Yokohama Private Tour: Customized to Your Pace

Walk Yokohama neighborhoods and waterfront with a guide who customizes the route to your interests.

A fully customized private tour of Yokohama built around your interests, pace, and family needs, with a live guide in English or Japanese and hotel pickup included. You walk through neighborhoods and ride public transportation (train, subway, bus, or boat) to see the port, multicultural history, and cultural heritage at street level. The itinerary adjusts for walking ability. If long distances are difficult, the guide uses taxis, elevators, and convenient access points instead. Children from age 6 are welcome, and you can add GREEN×EXPO 2027, the International Horticultural Exhibition running March 19 to September 26, which features gardens, flowers, and innovative landscapes.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Yokohama's highlights

• Walk in 700m park with port views
• Visit Chicken ramen or My cup noodles factory
• Enjoy views from Observation Deck
• Explore popular Chinatown and tea ceremony

The experience

Yokohama's port and Minato Mirai skyline anchor this tour. You'll walk through a 700-meter park overlooking the bay and the Bay Bridge, with views that sometimes reach Tokyo and Mount Fuji. The guide knows the city well and can steer you toward what matters to you, whether that's the port's industrial history, the multicultural neighborhoods, or the industries that shaped the city. Walking lets you experience Yokohama at street level, but the route is flexible: if long periods on foot are difficult, the guide swaps in public transportation, taxis, and accessible entry points to keep the day comfortable.

The stops you choose shape the day. A popular option is the ramen factory, a 90-minute hands-on experience where you make your own noodles (¥1,000 per person). The cup noodles factory is shorter at 30 minutes (¥500 per person). Chinatown, one of Yokohama's busiest sightseeing spots, has over 200 restaurants and hosts a traditional Chinese tea ceremony called Monkey Magic. The observation deck offers views of the port and downtown, and on clear days extends to Tokyo and Mount Fuji. You and the guide decide which stops fit your interests and how much time to spend at each.

The tour runs roughly four hours and includes hotel pickup and drop-off in Yokohama, accidental insurance, and a guide fluent in English or Japanese. Public transportation, not private cars, moves you between stops, so you experience the city as locals do. If your hotel is in Tokyo or you're arriving at Narita Airport, one-way pickup is available for ¥3,000 or ¥8,000 per group respectively. Admission fees, meals, and any factory visits are separate from the tour price.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off in Yokohama.
• a live guide fluent in English or Japanese who knows the city and can customize the route to your interests.
• accidental insurance.
• access to public transportation throughout the tour.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 09:30, 10:00 and 10:30

AgesAdult (13 to 85 years) · Child (6 to 12 years) · Under 6: can't be included in the booking

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Japanese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 17 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditions

Operated by YOKOHAMA LIT

Is this one for you?Choose this if you want to shape every detail of your route (which neighborhoods to explore, how much time in each, whether to walk or use trains and boats) rather than follow a set itinerary.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and Japanese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 12 years). Under 6: they can't be included in the booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

Can I add the GREEN×EXPO 2027 horticultural exhibition to this tour?

Yes. GREEN×EXPO 2027 runs from March 19 to September 26 and features gardens, flowers, and innovative landscapes. You can include it in your customized itinerary. The guide will factor it into the day's route and timing.

What happens if I can't walk long distances?

The guide adjusts the itinerary to reduce walking. Instead of covering ground on foot, you'll use taxis, elevators, and public transportation to reach convenient access points, so the day stays comfortable and you still see what matters to you.

Do I have to visit the ramen or cup noodles factories?

No. Both are optional stops you can choose. The ramen factory takes 90 minutes (¥1,000 per person) and the cup noodles factory takes 30 minutes (¥500 per person). Your guide will suggest stops based on your interests and time.

Is lunch included in the tour?

Lunch is not included. Yokohama has over 200 restaurants in Chinatown and many other neighborhoods. Your guide can recommend places that fit your tastes and schedule.

How do we get around Yokohama during the tour?

You walk through neighborhoods to experience the city at street level, and travel by train, subway, bus, or boat between stops. No private cars are used, so you move through Yokohama as locals do.