Tokyo Private Tour with Licensed Guide

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6 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Discover Tokyo your way on a fully personalized private tour led by Ken, a National Government Licensed Guide. Rather than following a fixed itinerary, you'll collaborate with Ken before your tour to create a customized experience based on your interests, travel style, and walking pace. Whether you're traveling as a family, couple, group of friends, or a first-time visitor to Japan, the day is tailored to suit your needs.

Explore the city like a local, using Tokyo's efficient train network and walking through its vibrant neighborhoods at a comfortable pace. From iconic landmarks to hidden gems, Ken's local expertise ensures a flexible and authentic experience designed around what matters most to you. Perfect for travelers of all ages, including children and grandparents, this private tour offers a relaxed and engaging way to discover Tokyo.

What's Included

Private tour led by a National Government Licensed Guide
Your guide's own train fares and entrance fees
Customizable itinerary planned with you by message before the tour
Meeting at your hotel lobby in Tokyo's 23 wards
Train and subway fares for your group (about 1,000 to 2,000 yen per person)
Entrance fees for your group where charged (most suggested stops are free)
Food and drinks (your guide can recommend places for every budget)

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Ken meets you in your hotel lobby (hotels in Tokyo's 23 wards). If you are staying outside the 23 wards, Ken will suggest a convenient station to meet at. The tour ends at a station that suits your next plan.

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Meeting point

Inside the Marunouchi Central Exit ticket gate area of JR Tokyo Station. Look for Ken holding a welcome board with your name.

End point
Tokyo Station

Itinerary

Duration: 6 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Senso-ji Temple

    Tokyo's oldest temple and the shopping street that leads to it. Now it's your turn to draw a paper fortune and find out what to do if it is a bad one.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 2
    The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace - Edo Castle Ruin

    The site of Edo Castle, once the largest castle in Japan. Stand on the base of the main tower and see how a city of one million people was planned from this spot.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Tsukiji Jogai Market

    Over four hundred shops in a few narrow streets. Eat at each stall the way the market asks, and try ordering one thing yourself in Japanese.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Takeshita Street

    Five minutes on foot from the shrine, and a different Tokyo. Pick one street snack and join the line.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Meiji Jingu Shrine

    A forest planted by hand a hundred years ago in the middle of the city. Learn the steps for a shrine visit and make your own.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 6
    Yanaka

    A neighborhood of small temples, wooden houses, and a shopping street that still serves the people who live there. Easy to pair with Ueno Park and its museums.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 7
    Hama Rikyu Gardens

    Once a garden of the shoguns, beside Tokyo Bay, with a pond of seawater that rises and falls with the tide. Sit in the teahouse on the pond for a cup of matcha.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 8
    Kiyosumi Teien

    A stroll garden around a large pond, first laid out for a feudal lord and later remade by Mitsubishi's founder, Iwasaki Yataro, with stones from all over Japan. Cross the water on stepping stones.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 9
    Gotokuji Temple

    A Zen temple in Setagaya, said to be one of the birthplaces of the maneki neko, the beckoning cat. Thousands of small white cats left by visitors stand beside the hall.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 10
    Ueno Park

    Museums, temples, shrines and Shinobazu Pond in one big park, with the busy Ameyoko market street just to the south.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Supplied by Tokyo Private Guide

Tags

Day Trips
Half-day Tours
Private and Luxury
Private Sightseeing Tours
Cultural Tours
Historical Tours
Rail Tours
Walking Tours
City Tours
Public Transportation Tours
Additional fees
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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