Tokyo Exploration 4 hours or more
Joined 2022
This tour is suitable for busy guests who have limited time for sightseeing in Tokyo and for guests who like to know details of histories and precise explanations of places and buildings. The planned itinerary includes historical, famous and beautiful places so that you will have unforgettable experiences.
It is possible to extend more hours after one hour break.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
In the lobby of your hotel
- In the lobby where you can sit down for waiting, near the concierge.
Meiji Shrine, Harajuku
Meiji Shrine is the most famous historical Shinto shrine in Tokyo. Walking through the forest with a solemn atmosphere in the precinct, you see Sake barrels, huge Torii gates and other cultural structures. In front of the main hall you learn how people pray.
After the visit of Meiji Shrine, you are shown Takeshita Street with food and reasonable cloth shops and Omotesando Street with brand shops and restaurants in Harajuku, and you find the way to Shibuya so you can come back to enjoy shopping by yourselves in your leisure time.
Imperial Palace East Garden
This is a typical Japanese garden with good-shaped pine trees pruned severel times a year and flowers in the season. When entering an old gate, you see stone walls and feel the atmosphere of Samurai time because this is the former Edo Castle site. The East Garden is open on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. On Monday and Friday, you are brought to Nijubashi double bridge and pine-tree covered outer garden of Imperial Palace.
Sensoji Temple
Sensoji Temple was originally built in 628 and flourished in Edo Samurai period (1603-1868). You walk through Nakamise Street leading to the main hall that is always busy and excited with about 100 food and souvenir shops. At the entrance of the street, you see "Kaminarimon" or thunder gate and learn its cultural and historical aspects.
Asakusa
You end the tour at Senso-ji Temple and enjoy strolling around in Asakusa area by yourselves.
Your guide provide information about the way to your hotel. If you want to come back to your hotel by 1:00pm, please consult with your guide.
You can go on your extended tour. See below.
Lunch, Extended tour
To extend your tour, we take one-hour free time for lunch. You can have an assistance of your guide for finding a good restaurant or join her lunch.
When you'd like to skip your lunch, you have one-hour free time, and you start your guided tour at 2:00pm.
Extended tour
You can choose to go anywhere you like. Your guide arrange the tour for you.
Recommended areas: Shibuya, Shinjuku,
Akihabara, Odaiba, Tokyo Tower, Skytree, Tokyo Tower, Tsukiji Outer Market, Shimokitazawa
Ending Point
In Asakusa
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, guide's transportation, hotel pick-up in Tokyo area
your transportation: about 600JPY/adult,
your entrance (according to the itinerary no fees this day)
your food and drink
extra guide fee: 3000JPY/hour/group
Tour Important Information
We walk and use public transportation basically. Please wear comfortable shoes.
After you can visit 3 places during four hours, it is possible to extend more hours after one hour break. For extra guiding, 3000JPY per hour per group should be paid to your guide on the spot. Let us discuss the itinerary in advance.
Important message from the supplier
I can guide you in Kyoto, Nikko, Hakone if you pay my tranportation fee.
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 2022
About Tour Guide Yuka S.
Hi, I'm Yuka. Welcome to Japan. As a national-licensed guide for about 20 years, I have visited lots of sightseeing places. I'm interested in history, nature, art, music, architecture. I'd like to take you to wonderful places such as old temples and shrines, modern cities, and beautiful areas in Japan. Please feel free to contact me and consult me about your planning itinerary and food restriction. Your interest will give you incredible experiences.
Reviews
Kathryn S.
“Thank you ”
Hi Yuka, Thank you for a fantastic day, we thoroughly enjoyed our time with you and you were very professional and informative.
Yuka S.
Thank you for your comment. I'm happy to hear you had a good day. My allergy sometimes depressed me though I tried best. I appreciate kindness of you two.
Margo H.
“Odawara Tour ”
We had a great experience working with Yuka to arrange a custom tour from Tokyo to Odawara Castle. She was incredibly helpful in organizing all the details, including our bullet train ride, making the entire process smoothly. The tour itself was fantastic! We learned so much about the history of Odawara Castle and truly enjoyed exploring the Samurai Museum, where we saw fascinating displays of samurai armor. It was a well-planned and enjoyable tour, and we appreciate Yuka’s effort in making it such a great experience. Thank you, Yuka!
Yuka S.
Thank you for your good comments. I enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Odawara Castle and views from the top of donjon with you. I'm happy to talk with you two and you had an experience of the bullet train ride.
Julie P.
“Hakone Tour with Yuka ”
We really enjoyed our day with Yuka exploring Hakone’s highlights. Yuka was delightful to speak to, was very knowledgeable about the sights and did a great job of planning out the day so that we could see as much as possible in a short period. Highly recommend!
Yuka S.
Thank you for your joining Hakone tour and nice comments. I had a good time with your beautiful children, your family. We had limited time and it was cloudy. It was amazing to see most of Mt. Fuji!
$170/ per group
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Exploring Hakone
Hakone is one of the famous popular hot spring resorts in Japan, that is not far from Tokyo. You enjoy Hakone's beautiful nature including Lake Ashi, valleys and mountains. For your extended tour, it is possible to soak yourselves and relax in a natural hot spring bath "Onsen." It's convenient and efficient to take the Ashi cruise, ropeway, cable car, mountain train and bus with Hakone one-day Pass (5000JPY).
One-day Excursion to Mt. Fuji Area (from Tokyo)
Mt. Fuji, Five Lakes and Oshino Hakkai are registered as UNESCO's World Heritage sites. In this tour, you can be relaxed in the beautiful nature in Fuji area, enjoy views from Lake Kawaguchi, and take pictures of Mt. Fuji and the red pagoda together at Asakura Sengen Shrine. The view of Mt. Fuji is fantastic if the weather permits.
Exploring temples and Shrine in Kamakura
Kamakura is adorable with a lot of old temples and shrines. You can enjoy seeing old structures, gardens, flowers every season and strolling around the town in the countryside. It is located west of Tokyo and accessible by train only for 40 minutes. You can learn Japanese cultural aspects a lot there.
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