Tokyo 4hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide | 4 hours

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Tokyo 4hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
2 Adults x $194.73
$389.46
Approx Total
$389.46
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: Japanese, English
  • Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Tokyo
  • Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
  • Customizable Tour of your choice of 2-3 sites from 'What to expect' list
  • Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
  • Private Vehicle
  • You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
  • Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.

Overview

Enjoy an efficient, half-day tour of Tokyo accompanied by a government-licensed and experienced multilingual guide! Your guide will introduce both modern and traditional aspects of this dynamic Japanese capital. Due to the enormous size of Tokyo, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, a one-day tour would probably focus on one small area, which would still leave you in awe at the scale of the city. Tokyo is where you can experience both modern and traditional, and your experienced private guide will help you efficiently enjoy a half day in this dynamic Japanese capital. Let us know what you would like to experience, and we will customize a four-hour tour that's best for you! Note*1: Please select your must-see spots from a list in the tour information to create your customized itinerary. Note*2: National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter certification is issued by the Japanese government requires a good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history.

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Pickup details

This private tour is a walking day tour. A private vehicle is not included. Public transportation or local taxis maybe used to transfer between sites. Exact transportation costs can be discussed with the guide after a reservation is finalized. Please have Japanese Yen on hand for your transportation costs. If ... you wish to arrange for a private vehicle, please contact us directly. All Private vehicles must be booked 5 days in advance. Maximum number of passengers: 7. Read more ā–¼

Itinerary

  • Asakusa

    This tour will allow you to explore Tokyo more efficiently in one day. Meet at your hotel, then move to anywhere you want.

    1 minute

  • Imperial Palace

    This tour will allow you to explore Tokyo more efficiently in one day. Meet at your hotel, then move to anywhere you want. You are not able to visit inside the palace.

    1 minute

  • Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

    Shinjuku Gyoen is one of Tokyo's largest and most popular parks. Located a short walk from Shinjuku Station, the park's spacious lawns, meandering walking paths and tranquil scenery provide a relaxing escape from the busy urban center around it. In spring Shinjuku Gyoen becomes one of the best places in the city to see cherry blossoms.

    1 minute

  • Shibuya Crossing (Pass By)

    This tour will allow you to explore Tokyo more efficiently in one day. Meet at your hotel, then move to anywhere you want.

  • Tsukiji Fish Market

    This tour will allow you to explore Tokyo more efficiently in one day. Meet at your hotel, then move to anywhere you want.

    1 minute

  • Meiji Jingu Shrine

    This tour will allow you to explore Tokyo more efficiently in one day. Meet at your hotel, then move to anywhere you want.

    1 hour

  • Akihabara

    Akihabara (ē§‹č‘‰åŽŸ), also called Akiba after a former local shrine, is a district in central Tokyo that is famous for its many electronics shops. In more recent years, Akihabara has gained recognition as the center of Japan's otaku (diehard fan) culture, and many shops and establishments devoted to anime and manga are now dispersed among the electronic stores in the district. On Sundays, Chuo Dori, the main street through the district, is closed to car traffic from 13:00 to 18:00 (until 17:00 from October through March).

    1 minute

  • Koishikawa Korakuen Garden

    Koishikawa Korakuen (小ēŸ³å·å¾Œę„½åœ’, Koishikawa Kōrakuen) is one of Tokyo's oldest and best Japanese gardens. It was built in the early Edo Period (1600-1867) at the Tokyo residence of the Mito branch of the ruling Tokugawa family. Like its namesake in Okayama, the garden was named Korakuen after a poem encouraging a ruler to enjoy pleasure only after achieving happiness for his people. Koishikawa is the district in which the garden is located in.

    1 minute

  • Hama Rikyu Gardens

    Hama Rikyu (ęµœé›¢å®®, Hama RikyÅ«), is a large, attractive landscape garden in central Tokyo. Located alongside Tokyo Bay, Hama Rikyu features seawater ponds which change level with the tides, and a teahouse on an island where visitors can rest and enjoy the scenery. The traditionally styled garden stands in stark contrast to the skyscrapers of the adjacent Shiodome district.

