Explore Tokyo’s blend of modern and traditional with a private guide. Enjoy a customizable tour right from Narita Airport. Perfect for layovers!
Explore Tokyo’s blend of modern and traditional with a private guide. Enjoy a customizable tour right from Narita Airport. Perfect for layovers!
- Narita International Airport - Begin your journey from Narita Airport (NRT) or a nearby hotel with your tour guide in a private vehicle to the vibrant city of Tokyo!
- Imperial Palace - The current Imperial Palace is situated on the former grounds of Edo Castle, featuring a large park area surrounded by moats and massive stone walls in central…
- Narita International Airport - Begin your journey from Narita Airport (NRT) or a nearby hotel with your tour guide in a private vehicle to the vibrant city of Tokyo!
- Imperial Palace - The current Imperial Palace is situated on the former grounds of Edo Castle, featuring a large park area surrounded by moats and massive stone walls in central Tokyo, just a short walk from Tokyo Station. It serves as the residence of Japan’s Imperial Family. The inner grounds are generally not open to the public.
- The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Edo Castle Ruin) - Experience the historic relics and natural beauty that evoke the atmosphere of the Edo Period. Travel back 400 years to the era of the Shogun right in the heart of Tokyo!
- Takeshita Street - Harajuku (原宿) is the area around Tokyo’s Harajuku Station, located between Shinjuku and Shibuya on the Yamanote Line. It is the epicenter of Japan’s most extreme teenage cultures and fashion styles, but also offers shopping for adults and some historic sights.
The focal point of Harajuku’s teenage culture is Takeshita Dori (Takeshita Street) and its side streets, which are lined with trendy shops, fashion boutiques, used clothing stores, crepe stands, and fast food outlets catering to fashion-conscious teens.
- Asakusa - Sensoji Temple and Nakamise Shopping Street are must-visit destinations for first-time visitors! Learn about Japanese Buddhism at the temple!
- Tsukishima Monjya Street - Savor a uniquely Tokyo taste at one of the many Monjya restaurants here!
- Tsukiji Fish Market - Discover the historic fish market in Tokyo!
- Hama Rikyu Gardens - Hama Rikyu (浜離宮, Hama Rikyū) is a large, scenic landscape garden in central Tokyo. Located along Tokyo Bay, it features seawater ponds that change with the tides and a teahouse on an island where visitors can relax and enjoy the view. The traditional garden contrasts sharply with the skyscrapers of the nearby Shiodome district.
- Kappabashi Street (Kappabashi Dogugai) - Explore this shopping district known for its unique Japanese cooking utensils and plastic food model displays. Pick up a miniature food model keychain as a memento of your trip to Japan!
- Meiji Jingu Shrine - Meiji Shrine (明治神宮, Meiji Jingū) is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Located next to the busy Harajuku Station on the JR Yamanote Line, Meiji Shrine and the adjacent Yoyogi Park form a large forested area within the densely built city. The spacious shrine grounds offer walking paths perfect for a relaxing stroll.
The shrine was completed and dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken in 1920, eight years after the emperor’s death and six years after the empress’s passing. It was destroyed during World War II but was rebuilt shortly after.
- Shibuya Crossing - Visit the famous and bustling Shibuya scramble crossing to witness one of Tokyo’s busiest areas!
- Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden - Shinjuku Gyoen was built on the site of a private mansion belonging to a daimyo (feudal lord) Naito during the Edo era (1591). It became a government-managed agricultural experiment station in 1872 and later an imperial estate, completed in 1906 as an imperial garden. It developed as a palace garden for international diplomacy, was re-designated as a national garden after World War II, and opened to the public.
- Koishikawa Korakuen Garden - Koishikawa Korakuen (小石川後楽園, Koishikawa Kōrakuen) is one of Tokyo’s oldest and finest Japanese gardens. Built in the early Edo Period (1600-1867) at the Tokyo residence of the Mito branch of the ruling Tokugawa family, the garden was named Korakuen after a poem encouraging rulers to seek pleasure only after ensuring their people’s happiness. Koishikawa is the district where the garden is located.
- Ginza - If you love high-quality brands and shopping, Ginza is a must-visit! Enjoy shopping at various high-end department stores or pick up some pearls for someone special (like yourself!) at Mikimoto.
- Yanaka Ginza Shopping Street - A charmingly retro shopping street with plenty of adorable stray cats. Stop by to enjoy some famous croquettes!
