Visiting Tokyo's old historical spots starting from your hotel. Since Tokugawa Shogunate started the beginning of 17th century Edo, former Tokyo, have kept on growing especially around Edo Castle, present Imperial Palace. So, you can observe many reminiscences of traditional Tokyo in this area.
At your hotel
Tokyo Sta. building, Imperial Palace, Ginza St., Tsukiji Outer Market, Asakusa (Sensoji Temple), Ueno Park (museums, Shinobazu Pond, Ameya Yokocho etc) & Akihabara (anime & electric shops),
Fresh Sushi at Tsukiji or Traditional Japanese Foods at Asakusa
At your hotel or nearest railway/subway sta.
You will see almost every history and cultural spots of present and past Tokyo as well as people's life of Shitamachi (downtown). Sensoji Temple was one of the oldest temple in Japan built in the 7th Century. There are three National Museums, Metropolitan Museum and Zoo in Ueno Park, the most popular park for families. In contrast Akihabara is now growing as the sub culture center where many youngsters gather for IT & VR games.
Guide fee, hotel pick-up within 23 wards of Tokyo
Transportation fees (you and guide), lunch, dinner, entrance fee, etc... ,
I am able to guide you almost every day except every 3rd Wed of the month on which I attend Haiku gathering. I will reply to you within 24 hrs with rough itinerary for your tour.
Transportation fee and lunch of you and a guide will be paid by the client.
- If you pay extra service charge for 10,000 yen, I can also guide you to Kyoto, Nara, Osaka and/or Shiga.
- If you want me to meet up at Narita Airport, it costs 6,000 yen. Hotel meetup inside Tokyo 23 wards is free. Outside of the area costs extra.
- If you book me before sending an inquiry, please note you may be requested to pay extra guide fee for hotel meetup (about 2,000 JPY) depending on the location.
If we use only JR trains and subways, it will cost you about Yen 1000/person throughout the tour. Cost of lunch varies. If you take good Sushi it may cost you at least Yen 2000/p, but there are many reasonable local foods I can recommend. So, please inform me what kind of lunch you would like beforehand.
The guidance day with Yasuro was a must-do. It was a very smooth landing in this busy (and beautiful) Tokyo. Yasuro knows every corner of the city and was incredibly patient, adjusting to every request or need.
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Sivan, Thank you very much for the generous review for me. It was happy time for me to talk with you while taking lunch and walking thru streets and parks in Tokyo. And I learned a lot about the cultures of your country. As Kyoto is hotter than Tokyo, please take care of yourselves, and enjoy Onsen, hot spring, in Hakone. Thank you again. Best regards, Yasuro
Yasuro made navigating all the transportation options easy. He's a very knowledgeable guide from where the best places to sit are to how to be respectful at the shrine. We felt lucky that we found him.
Dear Steven S., Thank you very much for the generous review for me. It was a joyful time for me to talk with you about many topics during the tour. How did you find Onsen (a hot spring) of your hotel? I hope you really enjoyed Onsen and good Sushi without shellfish, of course. As it is still very hot in Tokyo this week, please take care of yourselves and have good memories of Japan. Thank you again. Best regards, Yasuro
Unfortunately it rained the day of our tour but Yasuro made it enjoyable and was very friendly and knowledgeable
Dear Steven K., Thank you very much for your kind review on me. But I’m sorry that I could not lead you to the hotel entrance at the end of the tour. How was Hakone today? I do hope you have succsessfully seen Mt. Fuji from Lake Ashi. Please take care of your selves as you are supposed to visit Kyoto and Osaka from tomorrow. Have a good day! Best regards, Yasuro
Yasu guided us out of Tokyo, to the Hakone area. It was a great day out, and we were able to miss the Tokyo heat for a day. We saw the shrine, the lake, took the ride on a pirate ship, took the cable cars, and saw some tremendous scenery. We got one good look at Mt Fuji, before the clouds closed in. For me the best was the rope cars up through the mist, which was eerie and quite exciting, as well as to see and smell the sulphur mine! It was something unexpected and will last in our memory. Yasu was patient, kind, and adapted the tour to suit that day’s circumstances. We had three tours with Yasu, and he is a great guide. Please book him if you get a chance - it will be a highlight of your trip. We are so glad to have met and to have gotten to know Yasu. Thank you Yasu!
Dear Mr & Mrs Guy B., Thank you for your kind review on me too. I will never foget the scene when the pirate ship appeared far from the foggy side of the lake and we knew that operation of the pirate ship and the ropeway had been resumed. Please take care of yourselves as your journey in Japan will be still going on. And I do hope your sixth grandchild will be borne safely. Thank you again. Best regards, Yasuro