Private tour as-you-like in Central Tokyo

Omotesando is a beautiful avenue lined with zelkova trees on both sides that provides a relaxing atmosphere. It is also lined with refined shops including high-end brand shops, cafés, as well as all sorts of restaurants. It's popular to enjoy walking in the Minami Aoyama district to Roppongi! (1.5km form Omotesando to The National Art Center in Roppongi)

-The Nezu Museum in Aoyama: popular among foreigners not only for its collection but also its amazing garden.

-The National Art Center in Roppongi: designed by the famous architect, Kisho Kurokawa. The restaurant and café in this building are also fantastic!

Well known for good restaurants and long-established department stores. Basement floors of those departmentsstores are full of beautiful sweets, food and prepared dishes, which have captured the eyes and hearts of many foreign tourists.

Kabukiza and Tukiji Fish Market is nearby.

-KABUKIZA : You can enjoy watching just one act of Kabuki play there by buying the same day ticket.

I'd like t to take you to the best shop in the market where you can eat amazing tuna and other fish. It should be the best tuna you'll ever eat in your life!

Of course, you can find anything related to food from fresh fish, meats, fruit, vegetables, and dried foods to knives and kitchenware. Tsukiji is also a famous gourmet spot.

-Tokyo Metropolitan Government building: One of Tokyo's landmarks with free observatories on the 45th floor popular among foreign tourists

-Omoide-yokocho / Golden-gai: narrow alleys lined with tiny bars and shops that offer something to go with sake like yakitori, and more

-huge electronics stores such as Yamada Denki, Bic Camera, and Yodobashi Camera, which offer plenty of equipment such as PCs and electrical home appliances

-must-spot for girls' anime fan. Otome-street is lined with anime-related shops, especially girls' anime

-Sunshine Aquarium: first rooftop aquarium in Japan based on the concept of “an oasis in the sky”

-J-WORLD-TOKYO: indoor theme park full of animated cartoons from popular comic book “Jump” such as “One piece” “Dragon ball” and “Naruto”

-Nanjatown: indoor theme park that provides everything from amusement to food all at once, which is popular with groups as well as couples

You can fully enjoy the color of Tokyo from the different angle along the Sumida River toward Tokyo Bay and see many types of bridges spanning the river during an hour cruise.

Popular among both adults and kids. There are also several kids' places such as the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, an indoor amusement park along with fancy several attractive malls for adults.

-Ueno Park: designated in 1873 as the first park in Japan. In the huge grounds are a museum complex, zoo, and Toshogu Shrine, which was built in 1627 upon request by Tokugwa Ieyasu in his will.

-Ameyoko (short for Ameya-yokocho) is famous for its extremely cheap seasonal goods and other wares such as cosmetics, shoes, sporting goods, leather jackets and jeans.

Old town with several popular coffee shops, temples and shrines, and the famous Kiyosumi-garden, which is one of the greatest masterpieces in Japanese-style gardens in Tokyo.

-Taishakuten Temple may not be so widely known to foreign tourist, but it’s been popular among Japanese people because the temple and the approach lined with many long-established shops used to be a set of the movie titled ‘Tora-san’, which has been loved by the Japanese for many years. The carvings attached to the walls of the temple is absolutely overwhelming. You can enjoy the temple house as well as its beautiful garden.

-Yamamoto House: If you'd like to see a traditional Japanese house, it's absolutely a good choice. You can enter the house taking off your shoes, and even enjoy sweets with green tea.

-Tokyo Staion: completed in 1914, designated Important Cultural Property, was restored to its original form in 2012.

Recently, many eateries and popular sweets shops have opened their branches in Tokyo station building.

-Imperial Palace: The Edo Castle, formerly the Tokugawa Family’s residence, became the Imperial Palace as the Emperor moved to Tokyo from the Kyoto Imperial Palace after the Meiji Restoration.

- KITTE: a commercial facility run by Japan Post. You can enjoy shops that let you experience Japanese craftsmanship as well as restaurants that serve delicious food from across Japan.

The center of electric, comic, card game shops, maid cafes, and anime products. The shop filled with many toy vending machine selling capsule toys called “Gasha-pon” is also popular along with the instant photo booth, Pri-Kura.

-Kanda Myojin Shrine: supposedly built in 730, which is dedicated to Taira no Masakado. The vermilion-lacquered main hall is spectacular. It’s also a sanctuary for anime fans now because of the scene of a popular anime “Love Live”. Adjacent to the Akihabara district, you can find omikuji sold in a capsule toy style.

Located in Harajuku, Shibuya, it’s popular among foreign tourists. The 'Well of Kiyomasa' in this garden has become famous as a so-called power spot. Pure water has been welling up for more than 400 years.

It must be amazing to walk in the beautiful man-made forest in the middle of city.

Situated near Tokyo Tower, Zojoji Temple is the chief temple of the Jodo-Buddhist sect. It had a deep connection to the Tokugawa Shogunate family. Just behind the temple is Toyo Tower. The beautiful combination of Zojo-ji Temple and Tokyo Tower is really photogenic!

It's called ‘o-Ise-sama in Tokyo’, this shrine is especially popular among young women who want to encounter their future husband. You can get a pretty charm on which flowers or Hello Kitty is embroidered.

If you are interested in shrines, please visit my blog, "Visiting Tokyo ten shrines"