GetYourGuide sells 24 street go-kart tours in Tokyo across five zones, plus one track day. A typical hour cost ¥9,000–¥18,500 per person on 15 October; the lowest “from” is ¥7,000, and a night slot can cost up to ¥14,000 more than the morning one on the same route. We compare them all and send you to GetYourGuide to book.
GetYourGuide sells 25 go-kart tours in Tokyo: 24 on the street in five zones and one track day outside the city. For a first drive, book the Street Kart hour in Shibuya (★4.9, 1,904 reviews, ¥18,500 on 15 October 2026). Street drivers must be 18+ (17+ on one listing) and bring a license, passport and 1949 IDP booklet.
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Why this one: it starts in a semi-underground garage with a neon logo and mirrored walls, and it had ten start times on our check date. Costume, guide photos, goggles and a raincoat are in the price. The listing promises 1 hour of driving; the catch is the strict document check at the counter.
The best first booking is Tokyo: Street Kart Experience in Shibuya — ★4.9 from 1,904 reviews, the most-reviewed kart listing in the city. It is listed from ¥16,500; the real checkout price for one adult on 15 October 2026 was ¥18,500 (≈$118), with ten start times on that date and free cancellation up to 7 days before.
The hour starts in a semi-underground garage in Shibuya. The listing says you cross the Scramble Crossing several times from different directions before heading to Harajuku and Omotesando; one reviewer, Micheal (August 2026), counted four passes. A costume, guide photos, goggles and a raincoat for wet days are in the price. An action camera is an optional extra, and Furkan (September 2026) reports paying ¥1,000 per person for insurance.1
The full review covers the meeting point, what reviewers praise and what they wish were longer.
Read the reviewThree questions narrow Tokyo karting from 25 listings to two or three: what you want to see, how long you want to drive, and whether your documents work. Price follows from the first two answers. The documents decide whether you drive at all, because every street operator checks them before handing over a kart.
Only one listing states the minutes at the wheel: Street Kart Shibuya promises 1 hour of driving. Elsewhere, treat the listed length as the whole visit. The listed length includes check-in, the costume and a briefing. On the Shibuya Annex tour, reviewer Merel (April 2025) wrote that her group was back at the office after 45–50 minutes of a tour sold as one hour.
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渋谷
The crossing, the neon, the most start timesShibuya · Shinjuku · Harajuku12 tours · from¥7,000See the Shibuya tours→
東京湾
Rainbow Bridge on one route, Ginza on threeTokyo Bay · Rainbow Bridge · Ginza4 tours · from¥10,000See the Tokyo Bay tours→
東京タワー
Tokyo Tower up close, lit orange after darkTokyo Tower4 tours · from¥10,800See the Tokyo Tower tours→
浅草
Historic Asakusa and the SkytreeAsakusa · Skytree2 tours · from¥13,200See the Asakusa tours→
秋葉原
Under anime billboards the height of buildingsAkihabara2 tours · from¥11,500See the Akihabara tours→“Was very good, Miguel and reception helped me out and still allowed me a time slot”
“Omer was our guide he was super friendly and we had lots of fun, pics and adrenaline”
“Amazing! It was so much fun and my guide was very informative and friendly. He even gave me two keychains as I left!”
Reviews come from GetYourGuide · counts 29 Sep 2026
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Nintendo sued the company that started street karting in Tokyo in 2017 and won ¥50 million on appeal in 2020. After the ruling no tour uses Nintendo’s names or costumes, and the original company now runs as Street Kart. The costumes are the shops’ own onesies and character suits, not Nintendo’s.
Read what it is nowA street kart tour is a guided go-kart tour on public roads: you drive your own kart in a convoy behind a guide, usually for about an hour. Street Kart is also the trade name of the original operator, which lost Nintendo's lawsuit under the MariCar name and now operates as Street Kart. It runs four of the 25 listings we compare — Shibuya, Shibuya Annex, Akihabara and Tokyo Bay.
