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Lost in Shinjuku Sanchome and Kabukicho! Tour
Joined 2019
Shinjuku is always the exciting city and have many faces. We visit the beautiful Shinjuku Gyoen garden, a sophisticated department store, a historical shrine, narrow back streets of bars and pubs and famous nightclub streets.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel in Tokyo
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
It has a large and beautiful Japanese garden, two Western-style gardens and a green house. You can enjoy the changing scenery of the four seasons in the middle of the busy big city. Admission ¥500.
Isetan Department Store
The food floor of the department store is a unique place where you can find a variety of delicious Japanese and international food.
Hanazono-Jinja Shrine
The magnificent Shrine is dedicated to the god of entertainment and has mysterious Golden-Gai streets just behind it.
Golden-Gai
It is a small area composed of a network of six narrow alleys, connected by even narrower passageways. Over 200 tiny shanty-style bars and clubs are squeezed into this old looking streets.
Kabukicho
The area is famous as one of the busiest entertainment district in Japan.
Omoide Yokocho (Corner of Memory)
The area used to be a black market after the Second World War and now you will find many small and old stalls of yakitori, ramen and casual Japanese food along a narrow street.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Observatory
The observatory is located on the 45th floor of the Government Building. you can enjoy a wonderful bird’s view of Tokyo skyscrapers for free. When the weather is nice and the air is clear, you may be able to see beautiful Mt. Fuji.
Ending Point
Any place you’d like
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, Guide’s transportation fee
Your transportation fee, Lunch for you and guide, Admission fee (Shinjuku Gyoen, 500 yen per person)
Tour Important Information
You will see many aspects of Japanese people's real life. Shinjuku Gyoten Garden gives you an idea of beautiful traditional Japanese garden. The food floor of the department store is a unique place where you can find a variety of delicious Japanese and international food. The magnificent Hanazono Shrine has mysterious Golden-Gai streets just behind it, and Kabukicho is famous as one of the busiest entertainment district in Japan.
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is a large park. If you don't like to walk long, please let me know.
The garden is usually (but not always) closed on Mondays.
Important message from the supplier
If you stay in the central area of Tokyo or Chiba, I will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel or anyplace you like.
We will take public transportation and walk a lot so please wear comfortable shoes.
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 2019
About Tour Guide Chiaki K.
Welcome to Japan! My name is Chiaki. I’m a government licensed guide interpreter, a wife and mother of two grown-up children. I’ve been living in Tokyo for 30 years so I know the area well.
If you don’t want to miss popular “must see” places, wish to eat a variety of Japanese popular and delicious food, have particular interest in Japanese theatrical arts, architectures, gardens, tea ceremony and “kawaii” characters, or are tired of tourist spots and like to see the real life of people in Japan, I can help you.
My goal is to help you to make your stay in Japan as memorable and fulfilling as possible. If I can serve you to make your special trip more special, it will be my pleasure.
Reviews
“Tokyo tour”
Went on a tour of Tokyo with our lovely guide Chiaki. Chiaki was an absolute delight! *prompt - Chiaki arrived at our hotel ahead of meeting time *courteous - so kind, so polite *helpful - willing to arrange our day to best suit our compressed timeline, find the perfect lunch spot, and plan our return to our hotel later without her via subway by providing a map and a post -it note with detailed train and transfer information *knowledgeable - whether questions about the city, the trains, or historical/cultural questions, Chiaki cheerfully shared her knowledge
Chiaki K.
(90 reviews)Hi Rick, thank you so much for your wonderful words! You must be writing this review in the Shinkansen. It was a hot and humid day today so you must be tired. Thank you for your taking time to post it. I spent a lovely day with you and your beautiful family. I hope you enjoy your days in Kyoto and safely go back home. Please visit Japan again with your son and stay longer. Send my best wishes to Barbara and Victoria! Thank you again!
“Getting to know Tokyo”
Our 6 hour-tour with Shiaki was exactly what we wanted. Customized to our every need and requirement. A job well done
Chiaki K.
(90 reviews)Thank you Evert, for your review! I sent my reply on the message site so please see it.
“Wonderful Shopping Day in Tokyo”
We met Chiaki in our hotel lobby and reviewed our plans- we had initially booked a tour of the fish market but decided to shop for gifts instead since it was our last day in Japan. Chiaki was kind, flexible and accommodating. She planned the most efficient route given our priorities and we set off- she is very knowledgeable about the entire Tokyo transit system and we wished we had met her earlier in our trip! She suggested extra stops along the way that had authentic items such as paper goods and local foods. She helped us find a specific item and facilitated the tricky process to secure a tax free purchase at a department store. She kept it real by ensuring we were mostly on time and had the opportunity to end our tour in a park to unwind a bit. We highly recommend Chiaki!!
Chiaki K.
(90 reviews)Thank you Jami-san, for your fascinating review! Because I heard from you, now I know you and Anne didn’t lose your way to the hotel, didn’t miss your flight and safely got back home. I’m glad to know that. I can imagine you are very tired and even so, you took time to post such a fantastic comment! Thank you so much. We spent a wonderful time together, finding that we followed the same Nakasendo trail and found beauty in the same little stone statue! Please come back to Tokyo in the chestnut season again to enjoy Japanese sweets. Please say hello to Anne! Thank you again and take care!
