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Nikko Private Tour - You can have a complete vegan lunch if you would like to.
You can have a complete vegan lunch if you would like to.
Nikko Private Tour - Rinnonji Temple
Rinnonji Temple
Nikko Private Tour - Nikko Toshogu Shrine
Nikko Toshogu Shrine

SUMMER SPECIAL: Kegon Falls, Toshogu & Rinouji Temple etc.

Day Trip
Nikko Tour Guide - Yoko T.

Joined 2017

Yoko T.
4.84 / 5
(155 reviews)
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Nikko
Japanese (Native), English
10 hours
Private tour (only you and Yoko T.)
Up to 8 people

Nikko, which has been acknowledged as World Heritage in 1999, has temples and shrines with awesome sculptures and Kegon Falls are awesome!


We will ride a Tobu Limited Express train for approximately two hours from the west side of Tokyo area to visit there.


You can enjoy Yuba (tofu skin), which is one of the local specialities, buckwheat noodles or curry and rice etc. as lunch.

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

08:30 AM

Meeting Point

At JR Nippori Station/ Tobu Asakusa Station or other station (unless you choose the hotel meetup option)

Kegon Falls (Elevators: Adult ¥550, Elementary School Student ¥330)

Shinkyo Bridge ( You can cross the bridge, if you pay ¥300, Sr. High School Student ¥200, Jr. High & Elementary School Student ¥100)

Rinnoji Temple (Sanbutsudo&Daiyuin Set Ticket: Adult ¥900, Elementary School &Jr. High School Student ¥400)

Toushogu Shrine (Adult/Sr. High School Student ¥1300, Elementary&Jr. High School Student¥450)

Option: Kanaya Samurai House:1st Cottage for Westerners (Adult ¥400, Children under 12 years old ¥200)

Ending Point

At your hotel or the places you prefer to during the tour

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This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.

Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

Guiding fee, The guide's Admission fee

What‘s not included

Transportation fare (You and guide: From Tokyo to Tobu Nikko, round trip is approximately¥6000, Lake Chuzenji Bus Pass ¥2300 )


meals, snacks, beverages,


Admission Fee (please check the highlights for the fee)

Tour Important Information

ONLY during JULY, AUGUST and up to September 14.


To check the Limited Express vacancy, please contact me TWO or THREE DAYS IN ADVANCE of the touring date, preferably a week in advance.


Sometimes it is difficult to get seats on the bus to Lake Chuzenji (Kegon Falls), so smaller group is preferable.

We will take the Tobu Limited Express which leaves 9:00 from Asakusa/ 9:12 from Kitasenju, which gets to Tobu Nikko at 10:54, so please be punctual.

Or maybe you can opt for the JR Tobu Limited Express if you're staying close to Shinjuku.

I will check the train timetables and suggest which station to meet you based on where your hotel is.


We will walk a lot, so please wear walking shoes like sneakers.

There is no way of avoiding stairs. The Accessibility of the World Heritage is extremely low.

Nikko is cooler than Tokyo.


The temples and shrines close at 17:00 from April 1.


If you don't want to walk so much and you don't want to visit all the spots in the highlights, please feel free to send a message or tell me the day we meet. Or if you can get up earlier and want to cover more sites, please let me know in your message. I will be flexible based on your requests.

Cancellation Policy

  • Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
  • 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
  • No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Nikko Tour Guide - Yoko T.

Joined 2017

Yoko T.
4.84 / 5
(155 reviews)
Identity Verified
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About Tour Guide Yoko T.

Hi, I'm Yoko, a National License Tour Guide&International Kikisake-shi.

I speak with an American accent, 'cause I lived in Seattle, Washington for six years in my childhood(3-9 years old). My tours might be better with people who LOVE TO WALK, have STAMINA and keen to learn about the culture.


Now I live within a walking distance from Ueno Park, Tokyo, so I see a lot of International tourists walking around in my neighborhood every day.

(PLEASE CHECK EACH TOUR. The expenses are spelled out, too.)


"Tokyo is larger than we thought and the transportations are so complicated," Swedish guys told me. I'm here to help you. I know well about Tokyo, Yokohama, Yamanashi etc. and I travel most of the parts of Japan.

