First we visit the outer market of Tsukiji where you will find variety of fish and many delicious Sushi restaurants. Then we take a walk to Hamarikyu Gardens where used to be the family garden of the Tokugawa Shogun ( the Samurai miritaly government in the 17th century )and it is now oasis in urban center. Then we take a waterbus to Asakusa where Sensoji, the oldest temple in Tokyo located.
Hotel you are staying (within 23 words of Tokyo ) or Tukiji Station or Tsukiji shijo Station
We will meet at your hotel (within 23 wards of Tokyo) or Tsukiji Station or Tsukiji Shijo Staition.
Tsukiji Market was the largest fish wholesale market in the world. Although Tsukiji inner market was moved to Toyosu, Tsukiji outer market is still running its operations and attracting not only professional buyers but also lots of visitors. Tsukiji Outer Market has manly sushi bars and shops dealing with fresh seafood, vegetables, fruits and so on. You can buy, sample some of them and enjoy the bustling atmosphere.
Walk to Hamarikyu Garden. In Hama-rikyu gardens, you can find representative garden of Edo period with a tidal pond, two duck hunting sites and tea houses. You can also enjoy powdered green tea and Japanese sweets (additional charge).
Walk to Waters Takeshiba and take a water bus. Viewing Tokyo from a waterbus in the Sumida River across several unique bridges can be enjoyable.
In Asakusa, you can visit the Sensoji Temple, Five-story pagoda and Nakamise, where the atmosphere of Edo period (about 400years ago) has still remained.
Tour ends at Asakusa
Asakusa
guide fee
Transportaion fee (you and guide) waterbus fee from Waters Takeshiba to Asakusa 700 yen for an adult, entrance fee for Hama-rikyu Gardens (300 yen per person), breakfast, lunch, green tea and Japanese sweet in Hama-rikyu Gardens (850 yen)
Waterbus dose not operate on Manday. Also, if the weather is bad, the waterbus may not operate, In that case, we will take a subway from Shinbashi to Asakusa.
In Hama-rikyu gardens, you can find representative garden of Edo period with a tidal pond, two duck hunting sites and tea houses. You can also enjoy powdered green tea and Japanese sweets (additional charge).
I mainly guid around Tokyo. I can't sometimes guide other places than Tokyo. If you contact me ealier, I may be able to guide you other places than Tokyo.
“2 memorable Days with Fumiko!”
Fumiko guided us for 2 days in Tokyo and Hakone. If we were staying longer in Tokyo, I would have hired her again for sure! Fumiko is very experienced and professional and is the most organized guide I have met. She had flow charts detailing the time it takes from site to site with public transportation. It was quite complicated taking trains/trams/cable car etc to arrive at Hakone.. but Fumiko managed it flawlessly. She worked very hard to make sure we are comfortable and showed us many beautiful and interesting places in both days explaining the significance of the places to us. She was very kind and showed concerns for my brother who has difficulty walking. We had 2 fantastic days with Fumiko!
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(32 reviews)Dear Widdy, Thank you very much for your wondeful review. I am really happy to receive such a fantastic review. I also enjoyed two days talking and traveling with you. I will never forget the tour with you. Please take care and I hope to see you again sometime in the future. Best regards, Fumiko
“Excellent tour guide! ”
Fumiko was very friendly, very organized and very punctual. She had great knowledge of the Tokyo subway system and had wonderful suggestions for the best cherry blossoms viewing and various must see attractions like the outer fish market and museums. In addition she suggested great restaurants. We highly recommend her!
Fumiko I.
(32 reviews)Dear Isabel, Thank you very much for your wondeful review. I am very glad that you enjoyed the tour. I also had a very good time with you and your members. We were so lucky that wel coulld see beautiful cherry blossoms in full bloom. I hope you will enjoy the rest of stay in Japan. Best regards, Fumiko
“Fumiko took us on a personalid tour that suited our particulare interests.”
Fuiko prepared a specialised tour for us. Sheanswered within 24 hours or sooner all of the questions we asked and at the end of many chats it was finalised. She also gave us a lot of advice on transport options saving us money. On the day of the trip she took us to a wonderful restaurant where mainly locals eat. Great food and very inexpensive. Due to certain circumstances we were not ready to start at the scheduled time. In fact we started an hour late. Fumiko was very understanding and ended the tour an hour late so we got to see everything as planned. Highly recommended. Mike Tagg. South Africa
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(32 reviews)Dear Mike, Thank you very much for the wonderful review‼️ I am very glad to hear that you really enjoyed the tour including the restaurant. l also had a good time talking with you & your wife.Please stay healthy and have a fantastic Christmas & happy New year. Best regards, FUMIKO