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Modern Japanese History Tour in Tokyo

Tokyo
by Viator
Duration3 hours
DifficultyEasy
SeasonSee calendar when booking
LanguageJapanese, English

The Experience

On this 3-hour Modern History Tour, explore Tokyo’s wartime past with your English-speaking guide. Begin at Kudanshita Station (9:00 AM) and visit key landmarks that hold relics and memories of World War II.

How to book

Booked on Viator, who runs this experience. Inclusions and cancellation are theirs.

  • Book with Viator

    4.8(5 reviews)

    Non-refundable

    from₹10,897

    Includes: Entrance fees to all scheduled sites (Yūshūkan War Museum & Showa Memorial Museum) · English-speaking guide (history expert) · Photo opportunities

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Logistics & Transit

Transport not included
Location
Tokyo

Difficulty & Fitness

Easy1/5

Easy — suitable for all fitness levels, no experience needed.

About the guide

Guide type
Tour Guide Led
Group experience
No — private booking

Know before you go

Wheelchair accessible Suitable for all physical fitness levels Will this be a sensitive topic for some people? While the purpose of this tour is to educate and inform about Modern Japanese history (from over 70 years ago until recent times), it may still be a sensitive topic to some people. We really hope that everyone who comes will keep an open mind and will not put our tour guides in a difficult situation; if the tour guide may feel threatened at any point, please note that the tour may have to end and the tour guide may contact local law enforcement if necessary. What is the purpose of this tour? In this tour, you will learn how the Japanese people commemorate and pay their respects to those who have perished from war, the issues that civilians faced during WWII such as starvation, how Japanese soldiers felt and behaved during the war, learn why kamikaze (also known as tokotai) was so prevalent and how the soldiers told their family members before their inevitable fates. Operating Days (Please select your preferred date accordingly) This tour operates from Tue to Sun each week (except on public holidays), from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Standard Cancellation Policy: Cancellation fee of 100% is charged if cancelled 7 days or less before the event Cancellation fee of 50% is charged if cancelled 14 days or less before the event Cancellation fee of 25% is charged if cancelled 20 days or less before the event Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability