FREE SELF-GUIDED AUDIO TOUR IN TOKYO! [4 REASONS TO TRY A SELF-GUIDED AUDIO TOUR]

Tokyo Self Guided Audio Tour

Try a self guided audio tour around Tokyo’s old downtown district, Nihonbashi.

Traditionally, people like to take guided tours or explore on their own. These are great options to learn and get immersed into a culture. However, you might not have the patience and time for a guided tour. Or maybe you’re a bit scared to explore on your own. Then why not go for the middle solution and try a self-guided audio tour? We’ve teamed up with our friends from Voicemap and have an immersive audio walking tour where your phone will guide you through the streets of Tokyo! This GPS-triggered audio tour is like a podcast that guides you. For a limited time, we are offering our Everlasting Edo: A Guide to Nihonbashi’s History self-guided audio tour for FREE (September-October ONLY)!

How to download Everlasting Edo: A Guide to Nihonbashi’s History for free!

  1. Download the Voicemap App from the Apple Store or the Google Play Store

  2. In the “explore” tab, search for “Tokyo”

  3. Scroll to Everlasting Edo: A Guide to Nihonbashi’s History

  4. The tour should be for free in the app or the website!

    https://voicemap.me/tour/tokyo/everlasting-edo-a-guide-to-nihonbashi-s-history

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Reasons to try a Self-Guided Audio Tour - Table of Contents

  1. Go at your own pace

  2. Listen to an insightful story from a professional voice artist

  3. Free Download

  4. Works Offline

1. Go at your own pace

The beauty of a self-guided audio tour is that you don’t have to follow the schedule of a tour or your friends. All you have to do is begin playing the audio tour, and pause it whenever you feel like you want to wander on your own or stop by an interesting location! Once you download it, it will be yours to keep forever.

Nihonbashi bridge self guided audio tour

The starting point of our self guided audio tour in Nihonbashi

2. Listen to an insightful story from a professional voice artist

Everlasting Edo: A Guide to Nihonbashi’s History was written by Sid, a Tokyo local whose favourite city to bring tourists to is Nihonbashi. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Asian Languages. The tour is narrated by Kate, our resident war history buff, TV presenter, and professional voice artist! We guarantee you that the narration is clear and crisp!

 

A rare scroll painting that you can find on our Nihonbashi tour.

 

3. Free Download

For a limited time, we are offering this tour for free! See the directions above in the introduction on how to download our self-guided audio tour for free. Even if you don’t use it in the near future, why not download it so that you’ll already have an activity planned for when you come to Japan?

 

A massive wooden sculpture inside the Mitsukoshi Department Store - one of the stops.

 

4. Works Offline

Whether you are a tourist in Tokyo, or an ex-pat, having the tour accessible offline is a huge plus. All you need to do is download the audio files before you start and it’ll work! Because it’s GPS triggered, all you need to do is have your GPS turned on, and walk according to the narration of your tour.

Explore edo street, a small street designed after the old streets of edo!


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