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Omotesando Walking Architecture Tour in Tokyo
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Joined 2018
Omotesando is a rare place where famous architects from around the world have competed in architectural design. There are many buildings by Pritzker Prize winners. Omotesando has been a center of fashion. On this tour, You are able to see 19 fascinating buildings in total designed by famous architects from all over the world efficiently. If you like to see architectures, this is the perfect tour for you. You can efficiently walk around to see many nice buildings designed by famous architects.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel lobby in Tokyo
Nezu Museum/ The Jewels of Aoyama/ PRADA AOYAMA/ STELLA McCARTNEY Tokyo Aoyama/ MIU MIU AOYAMA/ and something like that..
☆Buildings to be toured; Building's name / Architect's name☆
1. Nezu Museum* / Kuma Kengo.
2. The Jewels of Aoyama / Mitsui Jun
3. PRADA AOYAMA / Herzog & de Meuron
4. Sunny Hills / Kuma Kengo
5. MIU MIU AOYAMA / Herzog & de Meuron
6.STELLA McCARTNEY Tokyo Aoyama / Takenaka Corporation
7. ONE OMOTESANDO / Kuma Kengo
and many more.
We will vist to see 19 buildings in total!!!
＊We will not go inside the Nezu Museum.
Break up at your hotel or around the end of the tour's area around at 12:00 p.m.
Ending Point
At your hotel or the place of your convenience
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 fee.
・Transportation fee (from your hotel in Tokyo to Omotesando station or Harajuku station. (About 3 USD per person, for you and guide)
Tour Important Information
＊We will not go inside the Nezu Museum due to time constraints of the tour.
(Of coufse, If you would like to go to the museum, you are able to go inside the museum after finishing the tour.)
Important message from the supplier
Please see the calendar for availability.
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 Shinya E.
Hi, I am Shinya, a National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter. I was born in Tokyo and brought up there. I have lived in Tokyo for more than 40 years. Since I am a Tokyoite, I am able to give you precious information about places which are not written on ordinary guide books. I would like to support you to make your trip in Japan much more fun and wonderful! I want to make you smile, surprise and happy throurgh the tour!
One of my favorite things to do is to see architecuture designed by famous architecs, such as Kuma Kengo, and Ando Tadao. I also like to see art works, such as paintings, Ukiyoe woodblock prints, and tea bowls, and something like that.
Lastly, I love tennis very much. I have been playing tennis for more than 40 years! I also love to watch tennis game! I have visited Melbourne in Australia to see the Australinan Open Tennis in 2020 just before Corona Pandemic. I visited New York to see the U.S. Open Tennis last summer in 2023.
Let's enjoy exploring Japan!
I look forward to seeing you in Japan!
Shinya
Reviews
Kerrin C.
“Day tour with Shinya ”
Shinya was a wonderful guide for our first day in Japan. He shared his knowledge and experience of having lived in Tokyo for so many years. The selection of must see places was excellent and all the little in between places fantastic. We could not have seen all this by ourselves and Shinya was great company.
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Shinya E.
Dear Kerrin. Thank you so much for the review! I am so happy that you, your husband, and your son enjoyed my tour!! We were lucky to have a pleasant day with beautiful weather. I hope we can meet again in Japan someday. Shinya
Jacob V.
“Lovely way to get introduced to Japan”
We booked 4 hr walking tour with Shinya. Met us promptly at our hotel. Walked to station and help us orient with train system . Enjoyed the visit to peaceful shrine follwed bustling shopping area. Shared us with useful which came handy, esp able to bypass long line at the cherry blossoms parks using our welcome suica card.
Shinya E.
Dear Jacob, Thank you so much for writing a review for me!! I am very glad to hear that you enjoyed the customized 4 hour-walking tour. I also enjoyed talking with you and your wife. Thnak you. Please have a nice trip in Japan!! Bonvoyage!! I am looking forward to seeing you again someday in the future. Best regards, Shinya P.S. I really like your cool hat. (laugh)
Stefanie W.
“Enjoyable tour with very personable guide”
We enjoyed our tour with Shinya very much - he was flexible with the starting time, so we got to enjoy the Christmas lights. Shinya gathered a lot of information on the buildings he pointed out to us and even gave us a printed information pack he built on all the stops on the tour. We also chatted about topics not architecture related.
Shinya E.
Hi Stefanie, Thank you so much for your review. Yes. I also enjoyed myself and had a very good time to talk with you. Thank you! I am very glad to hear that you were happy to see my printed information. Please enjoy your trip in Japan. I hope to see you again in Japan in the near future. Shinya
$122/ per group
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