Best Memories of Yokohama
Joined 2014
In this tour, you will visit the most impressive places in Yokohama including Sky Garden of Landmark tower, Sankei-En Japanese Garden where you can experience the tea ceremony, and having a delicious lunch at my favorite restaurant. You can choose one place from the options in the itinerary during 15:00 to 16:00.
I was born and grew up in Yokohama and I am sure this tour will become a good memory of your travel in Japan.
Itinerary
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.
At your hotel in Yokohama or Tokyo
I will pick you up near the reception.
11:00-11:30 Sky Garden of Landmark Tower
Sky Garden of Landmark Tower; Observatory at 273m with great view of Yokohama area (Entrance fee 1,000/800/500/200 JPY/person for over 19/18-16/15-7/6-4years old) This building was built in 1993. It has the fastest elevator (750m/min) in Japan.
12:00-13:00 Sankei-En
Sankei-En; A Japanese Garden which used to be a residence of Sankei Hara, who loved Japanese traditional building (Entrance fee 700/200 JPY/person for over 16/under 15 years old). There are many old tea houses in its Japanese garden. You can experience a tea ceremony with 500 JPY if you want.
13:30-14:30 Lunch
Lunch with 1,000-2,000 JPY/person (We can have Japanese lunch at Sankei-En or Chinese lunch at China Town.)
14:30-15:30 Your choice of one option
You can choose one of the following options A to F.
Option A: China Town
China Town; The biggest China Town in Japan. There are so many restaurants and beautiful Chinese Shrines (Shopping & walking).
Option B: Yokohama Bay Cruise
Yokohama Bay Cruise; Cruising about an hour to view the city and the port from the sea (Ticket 2,400JPY/person)
Option C: Cup Noodle Museum
Cup noodle Museum; You can make your own cup noodle (Entrance fee: 500 JPY/adult, Make your own cup noodle fee: 300 JPY)
Option D: Yamashita Park
Yamashita Park; We will walk along the park by the sea with flower gardens.
We can walk to Osanbashi area if we have enough time.
Option E; Silk Museum
Silk Museum; We will visit the Silk Museum, where you can see many unique displays of the production process of silk wears from cocoons of silkworm.
Option F; Red Brick Warehouse
Red Brick Wearhouse; You can enjoy shopping at the many unique shops in the renovated warehouse.
Option G; Old Foreign residences in Yamate area
We will take a taxi to the top of the hill and visit preserved old foreign residences there such as Erismann's Residence, Berrick Hall, and Home of a Diplomat.
At your hotel
End of the tour
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, Pick up
Transportation cost of the guide within Yokohama
Transportation cost of you (Depending on the location of picking up, but about 1,000 JPY within Yokohama)
Transportation cost of the guide outside of Yokohama
Lunch cost of you and the guide
Any other costs of you and the guide described in each place in highlights
Tour Important Information
We will use public transportations during this tour but we can take a taxi if you want.
I can lend you an IC card for easy use of public transportations and help you to charge your deposit in it.
- The tour guide is not available on Mondays and Fridays.
- Please, send a direct message to the tour guide for confirming the availability before booking
Not available on Mondays.
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 2014
About Tour Guide Yuki K.
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!!
Reviews
Celia K.
“Would have not made it without YUKI!”
Almost overwhelming, but in such a good way! Honestly, we would not have made it through the labyrinth of subways, buses, trains, and train stations without Yuki’s expert guidance. It was so satisfying to do Tokyo like a local!
Yuki K.
Dear Celia Thank you for your review just after our tour to Kamakura. I was worried about Marty for his bad knee but he made it at Hesedera temple to walk up many stairs. I tried to make our public transportations easy but they were crowded sometimes. I'll be glad if my tour helps you enjoy traveling Japan. Thank you for taking my tour. Yuki
Carla E.
“A great day in Japan with Yuki! ”
A huge thank you to Yuki for a wonderful day in Japan! He crafted a personalized itinerary, and the tea ceremony workshop was one of the highlights of our trip. Yuki's extensive knowledge and warmth made the experience truly special. His helpfulness and attention to detail ensured a seamless and enjoyable day. We're so grateful to have had Yuki as our guide.
Yuki K.
Dear Carla Thank you for taking your time to write the review of my tour. I enjoyed the tea ceremony and sushi lunch with your family in Asakusa. The cherry blossoms start to bloom now and I hope you can see their full bloom during your stay. Please make the best of your time in Japan. Please give my best regards to your family. Yuki
Janet H.
“Excellent Tokyo tour either Yuki!”
My husband and I had the pleasure of touring with Yuki today. We explored the lovely Imperial Palace East Gardens, the Fukagawa Edo Museum, enjoyed a fabulous sushi lunch, the gorgeous Kiyosumi Gardens, and the Hie Shrine. Yuki was especially knowledgeable about the Imperial Palace East gardens. We asked him many questions all day, and he proved patient and knowledgeable. We learned a lot and would definitely recommend Yuki!
Yuki K.
Dear Janet Thank you very much for writing such a good review of my tour. You are the perfect guests for the historical places we visited today. I'm glad if you like the sushi place I found recently. They serve very good fish from Toyosu, the new whole sale market, moved from Tsukiji. Please enjoy your stay in Japan. Yuki
$200/ per group
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