At first, I will take you to Asakusa and Senso-Ji Temple, which is a very popular shopping area for foreign tourists. Then we will take the Sumida river cruising to enjoy the view of Tokyo from different angles. It will take 35 minuets to arrive Hamarikyu Garden where Tokugawa Shoguns enjoyed duck hunting. We walk along Hamarikyu Garden for 30 min.
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel
- I will meet you near the reception. I will show your name on my iPad.
The following is an example of itinerary starting at 9:30AM. It depends on when and where we start our tour.
At your hotel
I will pick you up near the reception.
10:30-11:30 Asakusa and Senso-Ji Temple
Asakusa and Senso-Ji Temple ( Lunch & Shopping ); We will have delicious Japanese lunch at Asakusa and visit Senso-Ji Temple with five story pagoda. Asakusa is one of the most popular shopping areas for souvenirs. Senso-Ji Temple was started in 8th century, which is the most famous temple in Tokyo.(Admission free)
11:40-12:15 Sumida river cruise
Sumida river cruise; The cruise boat goes through many bridges and you can sit on comfortable seats to see the unique view of Tokyo. (Ticket: 1040 JPY per adult, 400 JPY per child under 13)
12:20-13:30 Hamarikyu Garden
Hamarikyu Garden; You can walk along Hamarikyu Garden which is a typical Japanese Garden with ponds and pine trees. Leaders of Tokugawa Shogunate used to enjoy a duck hunting with eagles in this garden. (Admission is included in the cruise fare)
14:00-15:00 Sushi launch
We will have sushi at my favorite place in Tsukiji outer rmarket.
Ending Point
At Tsukiji outer market
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
guide fee
hotel pickup
transportation cost of the guide within Tokyo
transportation cost of you
cruising cost of you and the guide (1040JPY per adult, 400 JPY under 13)
lunch from 3000 JPY
- The tour guide is not available on Monday.
- Please, send a direct message to the tour guide for confirming the availability before booking
Not available on Mondays.
I was born and grew up in Yokohama. I used to work in Tokyo for more than 20 years. I became the National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter in English in 2013. At first, I had attended a volunteer group which provided a tour of the Imperial Palace East Gardens until 2015. I guided more than fifty times in the garden as a volunteer and studied about Japanese history and culture. Based on this experience, I became a tour guide of this online site in 2015.
Since then, I have guided more than 500 tours in Tokyo as well as Yokohama, Kamakura, Hakone, Kyoto, Nikko, etc., while improving my tours. My tours are very flexible and I always do my best to customize them according to the interests of my guests. I studied about the places and will provide you knowledge to appreciate them more deeply than just visiting there by yourself or a member of group tours. I like foods and I know many restaurants which provide typical Japanese lunch with reasonable price without waiting too long. Therefore, I am sure that I can provide you the best tours customized to your interests. It will be my great pleasure to help you to enjoy your stay in Japan. So please be my guest!!
Anthony C.
“Golden Rout Tour with Yuki”
We picked one of the hottest days of the year to tour from Shinjuku to Kyoto on the bullet train. Yuki was an amazing guide very informative and very professional and tried very hard to keep us cool. The fact is we couldn’t have achieved our goals without Yuki’s knowledge and guidance. Highly recommended Yuki as a personal guide.
Yuki K.
Dear Anthony Thank you for writing the review of my Kyoto tour. It was my 88th tour of Kyoto so everything should be going well. It was a hot summer day but we visited Fushimi Shrine with numerous gates, Arashiyama area with Tenryu-ji Temple and Bamboo forest, and the golden pavilion. Please enjoy your stay in Japan. Yuki
Katja W.
“Absolutely amazing tour”
Thank you so much Yuki! Yuki was perfect. He was absolutely amazing and reliable. And even as we had rain on the day of the tour it was the highlight of our trip in Tokyo. Communication was easy and he helped us so much to make the best of the day! He did his very best to organize our day. I texted him in advance that we would like to ride the Shinkansen. He organized everything und met us in time at the hotel lobby. After the train we had the most amazing lunch at Tsukiji fish market! I highly recommend booking Yuki ! Thank you so much!
Yuki K.
Dear Katja, Thank you for your great review of my Tokyo tour. It was a unique tour just taking the Shinkansen to/from Odawara. The view was very impressive when other Shinkansens passing by the station with their full speed. We were lucky to have sushi lunch at my favorite place in Tsukiji without waiting so long. Then we visited Samurai museum at Asakusa. Everything went well even though it was raining. Thank you for taking my tour. Yuki
Lesley B.
“Fantastic first day in Tokyo”
Just finished a lovely day with Yuki and I couldn’t think of a better way for my family to spend our first day in Tokyo. He added local and historical context to make our visit more meaningful. He also pointed out food stops we may have overlooked on our own. Yuki was acommodating of the needs of everyone in the group and answered all my questions beforehand. Highly recommended if you want to get a local view of the city!
Yuki K.
Dear Lesley, Thank you for the nice review of my Tokyo tour. We visited Meiji Shrine and Fukagawa Fudo Temple. You were very lucky to see the water lily and Iris flowers in full bloom at the shrine. The fire ceremony at the temple was very impressive. The rain was not so hard and made our tour more attractive. Thank you for taking my tour. Yuki
$171/ per group