Tokyo: Street Kart Experience in Shibuya is the best all-round pick — ★4.9 from 1,904 reviews, ten start times on 15 October 2026 and a costume, guide photos, goggles and raincoat in the price. It cost ¥18,500 that day. If price matters more, the Shibuya and Shinjuku hour was ¥9,000 (★4.6, 604 reviews); for a drive over the water, the 2-hour Tokyo Bay flagship was ¥16,500.
A tour runs in about six steps: document check at the counter, costume, a briefing on the kart and hand signals, the drive in a convoy behind the guide, photo stops, and the return to the shop. Several listings ask you to arrive 20 minutes early, and the two electric-kart tours ask for 30. Phones stay away while you drive, and guides take the photos for you.
Yes, tourists can drive if they bring three originals: their home license, their passport and an International Driving Permit in the 1949 Geneva Convention booklet format. Licenses from Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, Monaco and Taiwan need a JAF Japanese translation instead of an IDP. The Street Kart listings add that licenses from countries outside the 1949 convention, such as China, Indonesia, Mexico, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, can't be used in Japan at all.
For most travelers with the right documents, yes: the most-reviewed listing holds ★4.9 across 1,904 reviews, and a one-hour tour with reviews cost ¥9,000–¥18,500 on 15 October 2026. It is not worth booking without a 1949 IDP booklet, because operators refuse the drive and keep the money. Expect a guided convoy, not a race — reviewers mention traffic that kept speeds down and tight formation that takes concentration.
Yes, every street tour needs an International Driving Permit issued under the 1949 Geneva Convention, in paper booklet form, unless your license is from one of the six JAF-translation countries. Permits under the 1968 Vienna Convention are not accepted in Japan, and operators refuse card-type, digital and photocopied permits. Only the country that issued your license can issue the IDP, so it can't be obtained online once you are traveling.
Not on the street — every street tour asks for a driving license. The one listing that needs no license is the kart racing day at New Tokyo Circuit in Ichihara, Chiba, about 60 minutes from central Tokyo, with a helmet, suit and gloves provided. On 15 October 2026 the adult kart cost ¥26,400 per group of up to three, and the junior kart for ages 6–12 cost ¥40,000.
A one-hour street tour cost ¥7,000–¥18,500 per person at checkout for 15 October 2026. The ¥7,000 listing is new, has no reviews and advertises an opening discount; the cheapest hour with reviews was ¥9,000 (≈$57). The 2-hour Tokyo Bay flagship cost ¥16,500. On 6 of the 24 street listings the real price was above the advertised “from”.
No — street tours are for drivers aged 18 and over (one Shinjuku listing says 17+), and none of the listings we checked sells a passenger seat, so a parent can't take a child along. The only option for children is the racing circuit in Chiba: its junior kart takes ages 6–12 with a minimum height of 120 cm and cost ¥40,000 on 15 October 2026. Teens from 13 can book the adult kart at the same circuit.
Light rain usually doesn't stop a tour; heavy rain does, and the operator makes the call. Street Kart’s Shibuya and Tokyo Bay listings include a raincoat for rainy days, and one electric-kart shop says its tours generally run even in the rain. Several listings, including both Akiba Kart shops, Shibuya and Shinjuku Streets and East Tokyo, promise a free reschedule or refund if weather cancels the tour. Read your listing's rule before you book.
Street Kart’s Shibuya and Tokyo Bay listings supply goggles, and one Tokyo Tower shop lists eyewear; the street listings we compared don't list helmets. Shoes matter more than you might expect: slippers, sandals and high heels are refused on several tours, so wear closed-toe shoes. Phones are not allowed in your hand while driving. Two listings from one operator describe speeds up to 60 km/h.
Only Street Kart Shibuya states it: 1 hour of driving. Other listings give just the total length, which can include check-in and a briefing. A one-hour tour includes the document check, costume and briefing. One Shibuya Annex reviewer, Merel (April 2025), says her group was back after 45–50 minutes. The Shinjuku-to-Shibuya listing gives an itinerary with 5 minutes past Harajuku, 15 at the Scramble Crossing and 10 along Omotesando.
