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.
Tour Itinerary
- 1. 10:00 Meet up＠Hotel Roppongi Premier
- 2. 10:30 ＠Roppongi (Roppongi Crossing, Tokyo Midtown Roppongi)
- 3. 11:00 ＠The National Art Center, Tokyo (sandwich break)
- 4. 11:40 ＠Meiji Jingu Shrine
- 5. 12:30 ＠Harajuku Takeshita Street
- 6. 13:00 Lunch＠Ginza (Mitsukoshi basement food floor + 9th floor rooftop garden)
- 7. 13:30 ＠Ginza (main street: Whisky Museum, GSIX, Kyukyodo, itoya)
- 8. 14:00 ＠Imperial Palace (Sakuradamon Gate, Main Gate, Nijubashi Bridge)
- 9. 14:30 ＠Tokyo Station (station plaza, station building, Yaesu exit)
- 10. 14:45 ＠Nihonbashi (Sakura Street next to Takashimaya)
- 11. 15:20 ＠Asakusa (Sensoji Temple, Asakusa Shrine, Sumida Park)
- 12. 16:45 ＠Shibuya (Shibuya (Scramble Crossing, Hachiko Statue, FUKURAS)
- 13. 17:30 Dismissal＠In front of Pepper Parlor reception (inside FUKURAS)
Title: What Can You See on a One-Day Private Cherry Blossom Tour of Tokyo? A Licensed Guide's Report
The guests were a group from Europe visiting Japan for the first time. They had originally planned a trip to Japan before the pandemic but had to cancel due to COVID, so this was their first visit to Japan after five years of waiting. Because one of the guests had a strong interest in viewing cherry blossoms, and because their accommodation was close to Roppongi Station and Nogizaka Station, before heading by subway to our first destination, Meiji Shrine, we walked to the National Art Center while pointing out the cherry blossoms in the garden of Tokyo Midtown Roppongi. As we continued on to Aoyama Cemetery, a tunnel of cherry blossoms had formed, which the guests were delighted to see. They also discovered a cherry blossom tunnel on the Sakura-dori street beside Nihonbashi Takashimaya and took photographs there.
Since the guests had eaten sandwiches at the National Art Center for breakfast, we decided to keep lunch light. When I introduced various Japanese bento boxes in the basement food hall of Ginza Mitsukoshi, the guests were in an excited mood as they purchased tenmusu, salmon rice balls, and yakitori, and we all enjoyed them together sitting on benches on the 9th-floor rooftop. The guests expressed a wish to buy Japanese whisky as a souvenir, so after lunch I introduced them to a whisky museum on Ginza's main street. They made plans to return another day to buy some. At our final destination, Shibuya, the guests planned to have a café break after the tour ended. There, at "Pepper Parlor" inside FUKURAS, where robots work, they became very excited the moment they saw it, and when we checked at the reception we found they could enter without a reservation (in the past, entry was not possible without one), so we said our goodbyes there.
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Transportation cost per person
| No. | Transportation | Route | Fare |
| Section 1 | Free Pass | Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Nogizaka Station～Meiji-jingumae Station | 700JPY |
| Section 2 | Free Pass | Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Meiji-jingumae Station～Hibiya Line Ginza Station | 0JPY |
| Section 3 | Free Pass | Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line Ginza-itchome Station～Sakuradamon Station | 0JPY |
| Section 4 | Free Pass | Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Nihonbashi Station～Asakusa Station | 0JPY |
| Section 5 | Free Pass | Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Asakusa Station～Shibuya Station | 0JPY |
| Total | 700JPY | ||
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I am a lively woman in my 60s who loves having fun. My charm lies in my bright and approachable personality. Drawing on over 30 years of international experience, I began working as a tour guide in 2023. I have conducted over 100 tours annually, ensuring that my clients enjoy Tokyo and its surrounding areas. I have received high praise from a wide range of customers, from teenagers to people in their 80s. I cater to solo travelers, couples, newlyweds, families, and groups of up to about 10 people. Living in the heart of the city, I actively guide tours primarily in Tokyo. In addition to being certified in English, one of my strengths is being able to communicate effectively in Spanish as well.
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