Tokyo Museum and Architecture Tour!
Joined 2023
Did you know that there are over 1,000 art museums in Japan and when you include museums of sorts, the total comes to over 5,700!?
In this tour, I'd like to share insight into the rich, dynamic, and multifaceted world of Japanese museums. I'll select some of my favorite museums and tell their stories while offering an outlook on Japan's museum landscape today.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel
Meeting
Hotel pick up
Meiji Jingu Shrine
Meiji Jingu is one of the most popular shrines in Tokyo and is visited by millions of people every year. The shrine’s daily ceremonies, incredible architecture, and scenic grounds make it a memorable and rejuvenating destination for tourists and Shinto practitioners alike.
Ota Memorial Museum of Art
The Ota Memorial Museum of Art specializes in the genre of Japanese art known as ukiyo-e, which translates to "pictures of the floating world." The art form thrived from the latter part of the 17th century through the 19th century and is often synonymous with woodblock prints. This museum was founded in 1980 after the death of ukiyo-e collector Seizo Ota, whose dying wish was to make his private collection accessible to the public.
Lunch at Omotesando area
I can chose a nice restaurant, so please let me know whatever you want to eat!
Nezu Museum
The Nezu Museum houses an impressive collection of pre-modern Japanese and East Asian art. Carved stone Buddhas, classic calligraphy, ceramic pieces and paper arts vie for attention in carefully curated and continually revolving galleries. Businessman and politician Kaichiro Nezu (1860-1940) was a voracious collector who hoped to share his collection with the public—a mission continued by this museum and foundation.
Tokyo National Museum
The Tokyo National Museum is the oldest and largest of Japan's top-level national museums. It was originally established in 1872 at Yushima Seido Shrine and moved to its current location in Ueno Park a few years later.
The National Museum of Western Art
The National Museum of Western Art was established in April 1959 and was based on the Matsukata Collection focusing on the Impressionist paintings and Auguste Rodin's sculptures previously stored by the French government. The museum's purpose is to provide the public with opportunities to appreciate western art. Since its opening, the museum, as Japan's only national institution devoted to western art, has been involved in exhibitions, art work and document acquisition, research, restoration and conservation, education and the publication of materials related to western art.
End of the tour
Hotel drop off
Ending Point
At your hotel
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
transportation cost of guide
guide lunch
guide admission fee
your transportation cost (approx. 2,000JPY)
lunch (approx. 1,500JPY for each)
your admission fee (it depends on the exhibition, but approx. 5,000JPY for each)
Tour Important Information
We will visit permanent exhibition. But if you want to check special exhibition, I can arrange schedue(content of exhibition is depending on the timing).
Important message from the supplier
Please let me know your schedule. I may adjust my schedule!
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 2023
About Tour Guide Toshiyuki D.
Hello! I’m Toshi from Japan.
In my free time, I enjoy reading, listening to music, dancing and watching Kabuki.
I have a deep interest in cultural exchange and have traveled to several countries, immersing myself in diverse traditions and languages.
I believe that connecting with people from around the world broadens our perspectives and enriches our lives.
I’m glad if I could be your tour guide! Looking forward to making meaningful connections here!
Reviews
Jaime B.
Japanese Local Bar & Izakaya Hopping in Shinjuku or Shibuya
“Shibuya Area Food and Bar Tour”
Toshi was an excellent guide. He was very flexible with regard to what we wanted to experience and customized our tour based on our interests. Moreover, he took us to spots that were frequented more by locals rather then tourists which was much appreciated. His English was fluent and his demeanor was extremely pleasant and welcoming. He also shared valuable tips that allowed us to further enjoy our visit. We would highly recommend Toshi as a guide.
Toshiyuki D.
Hi! Thank you for booking my tour! I appreciate it. We started dinking at a Japanese local restaurant. And we ate Tonkatsu, deep fried pork at a Tonkatsu restaurant. And then we visited local craft beer bar. I’m glad to hear that you and your family enjoyed it! Your curiosity of Japanese culture and food made the tour more enjoyable! Many thanks, Toshi
“Wonderful Tour of Tokyo ”
We messaged Toshi to find out more about what his tour offered and he replied promptly and in great detail. Once we confirmed we would like to book our first tour of Tokyo with Toshi he reached out to me and asked if we had any other questions. Toshi went out of his way to provide us with helpful tips for when we first arrived in Tokyo including how to navigate from the airport to our hotel, sending app details for the IC card to help speed up using transport across Japan and local restaurants for our first night in Tokyo. Toshi met us as our hotel and took us to some really fantastic and interesting areas of Tokyo. We asked that Toshi made it fun for our teen who was travelling with us. We walked around the designer shopping area before arriving at Meiji Jingu Shrine. We had asked to go to the Mipig Cafe which Toshi had booked in advance. We walked through Harajuku Takeshita Street before going to the famous Shibuya crossing and dog statue where we went for lunch in a delicious and reasonably priced traditional Japanese restaurant. After lunch Toshi took us to Imperial Palace where he left us. Toshi was informative, polite, friendly and went out of his way to make our first impressions of Tokyo really fun and special. We had a lovely day and booked another two separate tours with Toshi for when we returned to Tokyo the following week. We highly recommend Toshi and he speaks excellent English and is very knowledgeable and made everything very accessible. Thank you
Toshiyuki D.
Thank you for booking the tour for your first day in Tokyo! Our chat before you arrived in Japan helped me understand better what you intend to do in Tokyo. Mipig Cafe was a surprise to me, even though it was my first time there! The lunch we had at the Japanese restaurant was enjoyable as well. Your family and you experienced a variety of traditional Japanese dishes!
“SUMO Training”
We mentioned to our guide Toshi that we would like to see some SUMO practice whilst we were in Tokyo. Toshi found a stables for us to visit and booked tickets. We met Toshi early in the morning at our local station and we took the subway to the stables. It was an incredible experience and our seats were in the front row. After the SUMO practice Toshi arranged for us to have our photos taken with two of the participants. Toshi travelled back with us to our hotel. A highlight of our trips to Tokyo, thank you
Toshiyuki D.
We watched the morning practice of SUMO on the final day of our tour. Luckily, I was able to get tickets for you, and I'm glad you had a great time watching it. You can definitely boast about this experience! It was obvious that your desire to have fun in Japan made the tour a success! I don't know how to say thank you. I really appreciate it so much! I look forward to meeting you again! Many thanks, Toshi
$273/ per group
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