    1 minute

  • Tokyo National Museum

    The Tokyo National Museum (ę±äŗ¬å›½ē«‹åšē‰©é¤Ø, Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan) is the oldest and largest of Japan's top-level national museums, which also include the Kyoto National Museum, the Nara National Museum and the Kyushu National Museum. It was originally established in 1972 at Yushima Seido Shrine and moved to its current location in Ueno Park a few years later. The Tokyo National Museum features one of the largest and best collections of art and archeological artifacts in Japan, made up of over 110,000 individual items including nearly a hundred national treasures. At any one time, about 4000 different items from the permanent museum collection are on display. In addition, visiting temporary exhibitions are also held regularly. Good English information and audio guides are available.

    1 minute

  • Senso-ji Temple

    Sensoji (ęµ…č‰åÆŗ, Sensōji, also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple) is a Buddhist temple located in Asakusa. It is one of Tokyo's most colorful and popular temples. The legend says that in the year 628, two brothers fished a statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, out of the Sumida River, and even though they put the statue back into the river, it always returned to them. Consequently, Sensoji was built nearby for the goddess of Kannon. The temple was completed in 645, making it Tokyo's oldest temple.

    1 minute

  • Rikugien Garden

    Rikugien (六ē¾©åœ’) is often considered Tokyo's most beautiful Japanese landscape garden alongside Koishikawa Korakuen. Built around 1700 for the 5th Tokugawa Shogun, Rikugien literally means "six poems garden" and reproduces in miniature 88 scenes from famous poems. The garden is a good example of an Edo Period strolling garden and features a large central pond surrounded by manmade hills and forested areas, all connected by a network of trails.

    1 minute

  • Yoyogi Park

    Yoyogi Park (ä»£ć€…ęœØ公園, Yoyogi Kōen) is one of Tokyo's largest city parks, featuring wide lawns, ponds and forested areas. It is a great place for jogging, picnicking and other outdoor activities. Although Yoyogi Park has relatively few cherry trees compared to other sites in Tokyo, it makes for a nice cherry blossom viewing spot in spring. Furthermore, it is known for its ginko tree forest, which turns intensely golden in autumn.

    30 minutes

  • Takeshita Street

    Harajuku (原å®æ) refers to the area around Tokyo's Harajuku Station, which is between Shinjuku and Shibuya on the Yamanote Line. It is the center of Japan's most extreme teenage cultures and fashion styles, but also offers shopping for adults and some historic sights. The focal point of Harajuku's teenage culture is Takeshita Dori (Takeshita Street) and its side streets, which are lined by many trendy shops, fashion boutiques, used clothes stores, crepe stands and fast food outlets geared towards the fashion and trend conscious teens.

    30 minutes

  • Odaiba District

    Odaiba (ćŠå°å “) is a popular shopping and entertainment district on a man made island in Tokyo Bay. It originated as a set of small man made fort islands (daiba literally means "fort"), which were built towards the end of the Edo Period (1603-1868) to protect Tokyo against possible attacks from the sea and specifically in response to the gunboat diplomacy of Commodore Perry. More than a century later, the small islands were joined into larger islands by massive landfills, and Tokyo began a spectacular development project aimed to turn the islands into a futuristic residential and business district during the extravagant 1980s. But development was critically slowed after the burst of the "bubble economy" in the early 1990s, leaving Odaiba nearly vacant.

    30 minutes

  • Shibamata

    Shibamata (ęŸ“åˆ) is a neighborhood on the eastern end of Tokyo, not far from the Edogawa River which is the natural border between Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture. The town retains its old-school charm from yesteryear and is a perfect break away from modern Tokyo. One of the main attractions to see is the Shibamata Taishakuten Temple not far from the station.

