Shibamata: Beautiful Gardens and Good-Old-Days Downtown
Joined 2019
Shibamata is a small and old downtown with a temple and beautiful Japanese gardens, located in the east end of Tokyo. You will find the nostalgic lifestyle of ordinary people in 1960’s. The town is not stylish nor modern, but full of atmosphere of Japanese traditional neighborhood life.
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
Meeting Point
Pick up at your hotel or anyplace you’d like.
Shibamata
Walk along the street to Shibamata Taishaku-ten temple from the nearest station and see the local sweets and food shops. You can reach the temple in 10 min. The whole area shows the atmosphere of traditional busy downtown in 1960’s.
Taishaku-ten Temple
Taishaku-ten is a temple known for its beautiful Japanese garden and engraved Buddha stories on the outer walls of Taishaku-do inner shrine. The admission is 400 yen per person. You can go-around the garden by walking through the outside corridor with roof.
Yamamoto-tei
Yamamoto-tei, a traditional Japanese-style architecture built in 1920s. It was once used as the residence of the wealthy president of a company. You can see the inside of the house and the beautiful garden through “engawa” (a narrow wooden deck along the edge of a house facing the garden). Admission 100 yen. You can also have tea and sweets in the Japanese style tatami tea room.
Lunch
We can have lunch at a restaurant nearby as you like. There are noodle, tempura rice-bowl restaurants, etc.
End tour at your hotel or anyplace you’d like
You can visit Tokyo Skytree or Asakusa in less than 30 min. I will take you there if you’d like.
Ending Point
At your hotel or anyplace
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 (about 1,500 yen per person), lunch (about 1,500 yen per person) and admission fee for you and guide
Tour Important Information
This is a flexible tour you can change places to visit upon your wish. I will make an itinerary customized for you, so you can fully enjoy the city with your limited time.
This is a private tour, you can change the route according to your interest, condition or the weather during the tour.
In this tour, we will take public transportation and walk a lot so please wear comfortable shoes. If your group has someone who prefers not to walk a lot, please let me know.
And if you have someone with allergies or dietary restrictions, please let me know in advance.
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
Laza K.
“Great introduction to Tokyo”
This was our second tour with Chiaki (after an initial short tour the previous day) and involved Chiaki guiding us to several sights across Tokyo. We had agreed an itinerary beforehand and found the communication process straightforward. On the day itself, Chiaki confirmed our plans for the tour and made suggestions as to additional possible places to include, to suit our interests and practical travel options. Chiaki is an amiable host, full of knowledge and was very willing to adapt the tour to incorporate our interests and to provide a suitable balance of the temples/shrines, gardens, shopping, restaurants/cafes etc. Throughout the day Chiaki provided the right amount of information about the places we visited and about life in Japan. She also offered very helpful information on places to eat, and how to navigate Tokyo’s public transport system. (We each bought a digital Suica travel card before our tour and this proved very useful.) We thoroughly enjoyed our tour and would recommend Chiaki without hesitation.
Chiaki K.
Thank you so much for your wonderful and thoughtful review! It was such a pleasure to guide you and explore Tokyo together for two days. We had warm and beautiful days and I’m really glad to hear that our itinerary worked well and that you enjoyed it! Your kind words and recommendation mean a lot to me. I hope you have a memorable cruise trip to go around Japan. I’m looking forward to seeing you again on April 9 when you come back to Tokyo. I’d love to explore more of the city with you, Toni-san and your friends! Please send my best wishes to Toni-san! Safe travels and thank you again! Arigato!
Laza K.
“Excellent evening tour ”
Our two-hour tour with Chiaki was just what we wanted. It was in the evening of our first day in Tokyo (and our first ever day in Japan) and helped us to familiarise ourselves with the area around our hotel in Shinjuku. Chiaki met us in our hotel lobby at the agreed time and led us to the local points of interest. She is a delightful guide, very knowledgeable and answered all our questions clearly. An excellent start to our visit to Japan.
Chiaki K.
Thank you Laza-san, for your great reviews! Please see my reply for your next review! Arigato!
Margo H.
“Custom Tour in Tokyo ”
I had a fantastic day exploring Tokyo with Chiaki as my guide! From start to finish, she was knowledgeable, kind, and attentive, ensuring that my custom tour was both enjoyable and enriching. One of the highlights was experiencing the burning ritual at the fire temple, which was truly special. I also loved visiting the shrines and learning more about their history and significance. Chiaki made the entire day fun and memorable, and I truly appreciated her insights and warm personality. I’m already looking forward to my next visit to Tokyo and another wonderful day with her. Highly recommend!
Chiaki K.
Dear Margo-san, thank you so much for your kind words! It was truly a pleasure guiding you through Tokyo and sharing some of my favorite places with you. I’m so glad you enjoyed the tour. It was wonderful exploring Tokyo and having fun talk together. Your enthusiasm and curiosity made the day even more enjoyable! I would love to welcome you back to Tokyo whenever you visit again. I hope you and your husband will enjoy the cruise tour and collect more stamps for your Gosyuincyo, then return home safely. Arigato! Please take care!
$113/ per group
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