Tokyo Customized Half-Day Tour — Guide Sam

May, 2025

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

1. 12:45 Meet@Hotel Gracery Ginza
2. 13:00 Move∶Subway
3. 13:30 Stay@Shibuya Scramble Crossing
4. 13:40 Move∶Train
5. 13:50 Stay@Meiji Shrine
6. 15:10 Move∶Train, Subway
7. 15:50 Stay@Asakusa
8. 16:55 Move∶Subway
9. 17:10 Stay@Akihabara
10. 17:45 Move∶Subway
11. 18:05 Disband@Ginza Street

What Does a Private Walking Tour of Tokyo (Shibuya, Meiji Shrine, Asakusa, Akihabara) Look Like? A Licensed Guide's Report

The guests were a group from Europe. Since they had purchased Suica cards in advance, we used the subway and JR lines depending on the location. From their list of preferred spots, we selected and visited Shibuya Scramble Crossing, Meiji Shrine, and Asakusa. We took a coffee break at Meiji Shrine, but the guests walked at a relatively fast pace and had finished their shopping by the previous day, so they did not shop this time, which had no major impact on our progress. As they had already visited Senso-ji Temple once in the rain, in Asakusa I mainly guided them around the shopping streets on the west side. After finishing the stroll through Asakusa, there still seemed to be time to spare, so I took them to Akihabara, which is on the way to the Ginza area where their hotel was located. As they belonged to a generation that had once been passionate about video games, this proved even more popular than expected. Finally, we parted ways on Ginza-dori, near the hotel.

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Transportation cost per person

No.	Transportation	Route	Fare
Section 1	Subway	Ginza Station～Shibuya Station	210JPY
Section 2	Train	Shibuya Station～Harajuku Station	150JPY
Section 3	Train	Harajuku Station～Asakusabashi Station	230JPY
Section 4	Subway	Asakusabashi Station～Asakusa Station	180JPY
Section 5	Subway	Asakusa Station～Suehirocho Station	180JPY
Section 6	Subway	Akihabara Station～Ginza Station	180JPY
Total			1,130JPY

Tour Report by Sam

Hi. My name is Masafumi Miyazaki. Please call me “Sam”. I am a government-licensed guide.
I was born in Tokyo and was raised in the suburbs of Tokyo called Tama area. When I was in university, I majored in western dramas, so I am good at playing like an actor.
I like reading, listening to the music, and walking. I belong to several walking clubs, and sometimes I guide the members around Tokyo.
One of my strengths as a guide is that I know well about kombu, Japanese kelps. In December every year, I work at a traditional kombu shop in Tsukiji Fish Market. At that shop, I learned a lot of things related to kombu or other ingredients for washoku. I can explain the different characteristics of them to you.
Also, I am familiar with Japanese flowers and plants. If you stroll around a Japanese garden with me, I am sure you will be able to enjoy beautiful flowers and unique plants in every season.
I look forward to meeting you. Thank you.

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