Tokyo Customized Half-Day Tour — Guide Sam

July, 2024

This is a private guided tour report by Japan Guide Agency (JGA Inc.), a network of 1,000+ government-licensed, English-speaking local guides across all 47 prefectures of Japan.

Tour Itinerary

  • 1. 09:40 Meet up @ The Knot Tokyo Shinjuku
  • 2. 09:50 Travel: Subway (Toei → Tokyo Metro)
  • 3. 10:40 Stay @ Asakusa
  • 4. 11:50 Travel: Subway
  • 5. 12:20 Stay @ Tsukiji
  • 6. 13:00 Lunch @ Tsukiji Sushisei Shinkan
  • 7. 13:55 Travel: Subway
  • 8. 14:05 Disband @ Tokyo Metro Ginza Station

Title: What's a Private Full-Day Tour of Tokyo Like? A Licensed Guide's Report on Asakusa, Tsukiji, and Ginza

The meeting point was at a hotel where the lobby is always crowded, so I was a little concerned, but the guests arrived 20 minutes early, which made everything that followed much easier.

Since the guests said they would leave all the sightseeing spots up to me, I decided to guide them to Asakusa first to avoid the crowds. I had planned to decide whether the next spot would be Meiji Shrine or Tsukiji while talking with them directly, but when I learned that some of the guests loved seafood, I chose Tsukiji. This decision worked out very well. The sushi restaurant I selected for lunch was well received, but at a specialty knife shop where I often guide guests, the guests purchased as many as three knives. It came through clearly that they enjoyed Tsukiji, which made me very happy.

On the way to Asakusa, I transferred to the Ginza Line from Ueno-Okachimachi Station to Ueno-Hirokoji Station so that we could travel underground as much as possible. At the end, I explained how to get back to the hotel from Ginza Station before we parted ways.

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Transportation cost per person

No.TransportationRouteFare
Section 1SubwayToei Subway Tochomae Station～Tokyo Metro Asakusa Station330JPY
Section 2SubwayAsakusa Station～Tsukiji Station210JPY
Section 3SubwayTsukiji Station～Ginza Station180JPY
Total720JPY

Tour Report by Sam

Hi. My name is Masafumi Miyazaki. Please call me “Sam”. I am a government-licensed guide.
I was born in Tokyo and was raised in the suburbs of Tokyo called Tama area. When I was in university, I majored in western dramas, so I am good at playing like an actor.
I like reading, listening to the music, and walking. I belong to several walking clubs, and sometimes I guide the members around Tokyo.
One of my strengths as a guide is that I know well about kombu, Japanese kelps. In December every year, I work at a traditional kombu shop in Tsukiji Fish Market. At that shop, I learned a lot of things related to kombu or other ingredients for washoku. I can explain the different characteristics of them to you.
Also, I am familiar with Japanese flowers and plants. If you stroll around a Japanese garden with me, I am sure you will be able to enjoy beautiful flowers and unique plants in every season.
I look forward to meeting you. Thank you.

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