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.
At your hotel
Meet at the front desk area of your hotel
Shinto shrine with red Torii gates tunnel at the central Tokyo
Old Tokyo castle during Samurai time more than 150 years ago
Retail area of Fish & local food Market
Sushi is recommended if you like it
Statue of Saigo, Kiyomizu Kannondo, etc.
Kaminarimon, Nakamise Street and Sensoji Temple
Crazy Crossing and Faithful dog Hachiko statue
At your hotel
guide fee, hotel pick-up in Tokyo 23-ward area
transportation fee (you and guide), drink, lunch, dinner
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.
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.
“Excellent Tokyo introduction!”
We were a group of 4 on our first day in Tokyo. We had an excellent experience with Toshihiro. He met us at our hotel and away we went. Not only did we see interesting sights, but more importantly he taught us lots of “fun facts” that we would never have discovered for ourselves. As one example, visiting a Shinto shrine we learned about the architecture and the different rituals and how each differ between Shinto and Buddhist shrines. I felt sad for tourists who had no guide and so missed the significance and meaning of what they were seeing. Importantly, Toshihiro kept his explanations short and on point — no long lectures, just interesting context and facts. He was a delight and all of us had a great time, seeing so many different Tokyo sights that we could never have managed to see on our own in one day. We highly recommend Toshihiro.
Toshihiro Y.
(263 reviews)Thank you for the excellent tour review, Seth-san. All members in your group are friendly and enthusiastic for learning Japanese culture. I enjoyed conversation with you. History of Shinto and Buddhist is very complicated. As you mentioned, my explanation was short and only on point. Probably you felt that something was contradicted and ambiguous, but you were generous and understood the essence instantly. I felt that you know the history of various parts in the world well. In the Shinto shrine we visited, one tourist in another group asked you "How did you find a tour guide?" after listening our conversation. And you answered "We found a guide in the web site called GoWithGuide". It was a big help for the all tour guides in this site. I think that one tour guide gets a job owing to your promotion activity. I know you are still in Japan for almost three weeks. Have a nice trip!
“Excellent guide”
Toshi was great. Extremely knowledgeable and easy to understand. Highly recommended. Suggest that comfortable shoes are worn!
Toshihiro Y.
(263 reviews)Thank you for the marvelous tour review, Sheila-san. It was a clear sky day, we walked a quite long distance under cherry blossoms. Thank you for the good advice for the future tourists of this itinerary.
“First class Guide Highly Recommend”
My husband and I spent 2 days with Toshihiro San. We would never have seen what we did without him. His knowledge of the underground system is second to none and he was most considerate in making sure we were following him and getting us seats on the trains. He also has excellent knowledge of the city and we enjoyed his stories. Thank you for 2 wonderful days in Tokyo .
Toshihiro Y.
(263 reviews)Thank you for the amazing tour review, Irene-san. The first day was a strong rainy day. We needed to change the itinerary. But you accepted my suggestion without any complaint. You were very cooperative. Thank you very much again. I enjoyed conversation with you, especially about the difference of royal family between your country and Japan. I know you are still in Japan for a few more days. Please enjoy the rest of the days in Japan.