Tour Itinerary
- 09:25 Meet up @ Hotel Gracery Asakusa
- 09:50 Ueno Station JR East Service Center
- 11:10 Shibuya Scramble Crossing & Hachiko
- 11:30 Meiji Shrine
- 12:30 Yoyogi Park
- 13:10 Lunch @ Ippudo Harakado
- 13:45 Takeshita Street
- 14:45 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Observatory
- 15:50 Shinjuku Gyoen
- 17:00 Shinjuku Omoide Yokocho
- 17:35 Dismiss @ Shinjuku
What Is a Private One-Day Tokyo Tour Like? A Licensed Guide's Report on Meiji Shrine, Shinjuku Gyoen, and More The guests were a group of three visiting Japan for the first time from Europe. After sightseeing in Tokyo, they planned to visit Hakone, Takayama, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Osaka. Since the guests had requested help exchanging their Japan Rail Pass and reserving Shinkansen tickets, we first took care of that at Ueno Station. At Meiji Shrine, they listened with great interest to explanations about the differences between shrines and temples, and they seemed impressed by the quiet and solemn atmosphere. At Yoyogi Park, they were delighted to see cherry blossoms in nearly full bloom. At the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building observatory, they appeared impressed by the magnificent view of Tokyo. At Shinjuku Gyoen, they were pleased to see the beautiful Japanese garden and the cherry blossoms. After I guided them around Omoide Yokocho in Shinjuku, they said they would do some shopping on their own and then return to their hotel, so we parted ways in Shinjuku. Since I accommodated the guests' wishes as requested, I believe they were satisfied.
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Transportation cost per person
| No. | Transportation | Route | Fare |
| Section 1 | Subway | Asakusa～Ueno | 180JPY |
| Section 2 | Subway | Ueno～Shibuya | 210JPY |
| Section 3 | Train | Shibuya～Harajuku | 160JPY |
| Section 4 | Train | Harajuku～Shinjuku | 160JPY |
| Section 5 | Subway | Shinjuku (Tokyo Metro)～Nishi-Shinjuku | 180JPY |
| Section 6 | Subway | Nishi-Shinjuku～Shinjuku-gyoemmae | 180JPY |
| Section 7 | Subway | Shinjuku-gyoemmae～Shinjuku | 180JPY |
| Total | 1,250JPY | ||
I am Seizo Kamiuto, National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter (English). I was born in Kagoshima City in Kyushu (Southern part of Japan) and grew up there until the graduation from a high school. I came to Tokyo to enter a University in Tokyo and since then, I have lived in Tokyo for more than 40 years and therefore I know Tokyo and its suburbs and Kagoshima City very well. After retiring from an IT company, I have been working as a Guide Interpreter of English since March 2018. I have guided many overseas guests to the popular sightseeing spots in Tokyo, Kamakura, Mt. Fuji area (Kawaguchiko Lake etc.), Hakone, Nikko, Yokohama, Kawagoe and Kagoshima and so on. I have received good reviews from many guests. I can explain the history and the culture of Japan in detail. I look forward to an opportunity to guide you in Japan. Thank you. Seizo Kamiuto
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Seizo was a tremendously fabulous and friendly tour guide. He made us feel welcome and took great care to explain the tour and what we would be seeing during the day. It was a great way to see the city’s sights and a great help navigating the transit system. Loads of trains rides to get us to each new location.
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Had an amazing tour with Seizi Kaminto.…
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Had an amazing tour with Seizi Kaminto. He was very knowledgeable, easy going, great sense of humour and taught us a lot about Japanese culture and history. We all thoroughly enjoyed the tour and our guide Seizo. Would highly recommend.
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We had an excellent time with Seizo Kamiuto as our guide for Kamakura. He was an excellent guide for the whole day and it really made a difference with an experienced person who knew the area. He was very friendly and accommodating with our plans for Kamakura, including me picking out which temples and shrines to visit. He met us at our hotel in Asakusa and dropped us back off at the hotel even if it is an hour from Kamakura. He also recommended a great sushi restaurant that I would not have even known existed, even if I was looking straight at it. I would highly recommend bringing a guide like Seizo if you want to maximize your time in Kamakura to explore the area.
Our tour went to 3 places in the morning and 2 places in the afternoon. The morning places were a bit out of the way and less crowded, but were beautiful on their own. The morning places where Engakuji Temple, Meigetsu-in Temple (slightly out of season for September but some hydrangeas were still blooming and the temple itself was very beautiful with nature all around), and Kencho-ji Temple. The afternoon was in the busier places of Kamakura, but the crowds weren’t too bad. They were Hasedera Temple and the Giant Buddha of Kamakura Temple. Each place was different and pretty in their own ways.
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We had a great time learning about little Edo. Our guide, Mr. Seizo, was very knowledgeable, accommodating, and patient with the number of questions we had.
