Tokyo Day Trip

This tour is private to suit your interests and needs: choose from a selection of recommended sights to create your ideal itinerary. Learn about Japanese royalty at the Imperial Palace, take a peaceful stroll at Shinjuku Gyoen, be amazed by the bustle at Shibuya Crossing, and much more. Get to know Tokyo one neighborhood at a time on this tour that’s ideal for first-time or repeat visitors to the city.

• Learn about Tokyo from your government-licensed guide
• Explore this mega-city without the risk of getting lost
• Get local insider tips from a private guide
• Meals and entrance fees cost extra
  
  

Tour Plan

Take on Tokyo with a government-licensed guide on this full-day, private, customizable tour. Since Tokyo is huge, you can choose which places interest you, and then your guide will organize logistics so you don’t have to stress. You won’t need to stick to a fixed itinerary or be herded around like a large group tour. Instead, you can mix in with locals and travel efficiently between sites with your small, private group and guide. Your guide will also tell you more than any guidebook. There are layers of history in Tokyo, plus a vibrant modern scene. Visit places like the Shinjuku Gyoen, the crazy busy Shibuya Crossing, and more. You’ll probably take public transportation, so make sure you have some yen available.

Asakusa
Asakusa (浅草) is the center of Tokyo’s shitamachi (literally “low city”), one of Tokyo’s districts, where an atmosphere of the Tokyo of past decades survives. Asakusa’s main attraction is Sensoji, a very popular Buddhist temple, built in the 7th century. The temple is approached via the Nakamise, a shopping street that has been providing temple visitors with a variety of traditional, local snacks and tourist souvenirs for centuries.

Imperial Palace
The current Imperial Palace is located on the former site of Edo Castle, a large park area surrounded by moats and massive stone walls in the center of Tokyo, a short walk from Tokyo Station. It is the residence of Japan’s Imperial Family. Edo Castle used to be the seat of the Tokugawa shogun who ruled Japan from 1603 until 1867. In 1868, the shogunate was overthrown, and the country’s capital and imperial residence were moved from Kyoto to Tokyo. In 1888 construction of a new Imperial Palace was completed. The palace was once destroyed during World War Two, and rebuilt in the same style, afterwards.

• Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
• Customizable Walking Tour of your choice of 3-4 sites from ‘What to expect’ list
• Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Tokyo

• Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
• Private Vehicle
• You cannot combine multiple tour groups.