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 700 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
Diane N.
“Excellent Tour of Tokyo!”
We had a wonderful experience with Toshihiro on our 2 day private tour. He showed us many amazing sites of Tokyo. There is no way we would have been able to manage the subway system and cover the ground and sites we did in 2 days and understand the history on our own. Toshihiro was very flexible in our daily schedule to help adjust with our jetlag, he knew the perfect spots to stop for a coffee break when needed. Even with the soft rain we found the Shinjuki Gyoen Japanese Garden to be beautiful and peaceful with no tourists to distract. Toshihiro has great knowledge of shopping areas and always was willing to please our requests, his English was perfect. Our favorite stop was his secret find of a sushi restaurant in Tsukiji Fish market - it is sushi like no other! Thank you Toshihiro for spending these 2 amazing days with us, we enjoyed your stories and company! Dan and Diane
Toshihiro Y.
Thank you for the splendid tour review with a excellent photo at Imperial Palace, Dan-san and Diane-san. Unfortunately it was slightly rainy on the first day. You have only two full days in Tokyo, so we decided to visit regular touristic spots. Fortunately rain was not so strong at Shinjuku Gyoen Japanese Garden. I am relieved with your comments on the garden as it was beautiful and peaceful. You were very cooperative in spite of jetlag. On the first day, we needed to eat lunch at very local style Japanese restaurant. It was very hard for tourists to eat at such kind of place. But you ate extremely local food without any complaints. Thank you again. On the second day, I was surprised with your great knowledge about Japanese Sushi. Chef of the Sushi restaurant was impressed. It was memorial experience for me during two days. You are now moving to northern parts of Japan. I am sure that you will be able to see beautiful cherry blossoms. Have a nice trip!
Ryan C.
“Excellent Guide To Tokyo’s Must See”
Thank you Yoshi! We had a wonderful time sightseeing around Tokyo! He picked us up at our hotel room and showed us how to take the subway and train to each stunning locations such as Asukasa Kaminarimon, Hie Shrine, Imperial Palace and lunch at the Fish Market! We ended the tour at Shibuya’s famous crosswalk. It was such an amazing experience and we were able to do so much in one day! Thank you very much Toshi.
Toshihiro Y.
Thank you for the marvelous tour review, Ryan-san. Tour was done to visit the popular standard touristic spots for the first time visitors to Japan. I am relieved by your comments as you had a wonderful time sightseeing. Subway and transportation system are complicated. I hope that you are now travelling Tokyo easily by using public transportation. I am sure that you will be impressed with the baseball match in Japan by exciting atmosphere. Please enjoy the rest of the days!
Katherine L.
“Great Tour!”
Toshihiro is excellent guide spoken English well. The weather did not cooperate with us in the beginning. Toshi suggested going to a museum which was wonderful. The rain had let up by this time and we continued on our tour. Toshi took us for some hot ramen and helped us public transportation. Thank you again
Toshihiro Y.
Thank you for the amazing tour review, Katherine-san. Unfortunately it was rainy in the morning. But fortunately there is the most prestigious museum in Japan near your hotel. I suggested the change of the itinerary. You were kind enough to agree to the suggestion. Thank you very much again. I was surprised as you had the deep knowledge on art and culture. I enjoyed walking with you. Please come to Japan again in the near future!
$224/ per group
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