Tour Itinerary
- 9:30 Meeting place: Hotel Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku
- 9:40 Hotel
- (On foot)
- 10:00 Shinjuku Station
- Shinjuku Shinjuku Station・Ekitabi Concierge
- 10:00 Depart Shinjuku Station
- (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line)
- Akasaka-mitsuke Station
- (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line)
- 10:40 Arrive Asakusa Station
- Asakusa Sensoji Temple
- Asakusa Shrine
- Nakamise Shopping Street
- 11:15 Depart Asakusa Station
- (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line)
- 11:25 Arrive Ueno Station
- Ueno Ueno Park
- 12:00 Depart Ueno Station
- (JR Yamanote Line)
- 12:10 Arrive Nippori Station
- Nippori Yanaka Ginza
- 12:30 Depart Sendagi Station
- (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
- 12:40 Arrive Nezu Station
- Nezu Nezu Shrine
- 13:00 Depart Nezu Station
- (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
- 13:30 Arrive Meiji-jingumae Station
- Harajuku Meiji Shrine
- Break: Forest Terrace Meiji Jingu
- 14:20 Depart Meiji-jingumae Station
- (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
- Omotesando Station
- (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line)
- 14:30 Arrive Shibuya Station
- Shibuya Scramble Crossing
- Hachiko Statue
- 15:15 Depart Shibuya Station
- (JR Yamanote Line)
- 15:30 Arrive Shinjuku Station
- 15:30 Disband: Shinjuku Station
What's a Full-Day Private Tour of Tokyo Like? A Licensed Guide's Report on Asakusa, Ueno, Yanaka, Nezu, Meiji Shrine and Shibuya The guests were visitors from North America, and it was their first visit to Japan. They arrived at Haneda Airport two days ago and took a taxi to their hotel. Yesterday they explored the Shinjuku area and Shinjuku Gyoen. For this trip, they are staying in Japan for a while. After spending a few days in Tokyo, they will head to Hakone tomorrow, then travel to Kyoto, Osaka, and Hiroshima before returning to Tokyo and heading home. They said, "Today we would like to visit the main spots in the city and get a sense of the transportation." It was a tour under a cloudy sky, in weather warm enough to feel hot. First, since they really wanted to purchase a "Welcome Suica Card," we went to the Station Travel Concierge at Shinjuku Station. After this, we headed to Asakusa. As always, it was very crowded. We started from in front of Kaminarimon Gate. I explained "the history of Senso-ji Temple and the transition from Edo to Tokyo," "what the five-story pagoda is for," "what Buddhism is," and "the difference between Buddhism and Shinto." We took commemorative photos at Kaminarimon and various other spots, and strolled slowly through the crowded Nakamise shopping street. There were questions such as "What are the main religions in Japan?" "How many Buddhists are there in Japan?" and "Besides Buddhism, what other religions do people believe in?" They purchased a good-luck charm as a souvenir. After this, we went to Ueno Park. The hydrangeas were in full bloom and they enjoyed them. I explained "about the Edo period" and "about the history of Ueno Park." We moved to Nippori. I explained "the history and current state of the Yanaka, Nezu, and Sendagi areas." Yanaka Ginza was very crowded with international tourists. They commented, "Compared to other neighborhoods in Tokyo, this is quiet and calm — this is the kind of place we wanted to visit." From here, we moved to Nezu Shrine. At Nezu Shrine, we passed through the torii gates of the Inari shrine and offered our prayers. We came across a family doing their "Shichi-Go-San" visit, and with their permission, took a photo. I explained "what Shinto is" and "the difference between Buddhism and Shinto." From here, we moved to Harajuku. Meiji Shrine was quite crowded with tourists. I explained "about Shinto," "about torii gates," "about Emperor Meiji," "why sake barrels are displayed," and "why wine barrels are displayed." There were questions such as "What kind of religion is Shinto?" and "How does Buddhism differ from Shinto?" We took a short break at Forest Terrace Meiji Jingu. We moved to Shibuya. Looking at Shibuya Scramble Square, there were questions such as "About how many people cross the intersection?" and "Why did it become famous?" We crossed the Scramble Crossing and took photos in front of the Hachiko statue. There were comments and questions such as "The city is clean and there's no litter on the ground," "There are no trash bins around the city — why is that?" and "Everyone is quiet on the trains." Finally, I saw them off at Shinjuku Station and we parted ways.
