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Akihabara: Go-Kart Experience with Local Guide in Tokyo

Recommended by 91% of travelers
Tokyo, Japan
Great choice
10+ bookings last month.
  • 1 hour (approx.)
  • Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.6
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· LaToya_M ·
Nov 2025
Beautiful view of the City at night. Very well organized and I highly recommend. The tour company was really nice and helpful.
· Seretha_C ·
Oct 2025
I somehow ended up with a solo experience and it was still amazing. I got to kart around Akihabara on a beautiful night in the city and had a personal photo experience. My guide knew all of the great photo spots and made sure I was safe!

Overview

Embrace Tokyo’s weird and wonderful side on a private go-karting tour of Akihabara, perfect for travelers seeking an alternative sightseeing experience. Please note, a Japanese driving license or international driver's permit is required.
  • Follow a guide to top Tokyo attractions and enjoy Tokyo city view.
  • A Japanese driving license or international driver's permit is required

What's Included

  • Go-kart rental for duration selected
  • Insurance fee
  • Local guide
  • Costume to wear while driving
  • Food and beverages
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Akiba Cart
    Japan, 101-0021 Tokyo, Chiyoda City, Sotokanda, 2-chōme46 Building Sasage, B1F

    Sasage Bldg. B1F, 2-4-6 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Directions: 5 minute walk from Akihabara station

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

At the start time selected at checkout, greet your guide outside of Building Sasage B1F, a short walk from Akihabara station. Following a comprehensive safety briefing, you’ll present your driving license, climb aboard your go-kart, and explore Japan’s capital.

Weave your way through streets lined with neon-lit stores selling manga and electronics, and keep your eyes peeled for residents in costumes inspired by manga and anime characters.

Venture to top attractions and explore neighborhoods! Your guide will respond to your request and show you your favorite places within the time you selected.

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Driver’s licenses which permit driving of automobiles in Japan are as follows, and please bring one of them to the venue:
  • Japanese Driver's License: Driver's licenses issued by public safety commissions in Japan.
  • International Driving Permit + Passport: International driving permits issued by a certifying body in one of the signatory countries /territories of the Geneva Convention based on the format of the Geneva Convention. Must be able to present passport at the same time. (International driving permit acquired from signatory countries to theParis Convention (1926), the Washington Convention (1943) or the Vienna Convention (1968) are not recognized.)
  • Foreign Driver’s License (only from the following approved countries) + its Japanese Translation + Passport: Only applicable to driver's licenses issued in Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium,, Monaco, or Taiwan, along with a Japanese translation of the license (Note: Must be able to present passport at the same time). ・Japanese translation of the driver's license must be issued by the respective country’s embassy or consulate in Japan or by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF). ・For Taiwanese licenses, a Japanese translation of the driver's license must be issued by the JAF or the East Asia Relations Commission. ・Foreign driver's licenses are valid for driving in Japan for one (1) year from the date of landing in Japan(confirmed by the immigration stamp in the passport showing the date of landing in Japan) or until the expiration date of the foreign license, whichever is earlier. However, persons on the basic resident register who leave Japan and subsequently re-enter the country within less than three (3) months, will not have their re-entry date considered as their date of landing (the start date for driving eligibility in Japan).
  • SOFA driver's license(USFJ)(Note: Military ID Military Drivers License are NOT acceptable.)
  • **IMPORTANT NOTICE**Please make sure you bring the appropriate documentations listed above ~ depending on your nationality and present it upon check-in. If you cannot present the required documentation at check-in, you will not be able to participate in this experience, and NO REFUND WILL BE PROVIDED.
  • Minimum age is 18 years. Height restriction: must be 150cm to 185cm(4ft 11in to 6ft 1in), and your weight need to be less than 100kg(220lb7oz).
  • Wearing high heels, etc. is not recommended
  • Please come to the meeting point 10 minutes prior to the starting time. You will have about 15 to 20-minute mandatory lecture regarding safety issues before going on the road.
  • We can accommodate up to 5-6 persons for each time slot. All karts are for 1 person. There are no multi-person karts.
  • If you will be late, we can not wait for you since there is another guest. Also we can not refund.
  • Please make sure to have the correct international driving license / permit. If you are not sure if your license works in Japan, please send us a copy of it so we can check for you.
  • Please keep in mind that there are no Mario costumes available.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.6
based on 57 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Must do

Clarissa_A, Jan 2026
Wearing a costume helps if you are riding during the winter. I picked Pikachu, I felt like a celebrity. Kids were waving at me (costume). So fun!!!

