Tokyo Full-Day Private Custom Tour with a Licensed Guide

Overview

A private walking day in Tokyo with a government-licensed English-speaking guide. Japan Guide Agency supplies it. Only your group goes. You choose the sights, and the guide arranges the logistics. The usual day is about 6 hours, with 3 to 4 sights. A 4-hour day covers 2 to 3 sights. An 8-hour day covers 4 to 6 sights.

You meet the guide on foot in a designated area of Tokyo. The meeting area is inside the city. Narita Airport is outside that area. Between sights you use public transportation or a local taxi. Bring yen for those fares. Ask Theresa if you want the private-vehicle booking, up to 7 travelers, or the bus booking, up to 15 travelers.

The guide's entry is covered for the sights on this list. At the gardens and museums marked below, you pay admission. Lunch is yours to arrange with the guide. The day is offered in English, and the listing also offers one other language. Tokyo is also where the sample Japan tour begins, and the Mt Fuji day leaves from Shinjuku.

• Mobile ticket
• Confirmation at the time of booking, if the date is open
• Wheelchair accessible
• Strollers are allowed
• Service animals are allowed
• Near public transportation
• Transportation and walking surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Most travelers can participate
• A date change is open up to 2 days before the tour. The guide may change, or the new date may be unavailable
• Cancel at least 24 hours before the start for a full refund, in local time

Itinerary

You do not visit every stop. On the 6-hour day you pick 3 to 4 from the list. The guide sets the order and the pace. Times below are the lengths on the listing. Shibuya Crossing is a pass-by on the Shinjuku Gyoen stop.

Asakusa and Senso-ji

Asakusa, about 1 hour, with admission free. Senso-ji Temple, about 5 minutes, with admission free.

Imperial Palace

About 30 minutes at the Imperial Palace, with admission free.

Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Harajuku

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, about 5 minutes. You pay admission. Shibuya Crossing is a pass-by on that stop. Shinjuku Golden Gai, about 5 minutes, with admission free. Meiji Jingu Shrine, about 5 minutes, with admission free. Yoyogi Park, about 30 minutes, with admission free. Takeshita Street, about 30 minutes, with admission free.

Markets and neighborhoods

Tsukiji Fish Market, about 30 minutes, with admission free. Akihabara, about 5 minutes, with admission free. Odaiba, about 5 minutes, with admission free. Nezu, about 5 minutes, with admission free. Shibamata, about 5 minutes, with admission free. Gotokuji Temple, about 10 minutes, with admission free.

Gardens, the museum, and Tokyo Tower

You pay admission at these stops. Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, about 5 minutes. Hamarikyu Gardens, about 5 minutes. Rikugien Garden, about 30 minutes. Tokyo National Museum, about 5 minutes. Ueno Park, about 5 minutes. Tokyo Tower, about 1 minute on the listing.