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Tokyo Private Tour - Let's get started on your one-day trip to Tokyo with me.
Let's get started on your one-day trip to Tokyo with me.
Tokyo Private Tour - Tokyo station, the gateway to central Tokyo.
Tokyo station, the gateway to central Tokyo.
Tokyo Private Tour - Otemachi, the most hectic business center in Japan.
Otemachi, the most hectic business center in Japan.
Tokyo Private Tour - The east garden of the Imperial Palace.
The east garden of the Imperial Palace.
Tokyo Private Tour - Five storied pagodas in Sensoji-temple.
Five storied pagodas in Sensoji-temple.
Tokyo Private Tour - Tokyo Cruise on the Sumida River
Tokyo Cruise on the Sumida River
Tokyo Private Tour - Tenpura for lunch in Asakusa
Tenpura for lunch in Asakusa
Tokyo Private Tour - From Haneda airport to Hamamatuchou
From Haneda airport to Hamamatuchou
Tokyo Private Tour - Subway station in Tokyo
Subway station in Tokyo

One day trip in Tokyo

Highlights
Tokyo Tour Guide - Naoya U.

Joined 2020

Naoya U.
5.00 / 5
(25 reviews)
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Tokyo
English
8 hours
Private tour (only you and Naoya U.)
Up to 5 people

All the must-visit places in Tokyo

We will visit the places of interest in Tokyo. Our tour starts from the Tokyo Station, the gateway to Tokyo, the capital of Japan. And then we walk to the Imperial Palace. Then Asakusa (by subway). We will have lunch in Asakusa. Traditional tempura may welcome you. After lunch, we stroll around Sensoji Temple and then take a water bus to go to Hamarikyu Gardens. The last but not the least destination is Ginza. Ginza is the most prestigious shopping area.

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

08:30 AM

Meeting Point

At your hotel

09:00 AM

Hamarikyu Gardens

This is one of the valuable “Daimyo gardens” of Japan.

You will see one of the symbolic sceneries in Tokyo in which “the tradition” and “the modern” co-exist.

11:00 AM

Water Bus (Hinode pier to Asakusa ) Cruise on Sumida River

Take a water bus to go to Asakusa.

Sumida river is famous for its fireworks in July.

12:20 PM

Asakusa   12:30 Lunch (Tempura or others)

Asakusa retains the atmosphere of the old townscape of Tokyo. And Nakamise-Dori has many traditional crafts and Japanese sweets shops in front of Sensoji Temple. We will have lunch in Asakusa. Traditional tempura may welcome you.


02:00 PM

Tokyo Station

Tokyo Station, the gateway to Tokyo, the capital of Japan. In 1903, the design of Tokyo Station was entrusted to Tatsuno Kingo, who had studied architecture in England.

02:30 PM

Otemachi

The west area of the Tokyo Station is called Otemachi, in which there were a lot of the Daimyo mansions, which is now the most hectic business center in Tokyo.

03:00 PM

Imperial Palace

The East Garden of the Imperial Palace

04:30 PM

End of the tour

At your hotel

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

What‘s included

Guide fee

hotel pick-up (only inside the metropolitan area of Tokyo)

What‘s not included

Guests are responsible for all expenses related to the tour, including the guide's transportation, meals, and entrance fees.

If the guide prepays for train seat reservations, express fees, etc., upon prior reservation, the guide will inform you of the total amount to be charged after the reservation is confirmed. The guide will give you an invoice on the tour day, and you must pay that amount directly to the guide in Japanese Yen.


the transportation fee of about ¥1500-2000 per person 

lunch less than ¥2,000

admission fee if needed

Hamarikyu ¥300

 Water bus ¥ 1,400

Tour Important Information

■ Travel insurance is not included in our tours. I recommend you take out your travel insurance in case of an unexpected accident, loss, or damage to others' property.


■ Our tours can be customized according to your needs and preferences.


Checkpoints during the tour

1. Tokyo Station

One of the historic monuments represented the modernization of Japan. The station was refurbished in 2012.

2. Otemachi

Otemachi is a business center with skyscrapers. There are many bank head offices and large corporate headquarters.

3. The East Garden of the Imperial Palace

This place used to be the location of “Honmaru (the main enclosure of a castle)”,” Ninomaru” and “Sannomaru”. After 1963, this area was open to the public.

4. Asakusa

Sensoji Temple is the oldest temple in Tokyo. There are many shops selling souvenirs and Japanese sweets. There is a five-storied pagoda and Nitenmon Gate.

5. Lunch Tempura

Tempura is a typical Japanese food; it is seafood or vegetables covered in batter fried in oil. Shrimp tempura is very popular.

6. River Cruise

Comfortable boat operation on the Sumida River from Asakusa to Hamarikyu. We can enjoy views of the Tokyo metropolis from the water.