Response from Host, Jan 2026

Thank you for joining our tour. We would like to use your feedback to improve our products in the future. Please come visit Japan again if you have the chance!

Awesome

LaToya_M, Nov 2025
Beautiful view of the City at night. Very well organized and I highly recommend. The tour company was really nice and helpful.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Thank you for joining our tour. We will also share your feedback with the go-kart company's staff. If you have the chance, please come visit Japan again.

I somehow ended up with a...

Seretha_C, Oct 2025
I somehow ended up with a solo experience and it was still amazing. I got to kart around Akihabara on a beautiful night in the city and had a personal photo experience. My guide knew all of the great photo spots and made sure I was safe!

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Thank you for joining the tour. We are very glad that you enjoyed it. We will also pass your comments on to the go-kart company staff. If you have the opportunity, please come to Japan again!

Nighttime go karts through Akihabara!

Ryan_B, Oct 2025
The experience was amazing! My partner and I were the only two customers the night we did it. We liked it a lot because, unlike in Shibuya, there wasn’t that much traffic so we actually got to drive a lot instead of just stop and go. Our guide stopped a few times to take pictures of us with our phones which we really appreciated. The instructors were very nice and the costumes were clean. I would highly recommend and do it again!

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Thank you for joining our tour. We will also share your comments with the staff of the go-kart company. If you have the chance, please come visit Japan again!

Fun At Dusk!

Steve_G, Sep 2025
Took the two hour tour, and it was an amazing way to see the city, especially since it started at 6:00 pm. The buildings looked amazing at night. Tour guide took lots of memorable pictures of us with our iPhones through the tour.

Tōkyō Go-Karts: a must do

Greg_H, Jul 2025
We had a great experience. Our guide spoke excellent English which made things go smoothly. It was an awesome way to experience some of the sights of Tokyo. The guide took plenty of photos for us to share with family and friends. His hospitality was excellent as well. Due to the heat he stopped at a vending machine and purchased (shouted) us a water obviously realising we needed it. Travelling through the streets with traffic was a great experience as was being able to see many of the sights along the way. Would highly recommend this experience to anyone travelling from other countries.

Best way to see the city....

Kristy_R, Apr 2025
Best way to see the city. Hit the major sites on that side of town. Guide was conscientious and took great photos

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Thank you for joining our tour. We are glad you enjoyed it. We would like to use your feedback to improve our future products.

Great experience. Hard to locate.

gregsdoug, Apr 2025
Great experience. Hard to find the venue when following the GPS coordinates, the address was only slightly helpful. There was no sign out advertising the business so the taxi driver went out of his way to locate it for us on foot. Very nice of him. Perhaps the business needed a sandwich board out front or something.

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Thank you for joining our tour. We are glad you enjoyed it. We would like to use your feedback to improve our future products.

The team was ready early...

Dwight_H, Mar 2025
The team was ready early to get us going on our experience. Everything was explained well. Had a really fun circuit around Tokyo.

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Thank you for joining our tour. We are very happy that you enjoyed it. Please enjoy your stay in Japan.

Scam - did not let us ride

monicatrujillojamiso, Mar 2025
Despite arriving with our international drivers license and passport (option 3), we were not allowed to ride. Company is refusing to issue a refund. Total scam, stay away!

Best Go-Kart/Mario Kart experience!

Steph_S, Feb 2025
Most amazing experience!!! This is something you don’t want to miss out on!! The English instructor was kind and very safe! Always looking out to make sure I was good! Instructor takes tons of pics on the ride so you don’t have to worry about documenting everything. If you do, there is a place for you to put your phone in the kart to take pictures at a red light. Great sites to see on the ride! Book this now!!

Response from Host, Feb 2025

Thank you for posting a review. Also, thank you for participating in the tour. We are glad to hear you enjoyed it. We will share your post with the staff of the go-kart company. Enjoy your stay in Japan.

Great experience.

Jeremy_V, Oct 2024
Beautiful trip with awesome guides. Great experience with fun carts. Doing it at night was great, lots of lights not much traffic.

Response from Host, Oct 2024

Thank you for your review! Thank again for your kind comment, and we are glad that you enjoyed the Go kart tour. Please take good care of yourself and mostly, enjoy Japan!

To hot to dress like Mario

Ryan_K, Sep 2024
The view of sky scrapers and the good guidance of the touroperator. Did not need to show ticket. There is an Errol of showing ticket in the viator app. Please fix.

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Thank you for posting a review. We will use it to improve product quality in the future. Enjoy your stay in Japan.

Breathtaking!!

Rachel_G, Sep 2024
Seeing the beautiful city of Japan while driving. The guide made sure to get plenty of pictures when we were at stop lights for my memories.