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Transportation cost per person
| No. | Transportation | Route | Fare |
| Section 1 | Other | Shinjuku (Tokyo Metro)～Asakusa | 260JPY |
| Section 2 | Train | Asakusa～Ueno | 180JPY |
| Section 3 | Train | Ueno～Nippori | 160JPY |
| Section 4 | Train | Sendagi～Nezu | 180JPY |
| Section 5 | Train | Nezu～Meiji-jingumae | 210JPY |
| Section 6 | Train | Meiji-jingumae～Shibuya | 180JPY |
| Section 7 | Train | Shibuya～Shinjuku | 200JPY |
| Total | 1,370JPY | ||
Guiding career:
Guide work started in July 2022. A guide focused on FIT compliance.
FY2022 results: 17 cases, FY2023 results: 97
Destinations: Various places in Tokyo, Hakone, Kamakura and Nikko
As a recent group travel record, in October 2023, we have a track record of guiding a group of 33 people from Singapore to Narita Airport transfer plus sightseeing in Tokyo.
Self-introduction:
In the past, I was stationed in Canada, the United States, and Mexico as an expatriate of a Japanese bank for over 11 years.
Since I have been mainly involved in the financing business in the United States for a long time, I think I am able to provide interpretation and translation services related to business and finance.
I am a certified CPA in the United States.
In addition, for three years from April 2016, I will be engaged in Japanese-English translation work (part-time), and I can also handle translation work.
Although I don’t have a qualification in Spanish, but I think I can handle day to day conversation in Spanish without any problems.
My hobby is trekking and from time to time, take a walk around mountains near Tokyo like Mt. Takao, Tanzawa, etc. I think it is possible to provide tourist information here as well.
Since April 2015, I have been working as a Tokyo Metropolitan Tourism Volunteer and Tokyo Metropolitan Disaster Prevention Volunteer.
One more, I have a separate house near Asuka Village, Nara prefecture, and I stay there for a total of about 30 days every year and have been enjoying sightseeing personally in the vicinity. Therefore, I think in the Kansai region, especially in Nara, Asuka, Yoshino, Koyasan, Kumano Kodo, etc., where I think I will be able to tour guide with confidence.
Jul 21, 2026
Christelle_G
Viator review: Tokyo Customized Private Tour in 1 Day with Licensed Guide
Excellent tour guide
Masa san is extremely knowledgeable and…
Jul 21, 2026
Christelle_G
Viator review: Tokyo Customized Private Tour in 1 Day with Licensed Guide
Excellent tour guide
Masa san is extremely knowledgeable and lovely company. My 13-yr-old daughter and I had a great day walking around the sites we had picked with him. He tooks his time to explain all the history and then kindly walked us to the spot of our next booking as it was quite confusing. I would very highly recommend him. Of all the tours we did in Tokyo Masa Sam was my favourite tour guide.
Jul 1, 2026
97TexAg
Tripadvisor review: Tokyo 8hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
Amazing day in Tokyo
Masa was our tour guide. Masa was an…
Jul 1, 2026
97TexAg
Tripadvisor review: Tokyo 8hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
Amazing day in Tokyo
Masa was our tour guide. Masa was an amazing tour guide that communicated extremely well ahead of time about the sites we would like to see in Tokyo, picked us up and dropped us off at our hotel, was very friendly and well prepared and finally but most importantly made our day in Tokyo very memorable.
We went to the Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Meiji Shinto Temple, imperial Palace, Shinjuku Gyoen National Gatden, and Shibuya Crossing. All were great and amazing suggestions by Masa.
Would highly recommend this tour as it was a private tour guide for a full day and provided discretion on which 5-6 sites you want to see. Also highly recommend our tour guide Masa who was a wealth of knowledge and very friendly and charming.
15/10 would do again.
Jun 2, 2026
Tagare S
Tripadvisor review: Tokyo 6hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
Great tour and guide!
This is a great tour, and our…
Jun 2, 2026
Tagare S
Tripadvisor review: Tokyo 6hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
Great tour and guide!
This is a great tour, and our guide, Masa was really great. Although it was raining, he had no
hesitations in completing his tour and showing us great places around Tokyo. If you are still
on the fence about this, please don’t, you won’t regret it. Thank you, Masa!
Jun 1, 2026
Lisa_A
Viator review: Private Tokyo Tour with Licensed Guide & Vehicle (Max 15 persons)
Adler Family Tour
Our tour with Masa was…
Jun 1, 2026
Lisa_A
Viator review: Private Tokyo Tour with Licensed Guide & Vehicle (Max 15 persons)
Adler Family Tour
Our tour with Masa was incredible and filled with interesting facts and history, he gave us incredible insight on each location. We loved that we were able to choose 3-4 sites from a large selection and really spend enough time at each spot. Masa was kind and knowledgable and even helped us with a restaurant reservation for later in the evening when were unable to find one.
