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A busy street at night with illuminated signs and storefronts. 1
A stone staircase leading up a forested hill. 2
A shrine with a small statue, coins, and a shrine box. 3
A narrow urban street with various signs, including 'Ghetto Suntory' and 'Nikka Whisky'. 4
A cat sitting in front of a stone monument with Japanese characters. 5
By Temples and Trails Tours Japan

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Price is $39 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
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Overview

    • Kabukicho, Japan's largest red light district.
    • Toyama Park, site of terrible crimes against humanity.
    • Aoyama Cemetery, the largest cemetary in Tokyo.
    • Golden Gai, Tokyo's foremost drinking district.

Activity location

    • Tokyo
    • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 5-chōme-17-3 Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan | Just in front of the stairs leading up to the main shrine building inside the premises of Hanazono Shrine in Shinjuku near Golden Gai. Your guide will be a thin, bald white man named John. Look at your e-mails or GetYourGuide app for extra information about the meeting location.
    • Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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[Private] True Crime and Ghost Stories Tour

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 5:00PM
Price details
$196.39 x 1 Traveler$196.39
Total
Price is $196.39

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    1. One of the best storytellers in Tokyo as your guide!
  • Inclusions
    2. Stories that span the whole gamut of entertainment--exciting gunfights, terrible massacres, angry ghosts, all with some comedy in-between to keep you sane!
  • Inclusions
    3. Consistency. There is only one guide who performs this tour, so you know that you'll be getting the same quality as previous customers.
  • Inclusions
    4. An all-around education on the dark side of Tokyo and Japanese society.
  • Inclusions
    5. Help with public transportation after the tour.
  • Exclusions
    1. Transportation Fees (180 yen, or $1.50, for a short train ride)

Know before you book

    • Not suitable for: Children under 16 years, Wheelchair users

What you can expect

  • During this harrowing, humorous, and theatrical introduction to the dark side of Tokyo, we will explore Kabukicho, Japan's largest red light district; the site of its most horrendous war crimes, Toyama Park; and, to top it off, a walk through Aoyama Cemetery. Expect expertly detailed stories told in a theatrical fashion, all with a touch of comedy to keep your hope in humanity intact.

    Strictly limited to 10 guests maximum. This is an intimate, small group experience!

    –Detailed Itinerary-
    The tour starts in Tokyo's organized crime capital and red light district, Shinjuku's Kabukicho neighborhood. Here we will learn about gang wars, shocking murders, shirked lovers, and Tokyo's quasi-legal sex industry. We will also take a short stroll through Golden Gai, everyone's favorite watering hole in Tokyo.

    From there we will walk to Tokyo's mini-Auschwitz, Toyama Park, a place shrouded in mystery and home to the ghosts of the victims of Unit 731's terrible human experiments.

    Finally, we will visit Aoyama Cemetery for some good ol' fashioned Japanese ghost stories in the perfect setting for them. We will also visit the grave of Japan's favorite and most loyal dog, Hachiko.

    Along the way, your guide John will be telling stories to you in engaging ways that you're certain to never forget.

    Come with me and we'll explore Japan's seedy underbelly together!

Location

Activity location

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    • Tokyo
    • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 5-chōme-17-3 Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan | Just in front of the stairs leading up to the main shrine building inside the premises of Hanazono Shrine in Shinjuku near Golden Gai. Your guide will be a thin, bald white man named John. Look at your e-mails or GetYourGuide app for extra information about the meeting location.
    • Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 5-chōme-17-3 Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan | Just in front of the stairs leading up to the main shrine building inside the premises of Hanazono Shrine in Shinjuku near Golden Gai. Your guide will be a thin, bald white man named John. Look at your e-mails or GetYourGuide app for extra information about the meeting location.
    • Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan