Tokyo Customized Half-Day Tour — Guide Matt

October, 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. Not affiliated with the Japan Guide Association.

Tour Itinerary

• 0850 Meet at Royal Park Haneda. Decided to head to Asakusa. In the car, talked about a wide range of topics including the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration.
• There was an inquiry about buses that go around various places, so we also talked about SKY HOP and HATO BUS.
• Around 1000, arrived in Asakusa. Toured Sensoji Temple thoroughly. Since we would also be going to the Kyoto area in the future, they asked fairly carefully about general information regarding shrines and temples.
• 1110 Headed toward the Imperial Palace. I had been thinking of the Toei Asakusa Line, but since they seemed interested in the SKYHOP and HATO buses, we headed to Tokyo Station to check the bus information and then go to the Imperial Palace.
• 1130 At Tokyo Station's Marunouchi South Exit Dome, while I was explaining Gyoko-dori Avenue, the rain became heavy. Amid conversations about switching to guiding through underground passages and underground malls, they strongly expressed a desire to ride a course where they could sit on a bus rather than walk in the rain, so we stopped by the Hato Bus sales office right in front. A one-hour course was just about to depart, and they asked me to ride along and provide explanations. They said they disliked the earphone system, and insisted, so I accompanied them. (Paid by the guest.) As a result, they were greatly pleased.
• 1300 Returned to Tokyo Station. Since it was still raining and they had gotten wet, they decided to return to the hotel, so I decided to accompany them to Shinagawa Station. We parted at the Keikyu Line ticket gate at Shinagawa Station. (1330)

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