Tokyo Night Tours in Shibuya
Hours, prices and access verified by the Tokyo Night Tours team — last checked 2026-09-28.
Tokyo Night tours in Shibuya are built around the scramble crossing: you cross it, pose in it, or look down on it from the roof above. Most meet a few minutes from the station.
The crossing and the rooftop, after dark
★★★★★ 5.0 (198 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes)
On foot5:30pm, into duskShinjuku East Exit
It begins in Shinjuku at 5:30pm and ends here: about 40 minutes at the scramble after a train ride with your guide, the last stop of a two-and-a-half-hour walk. Twenty edited photos follow.
From $117 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 4.9 (167 reviews · 2 hours)
On footStart time at bookingHachiko, Shibuya
The street and the view in two hours: Hachiko, the scramble, Center Gai and Udagawacho with a guide, then the rooftop deck 229 m up, with the ticket in the fare. Weather or wind can close the deck.
From $102 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 5.0 (83 reviews · 1 hour)
On footStart time at bookingQFRONT, Shibuya Crossing
One hour, private, around the scramble crossing itself, from under the Starbucks sign at QFRONT. You get at least 35 retouched photos, shot in a relaxed style; raw files are not part of it.
From $97 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 5.0 (199 reviews · 1 hour)
On footStart time at bookingSeibu-Shinjuku, Kabukicho
Sold as Shinjuku and Shibuya, but it meets in Kabukicho: an hour with a pro photographer, a welcome drink at a bar, and at least 20 edited photos each. Pick it for the neon rather than the crossing.
From $97 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The scramble, then the roof above it
Hachiko, the crossing and the back streets with a guide, then an hour on the open-air deck 229 m up, ticket in the fare, for $102.70 a person.
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What a Shibuya night tour is
Shibuya's scramble is the crossing in every photo of Tokyo at night: the lights change, the
traffic stops, and people walk in every direction at once. The tours here show it to you from
three places: in the middle of it, through a photographer's lens, and from the roof of the tower
above the station.
That roof is Shibuya Sky, an open-air deck 229 m up, open until 22:30 with last entry at 21:20.
One walk includes your ticket.
Fares run from $97.51 to $117.01 a person.
Why choose a Shibuya night tour
The crossing is lit from every side
Screens and signs surround the scramble, so it glows all evening. On a private shoot you stand
in the middle of it while the lights change.
You look straight down on it
From the rooftop deck you see the crossing from above and the lit city to the horizon. The
Shibuya walk gives you an hour up there, and you may stay after the guide leaves.
You choose dusk or full night
Sunset moves from 4:29pm on 15 December to 6:58pm on 15 June. The photo
walk starts at 5:30pm and spends its last 40 minutes at the scramble, so you reach the crossing
after sunset on every day of the year. On the rooftop, time your hour for dusk if you want to
watch the city switch on below you; in winter that means an early start.
You start and finish by the station
Most of these meet a few minutes' walk from the crossing, at the Hachiko statue or the QFRONT
building. You arrive by train and leave the same way.
Street level vs the rooftop deck
You can have the crossing from inside it or from above it. Here is the difference.
| Street level | The rooftop deck |
|---|
| What you see | The crossing from inside it, the back streets and the signs | The crossing from above, and the lit city to the horizon |
| How | A private shoot, or the photo walk's last stop | The Shibuya walk's second hour |
| Hours | Any time; the crossing never closes | 10:00 to 22:30, last entry 21:20 |
| Weather | Goes ahead as the tour sets | Can close for wind or bad weather |
| Fare | $97.51 for a shoot, $117.01 for the walk | $102.70 with the walk |
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For photos of yourself, stay at street level. For the view, go up. The Shibuya walk gives you
both in two hours.
What you get, and what you don't
- On the walk: a local guide for an hour through Hachiko, the crossing, Center
Gai and Udagawacho, then your ticket for the open-air rooftop.
- On the shoots: a photographer, and 35 or more retouched photos at the
crossing, or at least 20 each on the Kabukicho shoot.
- On the photo walk: its last 40 minutes at the crossing, and 20 edited
photos.
- Not promised: the sunset, a clear view or Mt Fuji from the deck.
- Not included: food, drinks, transport to the start, and raw files.
A private hour in the middle of the crossing
From under the Starbucks sign at QFRONT, shot in a relaxed style, with 35 or more retouched photos, for $97.51 a person.
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Planning a Shibuya night tour
- The deck: 10:00 to 22:30, with last entry at 21:20. Book a walk that starts
early enough to give you an hour on the street first.
- Sunset: 4:29pm on 15 December and 6:58pm on 15 June.
To watch the city go from dusk to dark from the roof, be up there around sunset. Every month is
on our sunset and weather by month.
- Names: the Shibuya walk needs every participant's name after booking, and
late arrivals are not admitted.
- Children: on the Shibuya walk, ages 6 and over pay the full fare, and 5 and
under go free.
- Where: the Hachiko statue and QFRONT are on our meeting-points map.
- Cancel: each refunds in full up to 24 hours ahead.
The decks and towers you can visit on your own are on the lit landmarks and their hours.
Who should choose something else
- If you want bars and food. Shibuya's tours here are about the crossing and
the view. For drinks and dinner, see our bar night tours.
- If you dislike heights or wind. The deck is open-air, 229 m up. A street
walk in Shinjuku keeps you on the ground: see our Shinjuku night tours.
- If you dislike being photographed. Take the Shibuya walk, which has no
photographer; the shoots are built around you.
- If you want the cars. Several JDM car tours leave from Shibuya kerbs in the
evening.
- If you want the water. The houseboat dinner on the bay sails from a terminal
across town; it is one of our night food tours.
Frequently asked questions
Which Shibuya tour should I book?
For the view, the Shibuya walk with the deck ticket, at $102.70. For photos of you at the crossing, the private shoot at $97.51.
Is the rooftop deck open at night?
Yes, until 22:30, with last entry at 21:20. It can close or restrict access in wind or bad weather.
Will I see Mt Fuji from the deck?
Nobody can promise it. The Shibuya walk makes no promise of the sunset, a clear view or Mt Fuji, and the deck depends on the weather.
Can I cross the scramble on my own?
Yes: it is a public crossing, free and open at all hours. A tour adds the back streets, the photos or the rooftop.
Is the photography tour worth it if I dislike being photographed?
Probably not the 2.5-hour walk: one reviewer says plainly that it may not be your tour. The private Shibuya shoot works in a natural, relaxed style, and a plain guided walk has no camera at all.
What time does it get dark in Tokyo?
Sunset runs from 16:28 in early December to 19:01 at the turn of June and July. Japan has no daylight saving, so it moves a minute or two a day and never jumps overnight.
Would you rather have the lanes of Shinjuku or the bay? Every way to spend the evening is compared on Tokyo Night Tours.