I would appreciate if you could see more sightseeing spots with me as your guide and enjoy your stay.


I love to answer your questions, even though I became nearly breathless when I was with American guests, a family of three, curiously asking me questions after questions:-)

I appreciated their interest in Japan very much.


I also go mountain trekking for nearly thirty years. I've been to the summit of Mt. Fuji and Mt. Kitadake three times. Talking about Mt. Takao, maybe more than fifty times.

I hope we can enjoy the beautiful view together.


I'm looking forward to seeing you soon and having a good time together.

Hope to hearing from you soon.

Reviews

8 hours in Kamakura from Yokohama

First off, being met by a guide, at the hotel is always a plus. If you like guides who are up front, matter of fact, and who knows the area she is offering a tour for, Yoko is a great choice. If you like face to face sharing of historical information attached to the many temples and shrines in Kamakura, Yoko is a great choice. If you want to have a personalized tour taking into account your own tour goals, interests, and lunch preference, Yoko is a great choice. There certainly was a lot of walking. Yoko was upfront about the tour in her narrative, and kept to her word of covering the “must see” things but also took us deeper into Kamakura neighborhoods to explore the “off the beaten path temples/shrines/sites. It is not a hike for those without stamina. Nor one for. those who may be sensitive to the heat of Japan’s July. Despite the challenge is weather and terrain (balanced by my own limits of physicality) Yoko gave us ample time to rest in the shade, use the facilities, have a drink or snack, or peruse an AC chilled store, all the while also being sure we covered as much as we could in the 8 hour shared experience. Yoko provided a first time run through experience that was both informative and intriguing…enough so that my 17 year old son was attentive, and excited he was able to enjoy Kamakura the way we all did. Japan can be very busy, especially at the transit stations, so I would suggest you keep up with your guide, don’t feel rushed just stay close because they are trying to get you somewhere in the time given. If you are looking for a leisurely stroll without a time based march through the day, then don’t choose this tour. There is lots of steps to take (literally) to cover the terrain that Yoko would like to show. It was a ethno-cultural day of temples and shrines, and that was a lot to take in. We got what we expected to get, and hopefully enough confidence to return on our own some time in the future.

Pat T.

Yoko T.

Thank you so much for the detailed review, Patrice san. It was a tremendously Atsui day so Otsukare-sama-deshita. I always adjust the Kamakura tour based on the level of physical strength of the guests. Some elderly in the group couldn't do stairs and some weren't interested in the shopping streets at all. I was happy that the four of you could walk a lot but sorry I didn't notice you had troubles with your shoes until the very last minute when we came back to Yokohama. You were so energetic that I failed to sense that and I enjoyed talking with you and your family. There is so much to see in Kamakura that maybe you didn't have enough time but we took time at Komachi Street too. I was glad that you enjoyed the lunch and liked Shirasu, baby sardines, that not many people could appreciate. Somehow we could come back to your hotel neighborhood slightly before being mobbed with the rush hour crowds. Please tell Dylan that the store Mugiwara is at Shibuya Magnet just in case he forgot it 'cause he wasn't jotting down but maybe he remembers anyway. I hope you enjoy the rest of your stay and cruises. Have fun, please!!

Tokyo tour with a pro

Loved the time we spent with Yoko in Tokyo. We had planned for a trip to Mt Fuji initially, but as the weather was very unfavourable, Yoko offered to show us around some of the most interesting sites in the city. She knows Tokyo inside out, spoke perfect English, and was very pleasant company all throughout. I ended up regretting that I did not book more days with her, but I am thankful for the one I had. Otsukaresama deshita.

Dinu B.

Yoko T.

I really appreciate your great review. I had so much fun with you, your wife Ioana and your friends. I was deeply amazed with your group reading SHOGUN and the numbers of Japanese movies you saw before you came to Japan. I still believe Mount Fuji is the most beautiful in February. I will dream of you coming back with your daughter some day. I hope you have a nice flight back tomorrow. Arigato gozaimashita!! Thank you again for the wonderful time. See you!!

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