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Lost in Shinjuku Sanchome and Kabukicho! Tour
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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
Connie C.
“Best Day in Tokyo”
I had the best day in Tokyo with Chiaki. We toured Shinjuku and Shibuya and she was able to show me so much. Everything I wanted to see in those areas she made possible, I know I would have only seen a forth of what we saw if I was trying to do it on my own. She knew the best train routes and the best walking areas to get us through these crowded areas. I highly recommend Chiaki if you are coming to Tokyo!
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Chiaki K.
Dear Connie, thank you so much for your wonderful review! I’m so happy to hear that you had the best day in Tokyo with me. Even it was a rainy day, we enjoyed exploring Shinjuku and Shibuya. Eating Taiyaki at the rooftop garden is the good memory for me. I hope you enjoy the cruise trip and others you are planning in next year and take home many wonderful memories! Thank you again for your kind words and take care!
Elise V.
“Chiaki is the best! ”
Chiaki is amazing, we highly recommend her. Chiaki did a custom tour for our family: grandparents, myself and my children. We asked her to help us navigate the Tokyo trains, see Pokemon, Tokyo Skytree, Tsukiji fish market, and a Buddhist fire ritual. She delivered! She even taught us how to collect stamps at the subway stations. She was considerate of our entire group and ages (from 7 to 70), we learned so much and we're so happy we started our trip to Japan with her.
Chiaki K.
Thank you Elise, for your wonderful review! I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed your first day in Japan with me. It was my pleasure that I spent the beautiful day with such a nice family like you. Theo and Elliot are cheerful and well behaved children and your parents are very friendly. I’m glad to hear that everyone enjoyed the day! Thank you again for your kind words and recommendation. I hope the rest of your trip will be filled with wonderful family memories! Arigato!
Lyndsay S.
“Beautiful first day in Tokyo with Chiaki.”
We were a group of 6 and we booked our first day in Tokyo with Chiaki and we had a lovely day. Chiaki was warm, interesting and flexible to our needs. She helped us navigate our way on the trains and took us to some beautiful shrines and temples explaining along the way and answering our many questions. Nothing was too much trouble for her. We would highly recommend booking Chiaki for a tour. Shes a gem.
Chiaki K.
Thank you Lyndsay for your lovely review! It was such a pleasure spending your first day in Tokyo with all of you. Girls are full of curiosity and enthusiasm, and boys are so funny! I feel very fortunate to have met such a lovely group and to have been part of your Tokyo adventure. Thank you again for your kind words and recommendation, including “she’s a gem”! I hope the rest of your time in Japan will be filled with wonderful memories!
$120/ per group
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