Tokyo 6hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide

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Enjoy an efficient, one-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 full day in this dynamic Japanese capital. Let us know what you would like to experience, and we will customize a six-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: The 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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1. Asakusa
This tour will allow you to explore Tokyo more efficiently in one day. Meet at your hotel, then move to anywhere you want. You can visite 3 to 4 spots in 6 hours, please choose the places you like to visit from below lists and customize your tour with your guide!
2. 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 Imperial Palace.
3. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Adults 500 (Group discount 400) Seniors (65 and over) 250　※Valid ID required. Please purchase a ticket at a staffed counter. Students 250 ※Valid Student ID required. Please purchase a ticket at a staffed counter. Children (junior high school students /15 and under) FREE
4. Shibuya Crossing
This tour will allow you to explore Tokyo more efficiently in one day. Meet at your hotel, then move to anywhere you want.
5. Tsukiji Fish Market
Explore the old fish market in Tokyo!
6. Meiji Jingu Shrine
Meiji Shrine (明治神宮, Meiji Jingū) is a shrine dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his consort, Empress Shoken. Located just beside the JR Yamanote Line's busy Harajuku Station, Meiji Shrine and the adjacent Yoyogi Park make up a large forested area within the densely built-up city. The spacious shrine grounds offer walking paths that are great for a relaxing stroll. The shrine was completed and dedicated to the Emperor Meiji and the Empress Shoken in 1920, eight years after the passing of the emperor and six years after the passing of the empress. The shrine was destroyed during the Second World War but was rebuilt shortly thereafter.
7. Akihabara
Akihabara (秋葉原), 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).
8. Koishikawa Korakuen Garden
Koishikawa Korakuen (小石川後楽園, 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.
9. Hama Rikyu Gardens
Hama Rikyu (浜離宮, Hama Rikyū), 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.
10. Tokyo National Museum
The Tokyo National Museum (東京国立博物館, 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.
11. Senso-ji Temple
Sensoji (浅草寺, 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.
12. Rikugien Garden
Rikugien (六義園) 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.
13. Yoyogi Park
Yoyogi Park (代々木公園, 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.
14. Takeshita Street
Harajuku (原宿) 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.
15. Odaiba District
Odaiba (お台場) 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.
16. Shibamata
Shibamata (柴又) 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.
17. Nezu
Having miraculously avoided major damage during world wars and natural disasters, Yanaka and Nezu—two of the neighborhoods that make up shitamachi, Tokyo's old downtown—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.
18. Shinjuku Golden Gai
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 “un-touristy” tourist spot.
19. Tokyo Tower
The retro cute version of Tokyo Sky tree! This vermillion tower has been a symbol of Tokyo for a generation and can be seen in the background of many famous animes!

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Posted By : lorrainen444
My friend and I wanted to see gardens while we were in Tokyo for the day. Our tour guide Yoshi chose three beautiful and unique gardens to show us (Shinjuku Gyoen, Koishikawa Korakuen & Rikugien). He also took us to a wonderful traditional restaurant for lunch. We enjoyed the day very much and taking the trains to these places was a real educational and fun experience. Yoshi also told us about the Japanese culture and taught us some of their alphabet characters!
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Posted On : 2024-04-26 03:28:19

Posted By : Donna F
Even though this is a bit late, I would like to say that our Tour Guide, Taka, was exceptional. Our activities were very specific to our goals related to shopping for Japanese gifts, going back in Japanese history, and relating the tour to our ancestry. We ate with the locals, went on very specific shopping walks for dried foods to bring back home, and learned more history than in my past six visits to Tokyo. A government licensed guide is a knowledgeable and invaluable part of any tour. I’ve toured all over the world, but I have never met a tour guide who put so much care in the details of individualizing our activities. Like I said, this tour company and guide were exceptional.
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Posted On : 2024-04-25 19:41:25

Posted By : Jflores007
We had a great experience on our tour with Teizo Tsuruyama! He was very organized and efficient. We had a lot on our itinerary and he went above an beyond to ensure we had a great trip and kept us on schedule. I greatly appreciated him researching where to find the little erasers after they were not at the store I originally thought they would be at. He was very kind. I highly recommend touring with Teizo!
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Posted On : 2024-04-25 16:45:09

Posted By : Jacqueline_F
I had a great experience on our tour with Teizo Tsuruyama! He was very organized and efficient. He went above an beyond to ensure we had a great trip. I greatly appreciated him researching where to find the little erasers after they were not at the store I originally thought they would be at. I highly recommend touring with Teizo!
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Posted On : 2024-04-25 16:28:12

Posted By : CGGINGER
Kris was brilliant he worked out a whole itinerary for us , took us through it to make sure we were happy with the amount of travelling and then gave us a great insight into Tokyos treasures
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Posted On : 2024-04-25 07:11:58

Posted By : aldohako
Shoko was such a nice guide, she was very thorough and detail oriented. She told us so much information on all the places we visited. She was well informed on history and so many other facts about the temples we visited. Really really nice guide!
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Posted On : 2024-04-25 03:51:28

Posted By : alexVarel
An excellent tour full of impressions and learnings of Tokyo and the Japanese culture. Our guide Tatsu was perfect organized and open to answer every question or request. I very recommend this kind of private tour.
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Posted On : 2024-04-24 22:14:30

Posted By : Jeremiah_D
We enjoyed the senso ji temple and the fish market the most. Masa was great. We had a flight to catch that afternoon and he was very mindful of that.
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Posted On : 2024-04-24 20:09:34

Posted By : karinapW3242BQ
Kris is an exceptional tour guide! He took us on an unforgettable journey through Tokyo, showcasing both popular attractions and hidden local gems. His expertise, enthusiasm, and warm personality made our experience truly amazing. We felt immersed in the culture and history of Japan, thanks to Kris's insightful commentary and thoughtful guidance. We highly recommend him to anyone seeking an authentic and memorable adventure in Tokyo. 11/10 is a well-deserved rating - Kris exceeded our expectations in every way! Arigatou gozaimasu, Kris!
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Posted On : 2024-04-24 17:52:54

Posted By : Patty R
We had an excellent day with our guide touring several of Kyoto’s national treasures. Our guide was very thorough and spent extra time with us
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Posted On : 2024-04-22 23:55:35