MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
The pick of the collection, reviewed.
A hand-picked shortlist of the 10 tokyo museum tours travellers rate highest, with the prices, the run times and who you actually book each one through.
teamLab Planets TOKYO is interactive digital art shaped by your presence, with light, sound, and water rooms. Timed, barefoot entry.
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Tokyo’s Samurai Ninja Museum guided tour blends armor exhibits, English storytelling, shuriken throwing, and samurai dress-up for $27.
“We had such a fantastic time visiting the Samurai Museum with Ken (I think!) as our guide. The visit was super engaging and fun for the kids — they were captivated from start to finish — and we adults also learned a lot along the way. The format was just right: not too short, not…”
A family-friendly ninja adventure at Samurai Ninja Museum TOKYO with dress-up photo ops, hands-on weapon practice, and a ninja treasure hunt.
“This was fun - we got to dress up, learn a lot about Samurai and Ninja culture/history, and play some fun games with the darts and stars. It’s fun for all ages.”
A guided Studio Ghibli day trip from Shinjuku: Hotel Gajoen buffet lunch, Edo-Tokyo architecture, and Mitaka museum time.
“Our guide was awesome, we basically got off our flight and did this trip and it was great. Super informative and lovely. Will remember it for a long time”
Train in basic iaido like a real samurai, enjoy a samurai and ninja museum ticket, and finish with safe sword sparring in Asakusa.
“Great experience, learnt a lot from our guide for the experience. Enjoyed putting on some Samurai Armour and being able to wield the blade. The learning of some fighting moves, the dueling with my partner. The step by Step instruction of attack, and then becoming a Ninja. All very much worthwhile and highly enjoyable.”
Suit up in samurai gear, learn katana basics, tour a Samurai and Ninja museum, and try shuriken. English guide, 2 hours, $63.
Art Aquarium Museum GINZA inside Ginza Mitsukoshi—goldfish in light, music, and scent. Photo friendly, about 1 hour.
Dress as a samurai, learn safe katana moves, try ninja weapons, then tour the Samurai and Ninja Museum in Asakusa.
“We had a great time learning about the Samurai and their training. The history of the Samurai and Ninja has always fascinated me since I was a kid.”
Ninja training in Asakusa: suit up, learn shuriken and blowgun basics, do a treasure hunt, and enjoy an English-guided museum photo moment.
Small-group Kichijoji food walk with seasonal lunch, Harmonica Yokocho taiyaki, Inokashira Park, and included Ghibli Museum entry.
“Absolutely wonderful afternoon! Highly recommended.”
