InsideJapan Tours Reviews 964

Inside Japan Tours put together an amazing 14 day itinerary for our family's first trip to Japan - Tokyo, Matsumoto, Kanazawa, and Kyoto. Everything was so well curated, from the accommodations to tra... See more

We booked a 3 week trip and we gave an outline of what we wanted and what we liked . Lily came up with a fantastic well planned adventure which ticked all the boxes . We experienced off the beaten tra... See more

We received first class advice and guidance by Rachel on what to see and do in Japan. This was followed up by a set of travel guides that come in a handy size and are very comprehensive. We were t... See more

Our adviser listened carefully to who we were and what we were looking for, and delivered exactly what we had been hoping for. And, when we were en route to a museum and realized we'd lost the ticket... See more

Inside Japan made our first trip to Japan seamless. We did a self guided tour customized to our preferences. They were just a phone call away when needed on a couple of occasions. A solid itinerary... See more

From the moment I first made contact with consultant Isobel, I knew I was in safe hands. Inside Japan are knowledgeable and patient. She arranged everything perfectly. Then, once we landed, we were me... See more

Fabulous Small Group Tour with a great Tour Leader. The trip was well organised, fun and full of great experiences. The booking process and pre- trip information was simple, comprehensive and informa... See more

Super standard of customer care from the outset. Very responsive to queries. Tour itself was a total delight, a full programme with some surprises, too. Leader was always calm and organised and I had... See more

My wife and I told our agent - Amy Tadehara - what we were looking for and she came up with a perfect itinerary. All the arrangements were seamless, the guides were informative and friendly, and the 4... See more

There were lots of experiences on both trips that were really enjoyable. Spring elegance - obviously the beautiful shinto and buddhist temples and the gardens are amazing but tea with a trainee Geis... See more

Kassondra at Inside Japan set up our tour to include everything I wanted to see and then some. The organization of the company is first rate, from train tickets and hotels to finding local guides who... See more

We had an amazing trip. Inside Japan did a wonderful job planning all the details and outlining those in our itinerary book. Our hotels, guides and planned activities exceeded out expectations. Our... See more

Very easy to follow for a self guided 19 day tour for a family of 5. Each location was set up with a central top notch accommodations that fit us. They had everything written out for us to follow b... See more

We just had a fantastic and memorable self-guided trip to Japan, with none of the self-guided hassles. Inside Japan did all the heavy lifting of booking hotels, getting the train tickets, and organizi... See more

Great service, everything went off as planned and smoothly. Our representatives were a great help and had good suggestions. Your Japan team was also very helpful and easily reachable All the gu... See more

We took our adult daughters on our trip to Japan. When they saw we were using your service, they were unhappy as they believed we could have done all the arrangements ourselves. However after seeing t... See more

Inside Japan tours was fantastic- starting with our trip planning with Mary to the excellent in country service we received from the support team. We traveled with 8 people from three families with 2... See more

InsideJapan made my first trip to Japan a very easy and enjoyable process. I was able to have solo/small insider tour sessions for music/food/art booked which let me be flexible with my itinerary, and... See more

One of our best trips, everything went smooth, we received all the information, tickets and voucher when we arrived at our first hotel, our tour guides were very knowledgeable and accommodating to... See more

Inside Japan made our trip to Japan fantastic and easy. We did an independent trip with IJ booking all our accommodation and transportation. They sent us a customized itinerary book that told us day... See more

Inside Japan has converted me from a "do it yourself" traveler. With so many options, it was very useful to have a knowledgeable party cut through the noise. The web site gave me dozens of ideas of... See more

Great experience with InsideJapan Tours. Seemed to nail exactly what we wanted from our first discussion! The whole process was simple and stress free, meaning we spent very little time planning ourse... See more

Outstanding experience for us when experience Japan for 3 weeks. We travelled 2 adult and 2 kids, and booking through InsideJapan made the trip so easy and stress free. I can't speak highly enough... See more

We thoroughly enjoyed the "All-in" Japan tour and all of the included activities. The service prior to the trip was prompt and comprehensive. The lodgings in Japan were excellent and we appreciated... See more