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Thank you for your review! Yes, your comment is what we would love to emphasize on this tour. Thank you again for your kind comment, and we are glad that you enjoyed the tour. It 's been so hot, so please take good care of yourself and mostly, enjoy Japan!

Fun and amazing

JoseLuis_R, Sep 2024
The experience was amazing! I really liked the 2 hrs at 5 pm since in early Sept you get to experience both daylight and the nightlights. While exhilarating, it’s a safe and fun activity. Highly recommended

Definitely worth it.

Hayley_T, Aug 2024
Amazing experience. 10/10 would recommend. They were so kind and sweet. Took lots of photos of us, took us through great places. Fun costumes.

Excellent experience.

David_P, Jul 2024
Wonderful experience. You can't do this anywhere else. It was the highlight of my Japan trip. I was a little nervous and apprehensive coming from another country that drives on the opposite side of the road so I signed up for early Sunday morning thinking there will be less traffic and less chance of getting into an accident but it's safe as long as you follow the guide and pay attention during the training. It's lots of fun and definitely something to experience. The drivers here in Japan are very careful and respectful. So, as long as you follow the guide, you'll be ok. The go kart brakes squeal a bit but I guess that's normal for go karts and I got used to it after awhile. Make sure you read the guidelines and have an international driver's license in hand from your country before coming to Japan. It was the highlight of my Japan trip.

Not fair

Tatiana_T, Jun 2024
It is unfortunate that we were not able to drive karts, we were promised refund, but when we requested it, it was declined. Not fair game

Disappointed

MuhammadBilal_S, May 2024
Good experience on the streets of Tokyo. Disappointed that there were not enough clean costumes (no Pokemon or Mario). Route was very poor. Did not go through any good scenes in Akihabara - or Tokyo tower or anything. Very disappointed for the price paid. Would recommend going Mario kart but with a better route/operator

Recommended

Marta_F, May 2024
It is a great thing to drive around Tokyo streets in a karting car like that. The only issue I have is that for one hour of driving around 50% of the time is standing on the lights. Nevertheless I recommend it fully

Best tour

Melody_S, Mar 2024
The Go Kart ride on Tokyo streets was so much fun! They didn’t even say costumes were included at this price! 😍

Super-fun experience!

Eva_P, Jan 2024
Fantastic 2-hour drive around Tokyo with our guide and another couple! Great choice of onesie outfits too. Definitely recommended and lots of fun!

Go-karts Tokyo-style

FIONA_O, Dec 2023
Fun experience to dress up and drive on the streets of Tokyo. Saw a few big sights. Just remember to take your International drivers licence

Very fun and worthwhile activity!

Khoa_T, Nov 2023
Definitely worth the time and effort! We had a blast. Everything went smoothly and we had a lot of fun driving around Tokyo.

Simply awesome fun… I want to go again

Glendon_M, Nov 2023
We spent 2 amazing hours driving around different parts of Tokyo, seeing lots of key sights. The whole experience was fantastic from start to finish. I hope to do this again soon, either from Akihabara again, or one of the other starting points. I think the 2 hour option was about right… 1 hour would not be enough time to see as many things and stop for photos.

Disappointed

Joselle_A, Nov 2023
Came a few minutes late. They didn't allow us to join, even though they were still there. Don't be late. They don't give you any grace time. Our fault of course, but thought they'd still allow us to join. They also could've refunded if we had cancelled as it was raining that day, but we decided to go ahead and risk it. Should've cancelled in hind sight. Don't follow the instructions to get there on the website. Just go by Google Maps. That's how we got lost and were late.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you for your feedback. I would like to make use of it to improve the quality of our products in the future.

Just do it!

Bailey_H, Nov 2023
So much fun and a great way to see the city, a must do! The carts where easy to use and driving in a different country wasn't as scary as I thought.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you for joining us on our tour. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. We hope you continue to enjoy your trip.

Driving go kart was...

Gigi_T, Oct 2023
Driving go kart was different and fun. It was easy and safe. However the experience could have been improved with a little narration of places/neighborhoods we passed. It felt more like driving the go kart to random streets instead of driving go kart through Tokyo point of interests.

100% recommended

Seher_I, Oct 2023
Really fun way to see the city and go around all the tourist sites. Our tour guide was really great, stopping and taking pictures everywhere for lots of memories.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thank you for joining us on our tour. We are very glad that you enjoyed it.

Great Fun

Jacquelyn_C, Oct 2023
Was a lot of fun! So glad we booked this experience. The guide takes a ton of photos for you when you come to a stop at lights.

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