Tokyo Private Tours

“More Tokyo!”

After the ½ day tour with our guide Kahoko, we took a full day tour. Kahoko met us in our hotel lobby and then we were off to more subway riding! Thank goodness we had Kahoko to tell us what to do on the subways. Went to the Fish Market (Tsukiji outer market) - David thought it was too much shopping… lol. Saw another shrine close to the fish market where they were performing a ceremony. Then we made our way to a lovey park with a tea house (Hamarikyu garden). At the tea house, Kahoko got us cool matcha tea and showed us how to drink it properly. Also had a very cute dessert. In the park I saw a manhole cover with a ginko tree design. (Who would of thought that manhole covers were beautiful!) Then it was off to a Japanese lunch way up high in one of the buildings adjacent to the park. We could look down and see the tea house that we were just at. After lunch, we went to the Meiji Jingu Shrine. It was right beside the subway, but felt like you were isolated from the world. Lots of trees! We saw the end of a big ceremony when we arrived. After we left, we went to Shibuya Crossing and saw the statue of Hachiko (loyal dog). Then we did the scrambled crossing. Lots of people!!! Afterwards Kahoko took use to the Japanese equivalent to a Lowes home improvement store. It was called “Hands”. (We were looking for a roll of painters tape… not a normal thing for a tour - lol). Also saw the close by Jinnan shopping district before heading back to the subway for the ride back to our hotel. Thanks, Kahoko – it was a great day. And David is still using his parasol!

“Amazing Tour”

This was our first tour/experience on the first day of our vacation. What an amazing day with Akira-san! Not only did Akira-san ensure we saw everything on the list but he just added so much to the experience with history, details and little added touches like visiting a family owned fruit stand. Can’t recommend Akira-san enough!

“Lovely introduction to Tokyo”

On our half detour, Kahoko (a very lovely lady) met us in our hotel lobby and took us to the subway station entrance just outside the hotel. There she showed us how to pay for and get on the subway. Very important for traveling in Tokyo! First, she took us to the Imperial Palace east garden for a quick stroll. (we made it quick because it was so hot the day we went.) then we trolled over to the Imperial Gardens Nijubashi bridge . It was majestic. Since it was hot, she held a taxi for us to ride the short distance to the Nakamise shopping street which leads to the Senso-Ji shrine. There she showed us how to cleanse our hands before we walked up to the temple . Then she took us to the Asakusa shrine right beside the temple and explained the difference between temples and shrines. Kahoko also showed us the ginkgo tree behind the shrine- I had actually never seen one! It was a lovely introduction to Tokyo.

Kahoko K.

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Thank you very much for the wonderful review ! I was wondering how your cruise trip was like. Probably it was relaxing and pleasant , wasn't it ? Even though our tours were end of June, it was really hot ! Under that harsh condition, you were cheerful and cooperative to me. Thanks to your tolerance, I had such a lovely time with you. During two days , I was able to learn something new from you. You are planning next trip because you are frequent travelers, probably? I hope you will come back to Japan some day soon. There are more places to visit in Japan. Since then, please take care, and good luck !