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Tour Itinerary
- 09:30 Meet up @ Yokohama Osanbashi Passenger Terminal
- 09:51 Take the Yokohama City Bus to Sakuramichi
- 10:10～11:00 @ Sankeien Garden
- 11:20 Take the Yokohama City Bus from Honmoku Osatomachi to Yokohama Station
- 12:00 Take the JR from Yokohama to Hamamatsucho
- 12:30 @ Zojoji Temple
- 13:00～14:00 @ Tokyo Tower
- 14:15～14:45 Lunch @ Ippudo Hamamatsucho Branch
- 14:50～15:15 Take the Toei Subway to Ryogoku
- 15:15～17:00 @ Edo-Tokyo Museum
- 17:00 Take the JR from Ryogoku Station to Hamamatsucho Station via Akihabara
- 17:30 Disband @ Hamamatsucho Station
What Can You See on a Private Yokohama and Tokyo Day Tour by Cruise? A Licensed Guide's Report
The guests arrived in Japan by cruise ship from North America. They had informed me by email that on an earlier separate tour they had already visited major Tokyo sights such as Asakusa, Tsukiji, and Shinjuku Gyoen, so I proposed a route starting from Sankeien Garden in Yokohama, followed by Shiba Zojoji Temple and Tokyo Tower, and finally the newly reopened Edo-Tokyo Museum. I obtained their approval in advance and we set off. They seemed to especially love Sankeien Garden and were delighted by it.
For lunch, they enjoyed ramen at Ippudo very much and thanked me warmly, saying they appreciated being brought there.
It was my own first visit to the Edo-Tokyo Museum since its renewal, and I found it well worth seeing. The guests were also very satisfied.
At the end, we parted ways at Hamamatsucho Station, and they headed to Haneda Airport by monorail.
They mentioned that they do not often use chopsticks in daily life, so I gave them a pair of chopsticks as a souvenir, which they were very happy to receive.
Overall, I believe they were very satisfied.
(They reported that they had written a review, but as of today I have not yet been able to find it…)
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Transportation cost per person
| No. | Transportation | Route | Fare |
| Section 1 | Bus | Nihon-odori Station Kencho-mae／Yokohama City Bus～Sakuramichi／Yokohama City Bus | 220JPY |
| Section 2 | Bus | Honmoku Osatomachi／Yokohama City Bus～In front of Yokohama Station Ticket Gate／Yokohama City Bus | 220JPY |
| Section 3 | Train | Yokohama～Hamamatsucho | 530JPY |
| Section 4 | Subway | Daimon (Tokyo)～Ryogoku (Toei Line) | 220JPY |
| Section 5 | Train | Ryogoku～Hamamatsucho | 210JPY |
| Total | 1,400JPY | ||
Hi, I’m May, your guide in Tokyo. Welcome to Japan!
I have been grown up in Tokyo and working here for more than 45 years, so I’m sure I can share the best attraction of Tokyo with you, such as food, cultural and historic sites, sub-culture, shopping, and nightlife.
Besides the tour guide, I have been working for a travel agent for more than 30 years, I can advise you the travel plan of not only in Tokyo but all over Japan.
I had lots of guests from all over the world here in Tokyo, and most of them gave me great and wonderful review.
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We had an incredible time exploring Tokyo with our guide, May! He was friendly, engaging, and incredibly knowledgeable, making every stop interesting with fascinating stories and local insights. His enthusiasm for Tokyo was contagious, and he really helped us curate this tour to fit our interests and make it our own.
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