Shinjuku to Shibuya Go-Kart Tour
The Shinjuku and Shibuya go-kart hour stop by stop, from the Nishi-Shinjuku garage to the Shibuya scramble and back by Kabukicho, three sets of start times and what they cost, groups of 4 per guide. November 2026.
The Shinjuku to Shibuya go-kart tour to look at first is BC support Co.,Ltd.’s Tokyo: Shibuya and Shinjuku Streets Guided Go-Karting Tour, from US$57 per person (checked November 2026). It starts and ends at a garage at Nishi-Shinjuku 4-18-2, not in Shibuya, and in one hour heads south by Yoyogi Park to the Shibuya scramble and Harajuku before turning north by way of Kabukicho. The from-price is the 12:00 and 13:30 starts; every other start, the evening ones included, cost US$85.49 on the dates we read.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Bring your licence, a 1949 Geneva permit booklet and your passport: the documents checklist explains why that comes first.
The hour, stop by stop
- The garage, Nishi-Shinjuku 4-18-2. Check-in, then a 15-minute safety briefing. Be there 20 minutes before your start.
- Yoyogi Park. The first photo stop, on the way south.
- Shibuya Crossing. The scramble crossing, driven at street level with the traffic lights.
- Harajuku. Back north through the fashion streets.
- Kabukicho. Shinjuku’s entertainment district.
- The Metropolitan Government Building. The towers of Nishi-Shinjuku, then the garage.
The guide rides at the front and takes the photos at the stops, and the photos are in the price; so are costumes. Hotel pickup is not.
How much you see depends on the lights. A rider in October found the pace “a little fast to actually see stuff unless you get a red traffic light”, and the stop-start of the lights comes up in other reviews too. Several riders mention a lounge with drinks to go back to afterwards.
Three sets of start times
| Option | Starts | Price per person |
|---|---|---|
| Shibuya and Shinjuku Guided Go-Karting Tours | 12:00, 13:30 | US$57 |
| Shibuya and Shinjuku Guided Go-Kart Tour | 10:30 AM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM | US$85.49 |
| Streets Guided Go Karting tour | 6:00 PM, 7:30 PM, 9:00 PM | US$85.49 |
GetYourGuide calendar, read for 27 November 2026, 20 January and 24 March 2027 (the same on all three dates); checked November 2026.
The two midday starts are the cheap ones. The evening starts cost the same as the morning and afternoon ones, and they are the ones for neon. Riders who went after dark write about Shinjuku at night: “fun to go through Shinjuku at night”, in October 2026.
Check the 12:00 and 13:30 starts
Groups: 4 riders per guide
The tour is limited to 8 participants, and each guide takes at most 4 riders, so a group of more than 4 may be split into smaller groups. A rider in October put it the other way round: “Our group was 4 which is perfect and that’s all they take.” If you are 5 or more and want to ride together, ask before you book.
Who can ride: not people under 17 or over 95, under 145 cm or over 200 cm, or over 100 kg. No high heels, sandals or flip-flops, and no alcohol.
Weather
This tour requires good weather. If it is called off for poor conditions you get a full refund or a new date. A September reviewer had an evening slot cancelled for the weather and rode the next morning instead. Weather and seasons sets this against the other tours.
The karts: what the low reviews say
Of the 350 newest reviews (13 July to 10 November 2026), 295 give five stars and 32 give three or fewer. Most low ones have no text. The ones that do are mostly about the karts:
- “My kart couldn’t even get up the first mini hill right next to the karting depot” (November 2026, three stars).
- “Go-carts were quite damaged and dated. broken rear view mirrors, horns not working” (October 2026).
- Worn, noisy karts and an indicator that did not work, and a guide who “ran yellow and red lights” (October 2026, three stars).
- A kart that “broke down several times” and a long wait before the start (August 2026).
Other riders in the same months wrote the opposite, “Karts run perfectly no issues” among them. If a kart feels weak at the briefing, say so before you leave the garage.
Other Shinjuku starts
| Tour | Starts at | Length | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shibuya Go Karting Tour from Shinjuku to Shibuya (Akiba Kart Shibuya) | Shinjuku 1-2-8 | 1 hour | Harajuku, the Shibuya scramble, Omotesando |
| Guided Go Kart Tour from Shibuya Crossing to Shinjuku (Monkey Adventure Kart) | Not given | 75 minutes | Harajuku, the Shibuya scramble, Shinjuku |
| Official Japan Go-Kart Through Shibuya / Shinjuku (JAPANKART) | Depends on the option | 2-3 hours | On the 90-minute option: the Shibuya scramble, Harajuku, Omotesando, Kabukicho |
GetYourGuide listings, checked November 2026. Per person: Akiba Kart’s one option from US$99 (US$99.43 on 27 November 2026); Monkey Adventure Kart’s one option from US$111 (US$110.83 on 20 January 2027, US$99.74 on 27 November on a 10% promotion); JAPANKART’s 2-hour option from US$133, and US$164.66 for its 3-hour option past Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Station.
Fuji Classic Kart, whose garage this tour leaves from, also sells a Shibuya and Shinjuku ride on Viator.
The Tokyo Tower page covers the longer routes that add the tower and Roppongi.
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The Hour from Nishi-Shinjuku
An hour with a BC support Co.,Ltd. guide, south to the Shibuya scramble and north again by Kabukicho, photos and costumes included, at most 4 riders per guide.
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