Tokyo Customized Private Tour in 1 Day with Licensed Guide
December, 2025
Tour Itinerary
- 8:00 Meeting place: Tokyo International Cruise Terminal
- 8:15 Depart Tokyo International Cruise Terminal Station
- (Yurikamome)
- Shimbashi Station
- (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line)
- Ginza Station
- (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
- 8:40 Arrive Tsukiji Station
- Tsukiji Tsukiji Outer Market
- Tsukiji Uogashi
- 9:30 Depart Tsukiji Station
- (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
- Ueno Station
- (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line)
- 10:00 Arrive Asakusa Station Sensoji Temple
- Asakusa Shrine
- Nakamise-dori Shopping Street
- Samurai Museum
- 11:30 Depart Asakusa Station
- (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line)
- 11:45 Arrive Suehirocho Station
- Akihabara Akihabara Electric Town
- Lunch: Cafe
- 12:45 Depart Suehirocho Station
- (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line)
- Nihombashi Station
- (Tokyo Metro Tozai Line)
- 13:00 Arrive Otemachi Station
- Tokyo Nijubashi Bridge
- 13:15 Depart Nijubashimae Station
- (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
- 13:30 Hibiya Station
- (On foot)
- Yurakucho Station
- (JR Yamanote Line)
- Shimbashi Station
- (Yurikamome)
- 14:00 Depart Tokyo International Cruise Terminal Station
- 14:00 Dismissal: Tokyo International Cruise Terminal Station
Title: What Can You See on a One-Day Private Tokyo Tour from a Cruise Ship? A Licensed Guide's Report The guests were a group visiting Japan from Europe. It was everyone's first visit to Japan. They arrived by cruise ship. Today's Tokyo tour took place while the ship was docked at the Tokyo International Cruise Terminal. The cruise ship was scheduled to depart this evening. They were also planning a day trip to Kyoto while the ship would be docked at the Port of Kobe. Their request was: "Today, we would like to see as many of Tokyo's major spots as possible." Since everyone's native language was different from English, communication was a little challenging. It was a clear but chilly day for the tour. First, we headed to Tsukiji. We strolled leisurely through the area. I explained "the history of Tokyo's fish market since the Edo period" and "the difference between Toyosu Market and the Tsukiji Outer Market." There were also questions and comments such as "Can we see the tuna auction?" "Do all Tokyo residents come here to buy fish?" and "It's crowded, but there really do seem to be a lot of tourists." They purchased and sampled "tuna sashimi," and also bought "wasabi peanuts" as a souvenir. We moved on to Asakusa. We started from the front of Kaminarimon Gate. I explained "Senso-ji Temple and the history 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 various spots, including in front of Kaminarimon and the five-story pagoda. We strolled leisurely along the Nakamise shopping street. There were questions such as "What are Japan's major religions?" "How many Buddhists are there in Japan?" and "Besides Buddhism, what religions do people follow?" One of the guests also mentioned that their relatives sometimes visit temples abroad. After this, at the strong request of one of the guests, we went to the "Samurai Museum." I waited outside. They commented, "I am very interested in the philosophy and culture of the samurai. I really enjoyed it." Next, we went to Akihabara. I explained "the origins, history, and current state of Akihabara." They purchased character goods as a souvenir. After this, we went to the Imperial Palace. The East Gardens were closed, so we strolled around the Nijubashi Bridge area. They commented, "It's hard to believe such a vast space is in the city center — what a wonderful landscape." There were also comments and questions such as "The city is so clean, with no litter on the ground." "There are no homeless people to be seen." "Aren't there dedicated bicycle lanes?" "Is Tokyo safe to walk around late at night?" and "Why aren't there trash cans on the streets?" I saw them off at Tokyo International Cruise Terminal Station, and we parted ways.
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Transportation cost per person
| No. | Transportation | Route | Fare |
| Section 1 | Train | 東京国際クルーズターミナル～新橋 | 330JPY |
| Section 2 | Train | 新橋～築地 | 180JPY |
| Section 3 | Train | 築地～浅草 | 210JPY |
| Section 4 | Train | 浅草～末広町(東京都) | 180JPY |
| Section 5 | Train | 末広町(東京都)～大手町(東京都) | 180JPY |
| Section 6 | Train | 二重橋前～日比谷 | 180JPY |
| Section 7 | Train | 有楽町～新橋 | 150JPY |
| Section 8 | Train | 新橋～東京国際クルーズターミナル | 330JPY |
| Total | 1,740JPY | ||
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.
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Christelle_G
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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.
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Amazing day in Tokyo
Masa was our tour guide. Masa was an…
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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.
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Great tour and guide!
This is a great tour, and our…
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Tagare S
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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!
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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.
