Full Day Tokyo Customized Tour
The following itinerary is based on my recommendation.
If you are interested in some other things or specific spots you want to visit, please feel free to contact me.
I will arrange and make an original tour for you.
Itinerary
9:00am Meet at your Hotel
9:30am Visit Tsukiji market (Explore Japanese food culture)
11:00am Visit Asakusa (The oldest temple in Tokyo and traditional shopping street)
12:00am Lunch Break at Asakusa (I will recommend you a restaurant, according to your taste)
1:30pm Visit Imperial Palace (The imperial family's residence, historic spot of Edo Castle)
3:00pm Visit Meiji-Jingu shrine (100 years old solemn Shinto shrine with rich of nature)
4:00pm Visit Shibuya (Famous scramble crossing, a fashionable town with popular items)
5:00pm Tour End at your Hotel
Other optional spots;
- Hamarikyu garden (A beautiful Japanese garden)
- Akihabara (Pop culture center with a lot of anime, comic and figure shops)
- Ginza (Stores such as luxury boutiques and popular shops)
- Harajuku (Popular among younger generation with Kawaii fashion)
- Shinjuku (Skyscrapers lined up next to each other. Famous entertainment district)
- Ueno, Yanaka district (Many temples and shrines. Relaxing area where the old downtown atmosphere remains)
Meeting Point, Tour Duration
- Meeting Point Options:
Rail or Bus Station, Cruise Ship Port, Airport, Hotel, Address or Intersection, Monument/Building
- End Point Options:
Rail or Bus Station, Cruise Ship Port, Airport, Hotel, Address or Intersection, Monument/Building
- Duration: 8 hours
Transportation
- Train, Bus, Subway, Walking
- If you would like to travel by a private car, I can arrange a one day hired taxi. (You need the extra cost for the taxi)
What’s Included
- Guiding Services
- Other (transportation fee and admission fee for the guide)
Estimated Local Cash Needed
- 3500JPY (approximately 30 USD) per person; 2000JPY for public transport, 1500JPY for the lunch
What’s Extra
- Personal Expenses
- Souvenirs
- Food, Drinks, Snacks
Other: The tour is designed and priced that our meeting point is in Tokyo. If the meeting point is out of Tokyo, such as a cruise ship port or airport, please permit me to customize the tour.
Meiji-Jingu Shrine
Meiji-Jingu is a Shinto shrine where the souls of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken are enshrined. It was built in 1920. The solemn forest was created by the plantation of about 100,000 trees donated from all over Japan at the time. Meiji Jingu has museums and gardens. You can enjoy Japanese culture and nature.
Harajuku
The roughly 360-meters long "Takeshita Street" is lined with fast food outlets, popular sweets stores, and clothes shops with "Kawaii" fashions for teenagers. Most products are fairly affordable, making it the perfect place to pick up some souvenirs.
Shibuya Crossing
The scramble crossing in front of Shibuya Station is hugely popular among foreign tourists.
It seems very unique for people to come and go from all directions in an orderly fashion.
Imperial Palace
The Emperor's residence, palace and other structures such as the Sakuradamon Gate and Nijubashi Bridge as well as statues around the area.
There is also a large open lawn with scattered black pine trees and moats in which Koi carp and other fish live.
Tsukiji Fish Market
Tsukiji, one of the world's largest markets, welcomes a large number of sightseers from abroad.
Although the Inner Market moved to Toyosu, the Outer Market remains in Tsukiji with full of shops and restaurants serving fresh seafood and others.
Asakusa
Asakusa, and in particular Sensou-Ji and Nakamise-Dori, constantly buzzing with people. The Kaminarimon gate is a hugely popular location for taking photos. Beyond the gate is Nakamise-Dori, a shopping street lined with small shops. Within the Senso-ji precinct, you will also find sights such as the Hozomon Gate and a Five-storied Pagoda.
Akihabara
Known affectionately as "Akiba", Akihabara is the electric town renowned the world over. The area is filled with both major electronics retailers and niche specialty stores selling electronic components for aficionados. And when it comes to "Akiba", there are three words that you cannot escape: anime, games, and idols. Fans of these, known as Otaku, congregate here.
Kagurazaka
About 100 years ago in the Meiji era, Kagurazaka was an entertainment quarter, Hanamachi where there were a lot of Geisha houses Okiya and high-class Japanese restaurants. Much of that history remains, so that even today you can see a nostalgic landscape of cobblestones and black wooden fences.
Shinjuku Kabukicho
"Kabukicho" is the must-visit area for visitors to Shinjuku. This is one of the three largest nightlife districts in Japan, crowded with restaurants, entertainment facilities and cinemas. Kabukicho is just a perfect spot if you want to experience a real night in Japan.