

What guests say

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  • “We asked Yuzuki for less walking and more food, and that's exactly the day we got. Nothing felt like a package tour.”

    — Rachel T., London

  • “Haruto in Kanazawa knew every artisan by name. Four hours turned into the highlight of two weeks in Japan.”

    — James P., Melbourne

  • “Aoi met us at the station with tea in hand and mapped the whole morning around what we cared about. Felt like wandering with an old friend.”

    — Michael B., Chicago

  • “Tokyo with two teenagers could have been a disaster. Sora read the room and kept everyone happy all day.”

    — Karen W., Toronto

  • “Mei's evening food tour in Osaka took us to places we would never have found, and never dared to enter alone.”

    — Daniel O., Dublin

  • “We wanted a slow day in Kyoto and Ren gave us exactly that — quiet lanes, long stops, no rushing between sights.”

    — Emily S., Auckland

  • “My mother uses a walking stick and Hina adjusted the route without us even having to ask twice.”

    — Anna H., Manchester

  • “Honest pricing, and Kaito was a real local with zero upselling. It felt like walking around with a well-informed friend.”

    — Chris M., Sydney

  • “Yuzuki led the calligraphy session in Kanazawa — the calmest hour of our trip. Our kids still talk about it.”

    — Laura K., Seattle

  • “We were nervous about a private tour being awkward, but it felt like a friend showing us their city. Worth every yen.”

    — Tom R., Bristol

  • “Yuto texted the night before with a weather heads-up and a slightly tweaked meeting point. That kind of care is rare.”

    — Sophie L., Edinburgh

  • “I travel solo and hate forced small talk. Riko matched my energy — chatty when I wanted, quiet when I didn't.”

    — Mark D., Wellington

  • “Yuzuki's tea ceremony in Kanazawa was intimate, unhurried, and explained in plain English. I finally understand why the matcha is whisked.”

    — Hannah G., Boston

  • “We booked three different cities with Aventra and Mio was our guide in each — the quality held up every time. Consistency you can trust.”

    — David N., Perth

  • “Kyoto at golden hour with Tatsuya, who knew the quiet shrines — no crowds, just us and the light. Magical.”

    — Claire F., Dublin

  • “My partner is gluten-free and Nanami handled the food tour without a single hiccup. Every stop had a safe option.”

    — Ben T., Adelaide

  • “I work remotely and slotted a Kanazawa craft walk with Sho between meetings. Fast to book, easy to fit, genuinely restful.”

    — Olivia M., Austin

  • “Akari treated the whole group like old friends by hour two. Even our teenage son was laughing.”

    — Gareth P., Cardiff

  • “Clear price, clear plan, no surprises. After one too many opaque tour companies, Kenji and Aventra were a relief.”

    — Priya S., Vancouver

  • “We changed our start time the morning of and were told it was no problem at all. That flexibility made the day.”

    — Jack W., Calgary

  • “Itsuki's back-street izakaya crawl in Osaka was the most fun I've had travelling in years. We're already planning to return.”

    — Ruby C., Brighton

  • “Haruto sent us a list of every place we visited that evening. Thoughtful, and so useful for the rest of the trip.”

    — Neil H., Christchurch

  • “Two grandparents, two parents, one toddler — and Aoi still made it feel like a private day, not a logistical headache.”

    — Aisha R., Houston

  • “I've taken food tours on four continents. Sora's was the best value and the most genuinely local of any of them.”

    — Liam O., Galway

  • “Booking a private tour sounded indulgent, but splitting four ways with Mei it cost less than a group bus tour. And it was ours.”

    — Emma J., Newcastle

  • “Ren's English was flawless and so was his patience with my endless questions about Japanese history.”

    — Robert K., Denver

  • “Rain threatened the whole day and Hina quietly rerouted us under covered arcades. We barely noticed the weather.”

    — Grace T., Sacramento

  • “From the first message with Kaito to the last goodbye, everything felt handled. I didn't have to chase or confirm anything twice.”

    — Henry L., Ottawa

  • “Sakura tuned the walking pace, the stops, the snacks — it all felt tuned to us, not to a schedule. That's the whole point.”

    — Megan F., Portland

  • “Two of us, eight hours, one brilliant guide. By the end we'd covered more of Tokyo than a week of train-hopping would have.”

    — Finn A., Brisbane

Planning something specific?

Multi-day itineraries, accessibility needs, private groups over eight, agency and hotel partnerships — tell us what you have in mind and we'll write back within one business day.