    1 minute

  • Nezu

    Having miraculously avoided major damage during world wars and natural disasters, Yanaka and Nezuā€”two of the neighborhoods that make up shitamachi, Tokyo's old downtownā€”retain their last-century charm. You'll find historical sites such as Yanaka Cemetery and Nezu Shrine tucked away among shitamachi's narrow back alleys, traditional wooden houses, izakaya pubs, atmospheric coffee shops and retro stores selling old-style sweets and snacks. Here you can slip back in time to a slower-paced, more genteel Tokyo.

    1 minute

  • Shinjuku Golden Gai (Pass By)

    Golden Gai is said to have started around 1950 when the black market that had arisen in front of Shinjuku Station moved and, in this new area, a number of eating and drinking establishments set up shop. Although Shinjuku has undergone considerable modernization since then, Golden Gai seems to have remained largely unchanged. The alley is narrow and cramped with countless signs advertising the various establishments that line the way. Many of the buildings themselves are made of wood, remnants hanging on from the Showa Era. Most measure only around thirteen square meters (one hundred forty-two square feet). It's a dim, boisterous place filled with the aromatic smoke of grilling meats. Yet despite the nearly endless number of slick new restaurants available in Shinjuku, this little alley continues to draw the attention of foreign tourists. Golden Gai is a popular ā€œun-touristyā€ tourist spot.

  • Tokyo Tower

    The Tokyo Tower is a communications and observation tower in the Shiba-koen district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, built in 1958. At 332.9 meters, it is the second-tallest structure in Japan.

    30 minutes

  • Gotokuji Temple

    Gotokuji Temple, located in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo, is a Buddhist temple that is said to be the birthplace of the maneki-neko, or ā€œluck-inviting cat figurine.ā€ These small statues, which portray a cat sitting up and beckoning with its front paw, have become quite popular all over the world with cat-lovers.

    10 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Tour dates can be changed up to 2 days before the tour. Any tour date change may result in a change of tour guide or tour unavailability.
  • This is a walking tour. Pick up is on foot.

Non Refundable

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If itā€™s canceled because the minimum isnā€™t met, youā€™ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Reviews

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896 reviews

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Showing 1-5 of 844 reviews with 5 stars

Money well spent!

Published on Dec, 2024

We had an amazing time with Toru ! He had extensive knowledge and easily navigated us around the city. We covered a lot in the allocated 4 hours , plus he stayed with us longer to guide us to the 140 year old soba noodle place for lunch ! Would definitely recommend Toru!

My wife and I cannot...

Published on Dec, 2024

My wife and I cannot thank Yoko enough for helping us start our trip with an incredible tour of Tokyo. We had a blast visiting the sites that we really wanted to see, from the Kyu Shiba Rikyu Onshi Garden to eating soba together in an 100+ year old restaurant, and tackling the subway for the first time. She was so informative, helpful, and fun! Yoko even made sure to show us the Howlā€™s Moving Castle Clock next to our hotel in Ginza because she knew we love Studio Ghibli. Her attention to detail and consideration for our interests far exceeded our expectations. Book your tour with Yoko now!

Great way to get a quick Tokyo 'tourist boost' if you have little time

Published on Dec, 2024

Seizo was a great tour guide. He came to pick us up from the hotel, even was a bit early, and was also very flexible, both in the tour preparation as well during the tour. This is a great way to see a bit of Tokyo in a short time frame. What I enjoy most is the historical information plus local context that private tour guides can provide. I wouldn't be honest if I didn't say that it was a shame to spend nearly half of the tour time 'in transit'. Locations are spread across Tokyo, so seems unavoidable but keep it in mind.

Catered tour

Published on Dec, 2024

Mia was so kind, informative, and patient! We loved this walking tour as she catered it to our questions/ requests! Highly recommend!

Tokyo Day Tour with Masami

Published on Dec, 2024

The trip was amazing. Masami was very informative and gave us surprising details on every location and crowned it with a beuatiful lunch of our choosing in the town!

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