Testimonials

Chelsea & Jesus

We enjoyed the tour very much! The 1st tour guide that was provided (Ken) was amazing. His tour style set the bar very well and we plan to request him specifically for the next tour we book with the company.

Travis & Stephanie

To AJT – First, I want to apologize it took so long to write you a review. Unfortunately, the day we returned home from our trip our dad passed away that night therefore things have been rather busy. My brother and I had an amazing time. Booking through AJT truly made our experience so easy and stress free. The instructions we received were very clear and easy to follow. Prior to the trip it was always easy to email and have any questions answered as well. From the moment we landed things went very smoothly the person was easy to spot that picked us up and was so helpful and friendly. I’m glad we decided to arrive a day early before the tour, while it was an adventure for us not knowing anything (no being there before) it was a great learning experience to do it on our own. Our second day there, which was the first day of our tour we met Ken our guide. He was very nice, very knowledgeable, and a pleasure to be around! Also, another note was my brother and I very much appreciated the small group (6 of us total). We saw many other groups throughout our stay and we were so grateful we weren’t apart of a big bus group. It made things so much more intimate and we enjoyed the company of the people that were with us! I can’t even express how much fun we had, all I can say is we can’t wait to come back and do it again! My brother and I are planning on returning to Japan in 2028 for the Cherry Blossoms and we are excited to look at another tour group package for part of our stay. We liked how we had so many days to explore and see things by guided tour and then we had days after on our own to go out and explore things we wanted to spend more time at. It really worked out perfectly. That brings me to another point AJT made our stay so easy by booking our hotels for extra days. We transitioned to different hotels so flawlessly. Our tour ended in Osaka we stayed an extra night then we took the Shinkansen back to Tokyo. Ken was so helpful and made sure we bought our tickets correctly to get back to Tokyo prior to us saying goodbye from the tour.

Tyler C.

It was an amazing first experience since I have never been on a tour in a foreign country before. The tour guide did an excellent job listening to me and creating presentations relating to the work that I do.

The Dinh Family

Our tour was well planned and organized! We did everything that was listed on the itinerary. Worth the money!!!

Steven, Leanne & Evalee

Great communication leading up to tour and during the tour. Responses to our questions came quickly and we always knew what was coming up the next day on the tour or any changes that needed to be made. The company was also extremely helpful when we left a backpack behind at a hotel (which contained one of our passports), assisting us in getting it shipped to our next destination. The guide was wonderful, very well organized with a lot of interesting information about the culture and the sights we were going to see. She also did a great job keeping us all together and on schedule. We had very nice hotels throughout our stay and really enjoyed the chance to ride the bullet train at one part of our trip. Just a wonderful mix of types of activities with flexibility allowed so persons could have some time for the particular type of activity they were most interested in. Our tour size was very nice in that it allowed us to get to know each other fairly well and also allowed us plenty of room on the bus when we were using that. It was good to be warned about how much walking was involved and we felt we were in better shape by the end of the trip.

Mr. Cervantez

We had a great time on the tour! It was the perfect combination of history/culture, anime/manga, shopping and food. Our tour guide Barbara was the best!

Mr. Guzman

The otaku tour with Barbara was amazing from beginning to end. I had been traveling with my girlfriend for a couple days before the tour started to solo tour but once we started the tour everything was made easy and we were pretty much there to bask in the trip and enjoy our time exploring Japan. Our group was small so it felt more intimate than the 30+ tour groups we would see at some places so it was very nice. We were accommodated in any way we could think of. Meals throughout the day, time to rest at various places (you will be walking), time to shop, help navigating public transit, help checking in and out of hotels, recommendations of places to go or things to eat, how to navigate Japan with any plans you have after the tour, and so much insightful information on culture, sites, etc. I cannot thank Barbara (our guide) for the amazing experience and her patience and kindness throughout the trip even helping us book dressing up in kimonos in Kyoto and taking pictures. The tour and Barbara gave me the confidence to plan my solo trip in 2024 to Japan and I hope booking this tour with AJT helps people have an amazing first experience in Japan. Thanks again Barbara!