Walking Nakasendo and Kumano Kodo trails and city staysExcellent help and advice when planning. Extremely helpful briefing on arrival at start of walk. Comprehensive maps, details of each days wal... See more

We had a fantastic experience with Inside Japan tours from start to finish - Will helped me to put our itinerary together, recommended hotels and booked Bullet trains. He worked within our budget and... See more

I chose this company after careful research and spending time talking to my consultant. I was keen to avoid the group/herd aspect. I was not disappointed. I was travelling singly and was able to combi... See more

I really enjoyed my trip of Japan with Inside Japan Tours. Our group wasn't too big and our guide Patrick was informative and very pleasant and helpful. The food was amazing and not expensive and we... See more

I recently returned from Japan Unmasked, a 14 day tour offered by Inside Japan. Based on my considerable experience, I rank this company as one of the best! The trip was well planned and well executed... See more

This review is long overdue - Winter highlights tour of Japan was an incredible experience that I’ll remember for a long time. I got to see and experience a part of Japan that I never thought I would... See more

I had an excellent experience with Inside Japan Tours. Our guide, Mitch, was ideal as he shepherded our group through the complexities of the Tokyo subway and the Bullet trains with supreme calm.... See more

HIGHLY recommend Inside Japan Tours. They customized our trip, honoring all of our requests. Advisors to plan the trip and quick assistance on the ground was so amazing. If you are going to Japan, esp... See more

Amazing trip. My agent designed a trip based on my requests and added to it superbly- adding information, travel cards and WiFi making the trip so much easier. My guides were knowledgeable and help... See more

It was really helpful to find a company that really knew Japan who could help us navigate through the choices and options available and take all the hard work out of finding fantastic routes, destin... See more

InsideJapan coordinated so many trip details. Their planning assistance allowed me to take my 81-year old mother with limited mobility to Japan for 2 weeks. We took trains, rode metros, saw Kyoto, Tok... See more

Inside Japan Tours is a very good quality respectable operator sourcing out safe comfortable accommodation, good travel modes & sound travel information l. Missed a certain amount of information due t... See more

Giulia was excellent to work with and understood what we were looking for. We were able to get advanced bookings for art museums etc and great accomadations ( with the exception of one place). We were... See more

Friendly and very knowlegeable staff who went the extra mile to acommodate all my requests and who provided very good advice. Every aspect was meticulously organised and prepared. Very good follow-up... See more

We found the pre tour communication and planning to be first class. This gave us cause to embark on our self guided tour with confidence and the belief that any on tour issues would be efficiently... See more

Inside Japan customized a trip to Japan for us. It cost more than a group tour would have cost, but the mostly self-guided tour they arranged for us allowed us to get the most possible of what we want... See more

Joined Japan Unmasked tour in April 2025 as a solo traveler and caught the tail end of the cherry blossom season in the mountains. Fantastic tour with a good mix of big city, small town, and nature ex... See more

Fantastic two week trip for a family of 5, faultless planning, put us in amazing areas in main cities (Asakusa in Tokyo, Dotonburi in Osaka), superb in-trip support (eg email received on a slightly de... See more

The variety of experiences and excellent forward planning. The whole tour was so smooth and carefully planned whilst allowing some flexibility too. We particularly enjoyed the travel with just a backp... See more

Good communication, they listened to our requirements and put together a package which met everything we wanted. Hotels were all good as were the various tour partners.

We booked a 3 week self-guided tour of Japan with Inside Japan Tours, and found them to be a superb company to deal with. At the initial planning stage they spend lots of time talking to us about our... See more

Seamless logistics for travelling from airport taxis to train travel. Our guides were amazing especially the Kyoto tourguide. She was so time efficient and we visited beautiful temples and gardens... See more

The wonderful experience gave my wife and I a chance to explore the Northern Honshu region, an area little known by foreign tourists. We had a great guide who made sure we experienced a variety of sig... See more

Our Spirit of Japan small group tour exceeded our expectations. The tour leader was very knowledgeable, activities were varied and interesting and all ran to plan.

Well organised: the agent understood our requirements and everything worked exactly as we wanted. Most enjoyable trip

Incredibly bespoke tour program with schedules, maps, recommendations, actual guides, deteailed instructions for transfer, etc... Not a single detail was overlooked.