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Open-top double-decker sightseeing buses in Marunouchi, Tokyo

When the ride is the trip

Sightseeing by bus

Open-top double-deckers, amphibious buses that drive into the water, regular sightseeing buses that cover the main sights, and day tours to Mt. Fuji or Shirakawa-go, all without changing trains.

Travel tips

  • Most need a reservation. Whether there is guidance in English or other languages depends on the course, so check when you book.
  • Open-top buses are cold in rain and in winter, so bring a jacket. Some courses are suspended.
  • The nationwide highway-bus pass for visitors (Japan Bus Pass) stopped being sold in 2025.

12 places to go

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Hokkaido

  1. 1

    Sapporo

    Station

    Hokkaido Chuo Bus sightseeing buses leave from the north exit of Sapporo Station. In winter there are day courses to Asahiyama Zoo and Lakes Shikotsu and Toya.

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Kanto

  1. 2

    Tokyo

    Station

    Hato Bus (Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Exit and elsewhere), the open-top Sky Bus Tokyo and the hop-on hop-off Sky Hop Bus all leave from the Marunouchi side of Tokyo Station. Some courses have English guides.

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  2. 3

    Shinjuku

    Station

    Day bus tours to Mt. Fuji and Hakone leave from Shinjuku with English-speaking guides, covering the 5th Station or Lake Kawaguchi without any transfers.

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  3. 4

    Tokyo Teleport

    Station

    The amphibious Sky Duck Odaiba drives through Odaiba and straight into the bay. Another, TOKYO NO KABA, leaves from nearby Aqua City Odaiba.

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  4. 5

    Sakuragicho

    Station

    Yokohama's Akaikutsu loop bus is an ordinary city bus around the Red Brick Warehouse, Chinatown and Harbor View Park. No reservation needed.

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Chubu & Hokuriku

  1. 6

    Takayama

    Station

    Day bus tours run from Takayama to Shirakawa-go; others leave from Kanazawa. Snow can change the schedule in winter.

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Kansai

  1. 7

    Kyoto

    Station

    Kyoto's regular sightseeing buses and the hop-on hop-off Sky Hop Bus Kyoto leave from the Karasuma side of Kyoto Station. Some courses have foreign-language guidance.

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  2. 8

    Osaka-Umeda

    Station

    The open-top double-decker OSAKA SKY VISTA leaves from the JR Osaka Station highway bus terminal and tours Midosuji and the Osaka Castle area.

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  3. 9

    Temmabashi

    Station

    The amphibious Osaka Duck Tour leaves from Hachikenya pier at Temmabashi, drives through the city and then enters the Okawa River.

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Chugoku

  1. 10

    Hiroshima

    Station

    A one-day bus tour of Hiroshima and Miyajima is among the best-rated tours by visitors. In the city, the Meipuru-pu loop bus is also handy.

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Kyushu

  1. 11

    Tenjin

    Station

    The open-top FUKUOKA OPEN TOP BUS leaves from Tenjin on seaside and night-view courses.

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Okinawa

  1. 12

    Asahibashi

    Station

    Sightseeing buses from Naha cover Churaumi Aquarium and more in a day on an island with no railway. Check the boarding point on the operator's site.

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Open-top double-decker sightseeing buses in Marunouchi, Tokyo 江戸村のとくぞう (CC BY-SA 4.0) / Odori Park in autumn and central Sapporo, seen from the TV Tower redlegsfan21 (CC BY-SA 2.0) / Night skyline of Tokyo with the illuminated Tokyo Tower David Kernan (CC BY 4.0) / The twin towers of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Eavesdropper6735 (CC BY 4.0) / Dark wooden townhouses along a street in Takayama's old town 663highland (CC BY-SA 4.0) / Yasaka-dori street in the early morning with the Yasaka Pagoda Basile Morin (CC BY-SA 4.0) / Osaka Castle's outer moat and stone walls with skyscrapers beyond Martin Falbisoner (CC BY-SA 4.0) / The great torii of Itsukushima Shrine standing in the blue sea JordyMeow (CC BY-SA 3.0). Cropped and resized.