Tours and Tickets to Experience Los Angeles Little Tokyo

There are plenty of ways to experience Los Angeles Little Tokyo. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• LA Food Tour: Exploring America's Culinary Frontier

• The History and Architecture of Downtown Los Angeles

• Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour

• Gourmet Downtown LA Walking Food Tour with Delicious Dish Tours

• City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour with Audio Guide

It’s free to visit Little Tokyo, as it’s a neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles—just budget for transportation, museums, and activities. You can also explore the area on tours: self-guided Little Tokyo tours start around US$10, guided walking tours are upwards of US$50, and hop-on hop-off bus tours cost about US$60.

Little Tokyo is included in a variety of Los Angeles tours, from history-focused bike rides to culinary crawls. Join a walking or bike tour to discover the stories behind Little Tokyo, the Arts District, and other downtown neighborhoods. Alternatively, take a food tour to sample delicacies from Little Tokyo’s most popular eateries.

The best way to get to Little Tokyo by public transportation is to take the metro via the A Line to the Little Tokyo/Arts District station, located across from the Japanese American National Museum. Several bus lines connect Little Tokyo with other parts of LA; use the Metro or LADOT apps to plan a route.

Yes, there are lots of free things to do in Little Tokyo. Enjoy free general admission at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, then relax in the James Irvine Japanese Garden. There’s also no cost to admire the neighborhood’s public art, the architecture of the Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, or the lantern-strewn Japanese Village Plaza.

Yes, Los Angeles Little Tokyo tours are great for solo travelers. Food tours, architecture-focused walking tours, and other group excursions let you experience the area with a guide and fellow travelers. If you’d rather explore independently, you can learn about Little Tokyo on a self-guided audio tour or on a hop-on hop-off bus tour.