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
- 9:00 Meet at Yokohama Osanbashi (guests are 10 minutes late) 10:30 Imperial Palace Plaza 11:30 Tsukiji Outer Market 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Ginza 14:30 Shinjuku Gyoen 16:00 Shibuya (crossing, Center Street, Mega Don Quijote, etc.) 17:30 Disband on the way to Yokohama Osanbashi
Title: What Is a Private Tokyo Day Tour Like at the End of a Japan Cruise? A Licensed Guide's Report
The guests were a group visiting from North America. They had been touring various parts of Japan on a two-week cruise, and Tokyo was their final destination. Since they had already seen many temples and shrines in Kyoto, we decided to skip the originally planned Sensoji Temple and Meiji Shrine. When I took them to the Tsukiji Outer Market, they said they wanted to eat sushi, so we waited about 20 minutes before getting a table. For some reason, they did not order nigiri sushi and instead enjoyed hand-rolled sushi throughout. One of the guests was fond of watches, so we looked into Wako in Ginza and a specialty Rolex shop. In Shibuya as well, they carefully examined watches at a brand-name resale store. As this was the final day after walking around various places day after day, they seemed quite tired from all the walking, so what was planned as a one-hour extension ended up being just a 30-minute extension.
Click here for more details: Tokyo in 1 Day from Yokohama: Private Tour, Licensed Guide
Transportation cost per person
| No. | Transportation | Route | Fare |
| Section 1 | Train | Nihon-odori～Yokohama | 224JPY |
| Section 2 | Train | Yokohama～Tokyo | 483JPY |
| Section 3 | Train | Nijubashi～Tsukiji | 178JPY |
| Section 4 | Train | Ginza～Shinjuku Gyoen | 178JPY |
| Section 5 | Train | Shinjuku-sanchome～Shibuya | 178JPY |
| Section 6 | Train | Shibuya～Nihon-odori | 533JPY |
| Total | 1,774JPY | ||
Before I started the guiding job in 2022, I had worked for private companies and been engaged in overseas business, which led me to be stationed in various English-speaking countries. Taking advantage of such experiences and also wishing to reciprocate the kindness extended to me during my career, I have decided to help visitors to Japan enjoy their stay and obtained a national guide license.
I am very honored and pleased to assist guests from overseas and enjoy seeing them having a great time visiting interesting spots in Japan and learning about the country. I look forward to serving more new guests and seeing them smile at the end of my private tours.
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For those not wanting to read my entire post, let me say if you are going to Hakone, consider hiring Shinji. He is marvelous!
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