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• Author: Jonelle Patrick
  Tokyo Realtime Tours are as good as having a longterm resident insider personally show you around the most interesting neighborhoods in Tokyo.
  
  They are filled with where-the-bodies-are-buried anecdotes, little known but fascinating sights, and tie it all together with historical and cultural commentary that makes it all make sense. After spending an hour with Max and his experts, you'll be an insider too.
• Author: Andrew Williams
  It was fun to take the Tokyo Realtime Audio Guided Walking Tours when I was in Tokyo in November 2009. They are very informative, entertaining and extremely well done.
• Author: JNTO, UK
  Tokyo Realtime tours deliver a seamless mix of adventure and cultural insight.
  --Japanese National Tourism Organization, UK
• Author: Roland Kelts
  Akihabara is one of the world's most densely intricate urban enclaves, and producer Max Hodges has assembled a crack team of uber-geeks from Japan and abroad to navigate its alleys and decode its mysteries. The audio guide is an illuminating portal into the neighborhood's colorful history and vibrant currents of contemporary pizzaz.
  - Roland Kelts, author of Japanamerica
• Author: Jean Snow
  Patrick W. Galbraith reveals an Akihabara that even a long-term resident like me didn't fully understand.
  -Jean Snow, Editor-in-Chief snow-mag.com
• Author: Shuggi D.
  An Extraordinary Adventure
  Akihabara is a wonderful place to explore, from personal experience it can be intimidating and become, simply a shopping destination. Even though I am not currently in Tokyo or Japan, I picked up a copy of Tokyo Real Time's Akihabara Tour. After purchasing the Kabukicho tour, I was excited to continue my love affair with Japan.
  
  As a Japanese anthropologist, these tours can be enjoyed as a tour or as I did, extraordinary adventure into urban Tokyo from anywhere. In many ways, it reminded me of the work of Dr. Theodore Bestor, but with outstanding production values, great humor and a cast of characters that could only be found in Akihabara. The production value took an impressive step forward, considering the already excellent Kabukicho tour.
  
  If you have any interest in Japan, this product is necessary purchase. If you are planning a trip or even living in Tokyo, this tour will revel a world often hidden and unexplored. For me, it was an amazing ethnographic piece that also served as a fun adventure while commuting.
  (amazon.com reviewer)
• Author: Vic Caro
  the map was dead on accurate.... and simple.... i was able to get around and find the shops and locations i wanted thanks to the map... listened to the audio a few times previously to prepare for the day in akibahara.
• Author: A. Richardson
  It was fun to take the Tokyo Realtime Audio Guided Walking Tours when I was in Tokyo in November 2009. They are very informative, entertaining and extremely well done.
• Author: A. Phillips
  The Tokyo Realtime tours are a great way to feel like you're on vacation when you don't have the time or money to actually go to Tokyo. Fun to listen to during a boring work day!
• Author: Leon Pierides
  I'm always looking for something new to listen to at the office, and these tours were great! I like that they're informative while having music/SFX behind the speaker to keep it entertaining. I'm looking forward to the next tour!