- Akihabara - Akihabara (秋葉原), also known as Akiba after a former local shrine, is a district in central Tokyo famous for its many electronics shops. In recent years, it has also become recognized as the center of Japan’s otaku (diehard fan) culture, with many shops and establishments devoted to anime and manga now interspersed among the electronics stores. On Sundays, Chuo Dori, the main street through the district, is closed to car traffic from 13:00 to 18:00 (until 17:00 from October through March).
- Tokyo National Museum - The Tokyo National Museum (東京国立博物館, Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan) is the oldest and largest of Japan’s top national museums, which also include the Kyoto National Museum, the Nara National Museum, and the Kyushu National Museum. It was originally established in 1972 at Yushima Seido Shrine and moved to its current location in Ueno Park a few years later.
The Tokyo National Museum boasts one of the largest and finest collections of art and archaeological artifacts in Japan, with over 110,000 items, including nearly a hundred national treasures. At any given time, about 4,000 items from the permanent collection are on display, and temporary exhibitions are held regularly. Good English information and audio guides are available.
- Rikugien Garden - Rikugien (六義園) is often considered Tokyo’s most beautiful Japanese landscape garden, alongside Koishikawa Korakuen. Built around 1700 for the 5th Tokugawa Shogun, Rikugien means “six poems garden” and recreates in miniature 88 scenes from famous poems. The garden is a prime example of an Edo Period strolling garden, featuring a large central pond surrounded by manmade hills and forested areas, all connected by a network of trails.
- Odaiba District - Odaiba (お台場) is a popular shopping and entertainment district on a man-made island in Tokyo Bay. It began as a set of small fort islands (daiba means “fort”), built towards the end of the Edo Period (1603-1868) to protect Tokyo from potential sea attacks, particularly in response to Commodore Perry’s gunboat diplomacy.
Over a century later, the small islands were joined into larger ones through massive landfills, and Tokyo launched a spectacular development project in the 1980s to transform the islands into a futuristic residential and business district. However, development slowed significantly after the burst of the “bubble economy” in the early 1990s, leaving Odaiba nearly vacant.
- Shibamata - Shibamata (柴又) is a neighborhood on Tokyo’s eastern edge, near the Edogawa River, which forms the natural border between Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture. The town retains its old-school charm and offers a perfect escape from modern Tokyo. One of the main attractions is the Shibamata Taishakuten Temple, located not far from the station.
- Nezu Shrine - Miraculously spared from major damage during world wars and natural disasters, Yanaka and Nezu—two neighborhoods that make up shitamachi, Tokyo’s old downtown—retain their last-century charm. You’ll find historical sites like Yanaka Cemetery and Nezu Shrine nestled among shitamachi’s narrow back alleys, traditional wooden houses, izakaya pubs, atmospheric coffee shops, and retro stores selling old-fashioned sweets and snacks. Here, you can step back in time to a slower-paced, more genteel Tokyo.
- Tokyo - Arrive at your hotel in Tokyo.
- Private vehicle for transportation
- Pick up from Narita airport and drop off at your hotel in Tokyo
- Licensed local English-speaking guide
- Customizable tour with choice of 3-4 sites from ‘What to expect’ list
- Private vehicle for transportation
- Pick up from Narita airport and drop off at your hotel in Tokyo
- Licensed local English-speaking guide
- Customizable tour with choice of 3-4 sites from ‘What to expect’ list
- Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
- You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
- Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under ‘What to Expect.’
- Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
- You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
- Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under ‘What to Expect.’
This is the ideal tour for travelers that are arriving in Japan at Narita airport and have some time until check in at your hotel!
You can get in a private vehicle with your heavy luggage and start your Tokyo sightseeing comfortably right after landing in this amazing country.
Tokyo is where you can experience both the modern and traditional, and your…
This is the ideal tour for travelers that are arriving in Japan at Narita airport and have some time until check in at your hotel!
You can get in a private vehicle with your heavy luggage and start your Tokyo sightseeing comfortably right after landing in this amazing country.
Tokyo is where you can experience both the modern and traditional, and your experienced private English-speaking guide will help you enjoy a full day in this dynamic Japanese capital.
Your tour is also customizable! Once you make a reservation, you can plan out and customize your itinerary directly with your guide.
Maximum 7 participants per tour. If you are travelling with children ages 0-6, please inform us when you make the reservation.
- If you are travelling with several large bags, you may need to book a larger vehicle.
- If you are travelling with children ages 0-6, please inform us when you make the reservation.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.