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
- 3/22
- 10:35 Meet at hotel
- 10:45 ~11:45 Sensoji Temple, shopping
- Walking through Nakamise in a wheelchair is difficult
- 12:00~13:30 The guests themselves go up to 450m8.
- 13:45 Hamburg restaurant, but had to wait a very long time.
- 14:10 Took out the hamburg
- Departed Skytree
- Car passed through Ginza and Nijubashi
- 14:40~15:30 Imperial Palace, East Gardens
- They wanted to enter the East Gardens.
- Travel by car
- 16:10~16:50 Meiji Shrine
- 17:00 Arrived in front of Shibuya Parco
- 17:10 Guided them to the 6th floor of Parco, in front of Nintendo.
- Gave greetings and thanks, and completed the service.
Title: What Is a Private 6-Hour Tokyo Tour Like? A Licensed Guide's Report on Sensoji, Skytree, and Shibuya
The tour required a great deal of care and attention. We visited the Nakamise shopping street at Sensoji Temple and Tokyo Skytree, both of which were crowded, partly because it was a weekend. I was relieved to have finished the tour safely. Some of the guests took turns pushing the wheelchair, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Although the tour ran over the scheduled time, both the driver and I said there would be no additional charge for the extension, and we added the Imperial Palace, a place the guests wished to see. In exchange, the guests understood that our time at Skytree and Meiji Shrine would be a little shorter.
That said, covering four locations in a 6-hour sightseeing tour with a wheelchair was quite challenging. The photo was taken in front of the Nintendo store on the 6th floor of Shibuya Parco at the end of the tour. The itinerary was completed as the guests had wished.
I understand their overall itinerary includes skiing in Niseko, then Tokyo, Mount Fuji, Kyoto, Nara, and back to Tokyo.
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I am a National Licensed Tour Guide Interpreter, Yumiko Komatsu. Nick name is coco.
I have started this guide job since 2014. I live in Tokyo, but I was born in Matsumoto. I guided many places throughout Japan, from Hokkaido to Okinawa. I guided and am interested in Japanese Art, pop culture, Manga, Japanese landscape, Japanese history, culture, religions and Japanese custom. In Tokyo there are a lot of things you need to visit such as Asakusa temple, Shrine, Team labo, food, Shibuya, and Akihabara. Every place is changing on everyday in Tokyo. I will get you updated information and I hope that you may enjoy your staying in Tokyo. Shall we go?
Mar 22, 2025
Deborah_S
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What an amazing experience…
Mar 22, 2025
Deborah_S
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Viator review: Private Tokyo Tour with Licensed Guide & Vehicle (Max 15 persons)
What an amazing experience so worth it. Coco from JGA was an unbelievable tour guide so knowledgeable and spoke English well. She even came with a flip chart so we could understand some of Japan history. The driver was so accommodating always there to pick us up so there was no waiting on our part. I had gotten injured before our trip to Japan so required a wheelchair. They made sure to drop off at wheelchair acccessible spots, accompanied us to best entrances inside buildings, helped with tickets, paying vendors etc, and took wheelchair in and out of car. They made an undoable trip so convenient , comfortable and a wonderful experience. The car was clean, comfortable and plenty of room for each person.
Suggestion: very important … spend time researching what sites you want to see and researching how long by car it takes to get to each spot. We saw Sensoji temple, sky tree, imperial palace, Meiji jingu Temple. Choose 8:00 or 9:00 tour to get to Sensoji temple early before crowds. We just did a quick walk through (NY city pace)as we went back on our own later but wanted to understand the history. There was very low volume before 9:30 but after the sea of people was unbelievable. Meiji Jingu temple was our favorite. Would skip sky tree or do it on drop off only as even if you rush it is hard to get through it with the lines for elevators in under 1.5 hours.
Amazing Amazing thank you!!!!!
Oct 15, 2024
David_S
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We enjoyed seeing Tokyo with Coco.…
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David_S
Tokyo Highlight Tour with private guide
Viator review: Tokyo 6hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
We enjoyed seeing Tokyo with Coco. My friend had one day to see Tokyo. We saw a lot of the highlights with Coco. She mapped out an itinerary based on our interests. Highlights included Senso Ji, Meiji Jingu Shrine, Shibuya Crossing, Imperial Palace, Takeshita Street, Nezu Shrine and Shinjuka. We also gained a better understanding of the Tokyo subway system. Coco also helped map out to the subway to get to future destinations. Highly recommend this tour and especially Coco.
Oct 9, 2024
961harlanh
Coco is a great Tokyo tour guide
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I had a great experience…
Oct 9, 2024
961harlanh
Coco is a great Tokyo tour guide
Tripadvisor review: Tokyo 4hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
I had a great experience with my tour guide Coco. She was very insightful and friendly. I
really enjoyed the tour with her and I think she is a great tour guide and she gave me a
great information about Tokyo and made my trip much more enjoyable.
Oct 3, 2024
Dreamer43508203689
Tokyo highlights – Imperial Palace, Fish Market, Rotation Sushi lunch, Takeshita Street.
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Oct 3, 2024
Dreamer43508203689
Tokyo highlights – Imperial Palace, Fish Market, Rotation Sushi lunch, Takeshita Street.
Tripadvisor review: Tokyo 6hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
Our guide Coco worked with us to create an itinerary that highlighted many of Tokyo’s top destinations. She was very professional, informative, warm and friendly. We particularly appreciated that she began communicating with us about tour options days before we arrived in Tokyo. Our tour with Coco was a great start to our stay in Tokyo.