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
- ①9:00 Meet at Hotel Sunroute Asakusa, take the subway to Akihabara Station
- ②9:20-10:00 At the Midori-no-Madoguchi ticket office at Akihabara Station, arrange reserved seat tickets for the Shinkansen and other trains for the Chubu and Kansai area tour from the day after tomorrow onward (holding a JR Pass). Take the JR to Koenji Station
- ③11:20-12:00 Visit Saihoji Temple in Shin-Koenji, then head to Harajuku by subway and JR
- ④12:40-14:30 Meiji Shrine, lunch
- ⑤14:30-15:25 After strolling through Yoyogi Park, head to Shinjuku
- ⑥15:40 Disperse at Shinjuku Station (arrange tomorrow's tickets to Hakone at the Odakyu ticket office)
Title: What's a Private Reiki Heritage Tour of Tokyo Like? A Licensed Guide's Report
The guests were visitors from Oceania. They requested to visit Saihoji Temple in Shin-Koenji, which is the memorial site (grave and monument) of Mikao Usui, the founder of Reiki healing that began in Japan and has since spread overseas, as well as Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Park, which are places connected to him. They stayed in Tokyo before continuing on a roughly two-week journey through Hakone, Kanazawa, Toyama, Nagoya, Osaka, and Kyoto. Since the content and locations were something I had never encountered before and there was little information available, it was challenging to prepare, but the guests were very pleased to be able to visit the memorial site and the connected places that were the main purpose of their visit to Japan. I also assisted with arranging various reserved-seat tickets, and the guests were delighted that they could set out on the rest of their journey with peace of mind.
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Transportation cost per person
| No. | Transportation | Route | Fare |
| Section 1 | Subway | Asakusa～Akihabara | 210JPY |
| Section 2 | Train | Akihabara～Koenji | 230JPY |
| Section 3 | Bus | Koenji South Exit～In front of Daihoji Temple | 230JPY |
| Section 4 | Subway | Shin-Koenji～Shinjuku | 180JPY |
| Section 5 | Train | Shinjuku～Harajuku | 150JPY |
| Section 6 | Train | Harajuku～Shinjuku | 150JPY |
| Total | 1,150JPY | ||
Hello! I am Osamu Kitagawa , National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter(English). Please call me SAM.
I love Japanese culture, history, and visiting historical places, scenic spots, and fashionable spots as well. I can guide you all over Japan as I have ever visited all prefectures in Japan. I have a global experience in international banking business including residing in Hong Kong and Jakarta. So I’m able to have daily conversations in Indonesian language, too. I’m looking forward to seeing you soon!
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