Akihabara: Go-Kart Experience with Local Guide in Tokyo

Explore Tokyo from behind the wheel of your own personal go-kart. Feel as though you’re in a game: navigate the streets with your guide with ease, for wherever your whim takes you, and see all the city’s famous areas. An exciting way to see the city of Tokyo; choose from 1 or 2-hour options when you book. Due to the Covid19 issues, the rental costume service has been stopped.

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• 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 + its Japanese Translation + Passport: Driver’s licenses issued in Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, Slovenia, 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 6 or 5 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.

• 1 hour and guide
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• Insurance fee
• Local guide
• Go-kart rental for duration selected

• Food and beverages
• Hotel pickup and drop-off

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• Bring the copy of your passport (passport is not required for Japanese) to the shop on the day of travel
• You must have, and bring a valid Japanese drivers license, Japanese SOFA license, or International Driving Permit*.
• Holders of a license from Belgium, France, Germany, Monaco, Slovenia, Switzerland or Taiwan can use an official Japanese translation provided by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) or the country’s embassy or consulate in Japan.
• All karts are for 1 person. There are no multi-person karts
• Height restriction: must be 150cm to 185cm(4ft 11in to 6ft 1in).
• Wearing high heels, etc. is not recommended
• We don’t recommend you park the kart anywhere because there are not many parking lots in Tokyo, and we can’t take any responsibility if any accidents happen to the kart.
• Please make the go-kart’s tank full, when you return. If it is not done, we will charge 800 yen per kart.
• The facility has costumes that you can borrow for no charge; however, you can buy some inexpensive costumes at the nearby Don Quixote shop if you would like your own
• The activity is cancelled only when it rains heavily. When the activity is cancelled due to bad weather, you will be able to reschedule without charge. If the alternative date for re-scheduling due to bad weather is not available, you will get a full refund.
• If you decide to extend your rental, please contact the office to confirm the extension
• You will need to buy “Flexible date/time change” option if you reschedule the date for your own reasons
• The insurance fee is included in the price and covers: Third Party Liability, Unlimited, Guest himself/herself = up to JPY 30,000,000, Disclaimer = JPY 50,000

Please be advised..

• This Tour is Provided by Beauty of Japan.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Asia/Tokyo.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
  If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
  If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
• This Tour is Rated 4.5 Stars based on 41 valid reviews on VIATOR.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 3 Travelers is accepted for booking.