7. Hamarikyu Gardens

This garden was originally the seaside gardens of Shogun’s coastal residence. You will be a Shogun and relax in this garden.

8. Ginza

Ginza is a place where you can see scenes from history, where culture and traditional styles converge with the latest fashion trends and art.

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
Tokyo Tour Guide - Naoya U.

Joined 2020

Naoya U.
5.00 / 5
(25 reviews)
Identity Verified
Interview-Based Quality Checks

About Tour Guide Naoya U.

My Name is Naoya.

I was born in Tokyo in 1952.

After my graduation from Keio University, I joined a Japanese bank.

Mainly I was assigned international business and stayed in London for three years.

At the age of 52, I moved to a Japanese manufacturer company and had worked for 11 years.

As a personnel manager, I engaged in hiring Indian graduates.

Then for two years, I went to Tashkent in Uzbekistan as a JICA senior volunteer.

I taught "corporate finance" at Tashkent Financial Institute in English.

I got the guide license in 2017, After I came back to Tokyo, I am working as a volunteer guide,

especially in Shinjuku.


I hope to create special and deep tours in which tourists are interested but by now they were not

able to gain access to.

For example; Visit to various Universities, Visit to narrow streets in Tokyo, Visit to feel Edo (Now and Then)


My hobby is playing the guitar. I hope we are in peace through music.

I am also interested in Art, History and cooking.

My major subject is economics and finance.




Reviews

2 fantastic days in Tokyo!

Our group of 9 (2 families - 4 adults, 2 teens, 3 kids) had a fantastic time in Tokyo under the guidance of Mr. Nao. He made great recommendations and guided us through the trains with ease to see the sites we were interested in. At Tsukiji market he pointed us to the best places, including a far less touristy place to grab lunch that was higher quality and less expensive than the stalls we enjoyed checking out earlier. We highly recommend working with Nao to plan your perfect time in the Tokyo area.

Jennifer S.

Naoya U.

Hi, Jennifer Thank you for the very good and appreciated evaluation. It was a bit difficult because of the rain, but it was a fun day. I'm delighted that everyone enjoyed it. The children also had fun. The National Museum is large and the exhibits last for a long time, so there was a lot to see, and it was quite tiring. If we had had time, we could have visited the attached garden, but the weather was bad, so we couldn't. Please come back again to Japan and enjoy another side of Japanese culture. Thank you for this time. See you again. Regards, Naoya USUDA

Amazing Guide and great tour

Today is our 7th day with Naoya, he is our best guide ever! We have been on many tours and can honestly tell you we highly recommend him. Today we went to Hakone but had to cut our tour a bit short because we had an early shinkansen to get to kyoto. We had just enough time for an amazing lunch at Pola Museum and then tour this amazing museum. A tiny bit of shopping for us and then off on our shinkansen to our next destination. Naoya personalized each day to what we wanted, gave us great advice and was so informative about all aspects of Japanese life. I don't usually write reviews but I have every tour with Naoya because he is such a gem.

Samantha F.

Naoya U.

Hi, Samantha It was our last day together, but it seems you were satisfied. Thank you for your nice comment. I cut our plans short because you were heading to Kyoto, but I think it was good because the weather was unpredictable. The heavy rain and thunder will be a memorable experience. The Pola Museum of Art's program starting today was Van Gogh. Did you learn about the relationship between the Impressionists and Japanese Ukiyo-e? It seems you were satisfied with the lunch. Please visit Japan again, and I look forward to seeing you. I hope you enjoy the rest of your trip in Japan. Thank you. Naoya Usuda

Amazing tour with amazing guide

Another incredible day with Naoya. He took us to a very old shrine and planned it so we were able to witness an incredible moving ceremony with drums, monks, fire and chants. We were able to take part in a purification ceremony, it was wonderful to experience something so different. We briefly wandered around to different shops and bought candy from a store that has been in multiple generations. A highlight was an incredible lunch at a very authentic Japanese restaurant that was very small and we tried some local cuisine. Then we went to the Edo museum which was very informative and interesting. We loved this tour and it was very interesting! Definitely book with Naoya. He tries to personalize every tour we have taken with him!!!!!!

Samantha F.

Naoya U.

Thank you Samantha for your wonderful comment. Today I visited the Fukagawa area. The goma prayer at Fukagawa Fudo was a valuable experience. The approach to the shrine lined with long-established shops has a nostalgic charm. Today's lunch was Fukagawa Meshi. It is soul food eaten by fishermen during the Edo period. How did you like the clams? After that, I traveled back in time and visited the streets of Edo. Edo was a city where everything was recycled. It seems that sushi used to be big. Thank you for a fun day. Naoya Usuda

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