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
- 10:30 Meet near the Skytree Shop on the 5th floor of Tokyo Skytree
- 10:38 Depart Tokyo Skytree Station
- 10:41 Arrive at Tobu Asakusa Station
- 10:45 Purchase mineral water at Drug Seims Asakusa Kaminarimon-dori Store
- 10:55 Kaminarimon
- 11:10 Sensoji Main Hall
- 11:30 Asakusa Shrine
- 12:15 Lunch at Kintaro Sushi Asakusa Central Store
- 13:30 Guest returns to Hotel to retrieve a forgotten item
- 13:58 Depart Tawaramachi Subway Station
- 14:20 Arrive at Takebashi Subway Station
- 14:30 Imperial Palace East Gardens
- 15:58 Depart Otemachi Subway Station
- 16:11 Arrive at Shibuya Subway Station After arrival, move on foot while viewing the Hachiko Statue and Scramble Crossing
- 16:45 Meiji Jingu
- 17:50 At the west gate of Meiji Jingu, some guests and tour leader Mr. Jan leave to head to teamLab Borderless. The guide heads to Asakusa with the remaining guests.
- 17:55 Depart Meiji-jingumae Subway Station
- 18:40 Arrive at Asakusa Subway Station
- 18:45 Tour ends at Asakusa Central Street
What's a Private Tokyo Sightseeing Tour Like for a Group? A Licensed Guide's Report
The guests were a group visiting from Europe, accompanied by a tour leader also from Europe. After enjoying cherry blossom viewing in Hokkaido, they toured around Tokyo. They planned to stay for a total of ten days, with visits to Mount Fuji, the Kansai region, and Hiroshima scheduled for the following days. For lunch they had originally requested teppanyaki, but upon seeing the prices on-site they felt it was too expensive, so we quickly switched to sushi instead.
For the guiding, I explained in English and the tour leader then interpreted into their language, and it seemed that the guests understood things reasonably well.
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Transportation cost per person
| No. | Transportation | Route | Fare |
| Section 1 | Train | Tawaramachi～Takebashi | 209JPY |
| Section 2 | Train | Otemachi～Shibuya | 209JPY |
| Section 3 | Train | Meiji-jingumae～Asakusa | 252JPY |
| Section 4 | Train | Tokyo Skytree～Asakusa | 157JPY |
| Total | 827JPY | ||
Hello! My name is Seiji, a National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter in English and Chinese (Mandarin). I was born in Tokyo and grew up in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, so I’m proficient about sight seeing spots in Kanto area including Tokyo, Kamakura, Hakone, etc.
Last year I handled about 40 tours. The tours are mainly one-day Trip in Tokyo for free individual travellers, but I have also experienced one-day bus tours to Mt. Fuji and Hakone areas with 17- 45 PAX.
My hobby is traveling by train, so I can arrange your trip by trains such as steam locomotive train if you want to try.