Efficient One Day Tokyo Tour
Joined 2018
Efficiently visiting various popular sightseeing spots in central Tokyo like Buddhism temple, Shinto shrine, palace, park, market and entertainment district by using public transportation. Schedule of this tour is flexible. Below itinerary is a standard sample. It is possible to change the place to visit by requests of tourists.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel
Hotel pick up
Meet at the front desk area of your hotel
Hie Shrine
Shinto shrine with red Torii gates tunnel at the central Tokyo
Imperial Palace: Nijubashi area (Double Bridge)
Old Tokyo castle during Samurai time more than 150 years ago
Tsukiji: Honganji Temple and Fish & local food Market
Retail area of Fish & local food Market
Lunch (your favorite dish)
Sushi is recommended if you like it
Ueno Park: Large public park located in central Tokyo
Statue of Saigo, Kiyomizu Kannondo, etc.
Asakusa: Down town area with an atmosphere of the traditional Tokyo
Kaminarimon, Nakamise Street and Sensoji Temple
Shibuya: Modern area like Times Square in New York
Crazy Crossing and Faithful dog Hachiko statue
End of the tour
Ending Point
At your hotel
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee, hotel pick-up in Tokyo 23-ward area
transportation fee (you and guide), drink, lunch, dinner
Tour Important Information
In this tour, public transportation like Tokyo Metro subway lines is used. Transfer to next spot is mostly a single line subway ride without transit. Time loss by transportation is minimized.
If your hotel is accessible from Tokyo Metro subway station, total transportation fee on this tour is only 600 JPY per person by using 24 hours ticket. No entrance fee is required for all the destinations in case of the standard itinerary.
At every spot, we need to walk from the nearby subway station. Some stations don't have an elevator nor an escalator. We need to walk up or down a stairway.
Places to visit and time schedule are flexibly adjustable by your requests.
Important message from the supplier
If your hotel is located in 23 wards of Tokyo, pick-up fee to the hotel is free.
Tours are basically done by using public transportation like trains and subways.
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
Joined 2018
About Tour Guide Toshihiro Y.
Hello. Thank you for your interest in Japan. I am a tour guide living in central Tokyo area. My hobby is travel, taking photos, watching sports, etc. I have visited more than thirty countries on business or vacation. While I was in overseas countries, I encountered a lot of troubles. But many people at my travel destination kindly helped me and I could do what I wanted to do. To do something in return for their kindness, I became a tour guide.
As a guide, I have offered tours for more than hundreds of tourists all over the world. Each tourist has the different style of sightseeing. Through experience, I have got better skills to arrange the tour flexibly.
Your stay in Japan must be very important moment. I would like to show you unique aspects of Japan. It is possible to create a customized tour for you to meet your requests. Please tell me what kind of sightseeing you would like to enjoy. Feel free to contact me.
Reviews
“Great, informative tour”
Our family of 5 had a great day with Toshi. We visited many sites in Tokyo that, without his expert guidance, would have taken us days to find. Toshi was very knowledgeable and patient, he ensured that he included areas we would all enjoy and he took care to find out where we had been so we didn’t revisit these sites. His expert navigation of the metro was incredible! We had been a little nervous to try sushi independently, so we enjoyed the opportunity to share lunch with Toshi at a restaurant in the fish market.
Toshihiro Y.
Thank you for the splendid tour review, Kirsty-san. Your family members are all excellent person and have good sense for Japanese culture. I enjoyed guiding Tokyo. You clearly informed me of what kind of tour you would like to do. It was easy to arrange the itinerary. You have nice challenging spirits for trying Japanese food. I was happy to walk in Tokyo with you. It was something like that I introduced Tokyo for my old friends. I know you are still in Japan. Enjoy the rest of the days for your memorial journey.
“Toshihiro’s THE BEST!”
Toshihiro gave us an amazing first day impression of Tokyo. His present day and historical knowledge of Tokyo is phenomenal. He showed us the most essential sites, gave us the background history and knew exactly where to take the best photos! I will call upon him again the next time I am in Tokyo. He is an asset to go with guide.
Toshihiro Y.
Thank you for the marvelous tour review with excellent photos, Dana-san. I am glad to hear that you have an amazing impression of Tokyo on the first day. You must have got the terrible jet lag, but you were cheerful. I was surprised as you walked around Shibuya by yourselves after the regular tour. I am sure that you recover from jet lag now. Please enjoy the rest of days in Japan.
“Tokyo Tour”
We recently spent 2 wonderful days with Toshi-san on our first trip to Japan and he was amazing. A couple of the group were carrying injuries into the trip and Toshi went out of his way to ensure the pace was OK, checked regularly whether we needed breaks, and hunted down seats for us on the packed trains and subways. He checked the weather in advance and suggested changes to our itineraries to allow for forecasted rain, and helped us book our shinkansen tickets to Kyoto so we didn't have to do this on our own. He was extremely knowledgeable about all of the cultural sites we visited (Shinjuku Gyoen Gardens, Imperial Palace, Senso-ji Temple) and vary patient with us as we indulged in things that may have been a bit boring for him (animal cafes, gaming stores in Akihabara, shopping in Harajuku and Shibuya). His english was good and his friendly and helpful nature meant it was like hanging out with a friend or relative rather than a tour guide. The train and subway systems in Tokyo are a bit of a nightmare for first time visitors so we are eternally grateful to Toshi for helping us get around so efficiently. If you are visiting Tokyo and need a guide, look no further. Toshi is the compete package! Arigato gozaimasu for making our first trip to Japan so special Toshi-san. We really enjoyed our time with you and hope you enjoyed the small treat from NZ. Steve, Michele and Liam Armstrong
Toshihiro Y.
Thank you for the amazing tour review, Steve-san. You had informed me of your injuries, but you could walk well. I was relieved. I took brief breaks sometimes, but it didn't affect the tour. During two days of the tour, one day was in clear weather, but the other day was rainy. Itinerary was changed so that we could do the tour of Japanese garden, Imperial palace and observation deck of the high tower on the clear sky day. On rainy day, we did in-house events like shopping of animation goods and going in animal house. We needed to ride longer distance of public transportation each day, but you were cooperative. Usually when tourists visit animal cafes or animal houses, I am required to wait outside. But when you visited an otter house, you also purchased my ticket and invited me to go inside with your family. You treated me as a member of your family. I really enjoyed guiding you Tokyo as if I walked with my old acquaintances. You created friendly atmosphere during the tour. Thank you very much again. I believe that you understand Japanese culture and tradition well. Please come to Japan again in the near future. I would like to show you beautiful cherry blossoms in late March or early April.
$205/ per group
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