On a solo visit to Tokyo and I did two different guided tours with Showcase Tokyo Architecture Tours. Both tours - one of the fashionable and sleek design of Omotesando/Harajuku area, and the other of historically fascinating and architecturally stunning Ginza - surpassed my expectations and were the absolute highlight of my week in Tokyo. I cannot give enough praise to my guides Eriko (for Omotesando) and Yuka (for Ginza) who were both delightful company. As guides, both were both excellent - extremely knowledgable, with an enthusiasm for architecture and sharing insights into their city. They provided tours that were a great blend of architecture, history, sightseeing, food, art and (my choice) even a little shopping! Some highlights of the Omotesando tour were the Olympic stadium (1964), the beautiful Dior, Prada stores, Cat St, Gyre complex (where we ate lunch) and down a narrow building pathway, Hiroshi Sugimoto's stunning sculpture. These place were a revelation and seeing them with the benefit of Eriko's background knowledge made it all the more special. I could have spent every day doing Showcase Architecture tours with Yuka and Eriko - both are so knowledgeable and the tours were both such a revelation and so enjoyable. I highly recommend SHOWCASE TOKYO ARCHITECTURE TOURS to anyone visiting the city.

What an incredible experience! Our tour guide Yuka went above and beyond, she was one of the best tour guides we've ever had. We learned so much about the history and architecture of Ginza. We saw so many hidden gems that we would never have found on our own. The 3.5 hours went by so quickly, we were so sad for it to end. a

Our guide Yuki was fantastic - knowledgeable, thorough, and flexible to adapt to our interests. The tour was a great combination of old and new Tokyo - and a nice mix of art, architecture, history, and culture.

Taka is truly an expert and gem of architecture in Tokyo! He really knows the historical references, hidden gems and best insta shots. He was very knowledgeable and curated our tour based on our interests in the heat of Tokyo. Could have walked in and out of buildings for hours to learn more about the cool, interesting buildings in Tokyo. Thank you Taka for showing us your Tokyo!

Yuki was the sweetest person I met in Japan. She gave us a fantastic private architecture tour and brought us to some very cool buildings with very creative details that we would not have seen during our own exploration. Yuki absolutely loved architecture and was very passionate about the material she spoke about. It was a great experience. She also allowed me to complain about the heat and humidity without getting frustrated and suggested multiple stops to get something cold to drink and cool off in the air conditioning! Thank you Yuki.

I had a wonderful tour. I appreciated the planning that Eriko helped with prior to my arrival, as I had a long list of architecture I wanted to see in one day. My guide Aki was knowledgable and we had a great time together. I would highly recommend Showcase Tokyo Architecture Tours.

This personal tour gave me a good insight of Japanese architecture and the accomplishments of many Pritzer's winners. I highly recommend it. Mr. Yoshiyuki Itoi was an excellent guide, making the three hour walk worthy .

Amazing tour with Eriko! We are very much architecture amateurs and this tour really opened our eyes to all sorts of design, structure and cultural concepts in the buildings and the area. We loved this tour and would highly recommend it!! And, Eriko is absolutely delightful company, smart and a great communicator. Thanks, Eriko!!

Yuka is a very experienced and knowledgeable tour guide. We went to the Reversable Destiny Loft and Yuka interpreted and translated for us. She speaks excellent English and the tour was well worth the trip here. Highly recommend.

The tour is so great! We really have a lot of fun! Our tour guide Yoko is very knowledgeable and helpful. We know Tokyo architecture much more after this tour. It worths every penny! Thank you very much Yoko!

"We had a most interesting architecture tour through Omotesando yesterday. Our guide Aki was perfect, he not only showed us the buildings from outside, but took us inside whenever possible and explained the structure of the buildings. He also had all the information on the architects and related building they created all over the world. Just a perfect tour. Arigato gozaimasu, Aki!"

Yoshi gave us a very interesting and enjoyable architecture, walking tour in the Omotesando area. Yoshi is enthusiastic and informed about the innovative contributions of Japanese architecture. He took us to special viewing spots: the time flew. As first time visitors to Tokyo, we appreciated his generous help in understanding the local transport system. Thank you!

I HIGHLY recommend this tour! Our guide, Hal was awesome!!!. She is extremely knowledgable, passionate and fun. She answered all our questions and showed us places we wouldn’t have known to go. The architecture and backstory details and art installations made this memorable

The tour was great - YUKI was a lovely and informed guide, good at conversation and relating to our particular interests in contemporary architecture. We saw the more notable spaces and buildings on Omote-sando , like the structure built by Tadao Ando and had the treat of seeing and learning about how he respected the existing treescape and honored the older buildings on the site. We saw a space designed by Hiroshi Sugimoto, one of my favorite photographers, and learned about the urban design aspect of how the road led to the Imperial Shrine and the plantings done in honor of the shrine. And so much more! Really informative enjoyable and worth it. Thanks to YUKI we had a great first day in Tokyo.

The tour of the buildings (museums and library) in Ueno park was very interesting. Our guide was kind, helpful, informative. An introduction to Japanese architects. Combing that with our independent tour of the museums afterwards made it a whole day outing.