This tour is suitable for busy guests who have limited time for sightseeing in Tokyo and for guests who like to know details of histories and precise explanations of places and buildings. The planned itinerary includes historical, famous and beautiful places so that you will have unforgettable experiences.
It is possible to extend one hour or more after lunch.
In the lobby of your hotel
You visit Meiji Shrine, the most famous historical Shinto shrine in Tokyo. The solemn atmosphere in the town is awesome.
In Harajuku you can also walk along Takeshita Street and Omotesando Street.
This is one of the most popular Japanese-style gardens in Tokyo, and you see the typical Japanese garden with good-shaped pine trees and flowers in the season. When entering an old gate, you see stone walls and feel the atmosphere of Samurai time because this is the former Edo Castle site. The East Garden is open on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. On Monday and Friday, you go to see Nijubashi double bridge and Palace site from pine-tree covered outer garden, or instead of Palace Plaza it is possible to visit Tsukiji Outer Fish Market.
In Asakusa, you visit Sensoji Temple, which was originally built in 628, and Nakamise Street with 89 food and souvenir shops, that is the passageway leading from the famous entrance gate "Kaminarimon" to the main hall.
End of tour
You can go on your extended tour.
There's no sending service. Please go back to your hotel on your own. Your guide provide information.
For your extended tour, we take lunch break about 40 minutes. You can join your guide and get her assistance for finding a good restaurant and ordering food at the restaurant. If you like to skip your lunch, you have 40-minute free time. Please kindly let your guide take a rest.
Recommended areas: Ueno, Yanaka, Akihabara, Daiba, Tokyo Tower, Skytree, Happoen Japanese and Bonsai garden, Tsukiji Outer Market (in the morning)
In Asakusa
You will explore unique aspects of Japanese culture for a short time. In the planned itinerary, you will deepen your understanding of Tokyo and get more information of Japan. If you have already visited some, you can go to different places of your interest.
guide fee, guide's transportation, hotel pick-up in Tokyo area
transportation (you, about 600JPY/ adult), food and drink
I can guide you in Kyoto, Nikko, Hakone if you pay my tranportation fee.
We walk and use public transportation basically. Please wear comfortable shoes.
After you can visit 3 places during four hours, it is possible to extend one or more hours after lunch for your guided tour. One hour, 2000JPY on the spot for a group. Let us discuss the itinerary in advance.
We recently had the pleasure of joining a day trip to Kamakura, guided by the wonderful Yuka. From start to finish, the experience was nothing short of exceptional. Yuka's knowledge, enthusiasm, and genuine passion for Kamakura's rich history and culture made this tour one of the highlights of my trip to Japan. Yuka was incredibly well-organized and punctual. She communicated all the necessary details before the trip, ensuring everyone knew the meeting point, schedule, and what to expect. Her meticulous planning allowed us to make the most of our day without feeling rushed. I recommend Yuka highly enough for a day trip to Kamakura. Her expertise, warmth, and dedication to providing an unforgettable experience made this tour truly special. If you're looking for an enriching and enjoyable way to explore Kamakura, Yuka is the perfect guide. Thank you, Yuka, for an incredible day!!!
Thank you very much for your wonderful comments about Kamakura tour. I'm happy to hear you really enjoyed the day. I hope you'll have good memories about temples with flower gardens, bamboo garden and maccha.
Yuka made our day in Hakone wonderful, and was very informative about the history. It was a great day and made navigating all around the lake very easy and saw areas of the lake we never would have thought to visit on our own.
Thank you, all of your family members, and thank you for warm comments, Alex. Your ideas and thoughts made it perfect. Your uncle's stories were impressive.
Yuka was a wonderful guide and made our first full day very worthwhile. Not only was she able to show us the best things. But she showed us how to purchase train tickets. And even where to go. This was helpful today and for the remaining days on our trip. In addition, she showed us a lot of free places to go such as the metropolitan building. Which is a 45 story observation deck and totally free versus paying a lot of money for the sky tree. Also had a nice view of Shabu Crossing. And took us to a lot of shopping, including the Nintendo one. You will likely be going back to many of these places, thank you for showing us around!
Thank you for nice comments, James. They are helpful for others. I'm happy you enjoyed Tokyo today. It was a quite unique tour. But thanks for your research, we had a good time.
Yuka, thank you so much for the amazing tour in Hakone. Despite the weather, it was a memorable experience. Your flexibility in adjusting the itinerary and your assistance in getting from Gora to Odawara were greatly appreciated. We had a lot of fun on the tour, even with the fog. Your help made a big difference!
Thank you for warm words, Anne. And your understanding the situation there was great, helped me a lot. I'll remember your family.