Tokyo Customized Private Tour in 1 Day — Guide Take

October, 2024

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

  • 10:00 Meet at Mimaru Tokyo Ueno North. 10:30 Move to Okachimachi. Look at and purchase the Japanese-patterned fabric that GM wants at Yoshiike Yuzawaya. 11:30 Move to Tokyo Station and eat gluten-free ramen and such at Tokyo Ramen Street. 12:40 Move to Nihonbashi Takashimaya and view and purchase the Pokemon the boy wants. 1:40pm Move to Ginza and view and purchase the Kitty Land items the girl wants. 2:30pm Stop by a used kimono shop for GM and purchase fabric remnants. Meanwhile, at the tea shop next door, after tasting, the father purchased tea for his own parents. 3:10pm Next, move to Ito-ya that the mother wants, where the mother and GM look at and purchase stationery, while the other members take a break drinking lemonade outside.
  • Returned to Ueno, showed the way to the hotel, and since they said they could return on their own from here, the tour ended. 4:10pm

Title: What Is a Private Family Tour of Tokyo Like? A Licensed Guide's Report

The guests were a group visiting Japan, including younger members. The group mentioned that they host young people doing homestays for language study. They were very friendly, and one of the younger guests spoke with adults readily and asked many questions, while another was a little shy but seemed very sincere. From the start, their requests were clear: Hello Kitty goods, Pokémon goods, Japanese-patterned fabric scraps for handicrafts, and a gluten-free lunch. To be honest, aside from gluten-free options, I was not very familiar with most of these, but since they had shared their wishes in advance, I had time to research them, which was a valuable learning experience for me as a guide. One of the guests said this handicraft was a hobby from a young age. At each location, those who had a particular wish seemed satisfied, and my impression was that for some of the group, seeing the rest of the guests happy was what made it a good trip.

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Transportation cost per person

No.TransportationRouteFare
Section 1TrainUeno～Okachimachi150JPY
Section 2TrainOkachimachi～Tokyo150JPY
Section 3SubwayNihonbashi～Ginza180JPY
Section 4SubwayGinza～Ueno150JPY
Total630JPY

Tour Report by Take

Hi, everyone!
My name is Ryoji Takeuchi. Please call me Take.
I am really glad to have an opportunity to guide you.
I would like to tell you why I became a tour guide. About 10 years ago I traveled mountain area. On the same day I arrived there, Tyhoon hit the area too. A river was raging and maddy but at noon of the next day, the river became transparent, I could see the garvel at the bottom of the river, so clear. I just thought it was because Typhoon had passed, but the guide walking with me said water soaked into the mountain ground, then filtered. That pure water sprang up from the bottom of the river, so it became clear so quickly. Without a guide, I could not notice that natural mechanism. And I want to be like her, then I am a guide now.
BY the way I would like to introduce my career and myself, briefly.
I was born in the suburbs of Tokyo. I grew up there in nature, so I like nature very much. I worked at a construction company for 26years, a massage practice and an architect’s office for about 15 to20 years, and retired. I started to work as a tour guide in 2019. I like sports, such as swimming, scuba diving, Japanese martial arts(Judo, karate, sumo etc.), soft ball and so on, now walking and watching rugby.
I often guide Tsukiji market, sumo watching ,Ninja and Samurai experience, and one day tour of Tokyo or old city Kamakura and so on.
I often travel in Tokyo here and there with my wife. Tokyo has various faces, high technology, traditional culture, historical building, fish market, subculture spot and so on.

Enjoy Tokyo with me!

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May 8, 2025
Jennifer_K
Great way to start our 2 week trip!
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