Gamify your vacation.

WaTo (Walking Tours) Tokyo is designed to help travelers have the most fun possible while they’re in Japan.

Our hand-held tours are designed to be accessible, self-guided, and immersive. We want to take you on a journey through each area that will have you walking away (no pun intended) with an intimate knowledge of Tokyo, but with all the flexibility that comes with setting your own pace and exploring the area on your own terms. This means no tour guides or game leaders, just you, your friends, our downloadable guides, and the city to explore.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Your tour guide comes in the form of the PDF download you’ll receive with purchase. We do not provide tour guides, the beauty of our product allows you to learn what you would from a tour guide but with the ability to move at your own pace and explore as you want to.

  • With our tours, where the tour guide is the PDF download you receive with purchase, you start and end at your own pace. Pick and choose the stops you want to visit, linger at a cool store, skip the side-quest, whatever you like. Best of all, no need to meet up with an actual person — just download our tour to your phone, and you’re good to go!

  • There is no need to prepare for anything more than a relaxing walk. The beauty of our products is the fact that you can go off track and exert yourself as much, or as little, as you like.

  • We are huge believers in the “experience” economy. We live in Japan. Our apartments are small. We try not to accumulate too many physical things, but we will go out of our way to accumulate valuable, memorable adventures - and that’s what we are bringing to you now. Our tours and games are packed with history, stories, shopping, characters, hidden gems, as well as crafted experiences like showing you the perfect angle to get the most iconic photos, as well as games and challenges that you or your travel-mates can compete in and take photos of.

  • We’ve certainly tried! Japan is a nation of convenience, and as locals who have lived in Japan for years, we know just how to bring those little quality of life things to our users so that they can take full advantage of everything this wonderful city has to offer. We know that you’ll love our experiences and will create memories that will last a lifetime.