Tokyo Daily Life
TOKYO DAILY LIFE TOUR
In this half-day tour, I'd like to give you a taste of how ordinary people in Tokyo really live.
First, we'll visit the Togoshi Ginza Shopping Street. It is 1.3 km long and friendly, low-key, but always lively neighborhood shopping district. Then we will take you to Daikanyama,home to high-end fashion boutiques called "Little Brooklyn". We will visit T-site bookshop and cultural place and Old Asakura House. Then we move on to Jiyugaoka, a popular fashional area in Tokyo.
Itinerary:
9:30 Meet at the lobby of the hotel
* Most shops in Japan open after 10:00 am, so we'd like to start the tour at 9:30 am.
10:00 Visiting the Togoshi-Ginza shopping street.
11:00 Going to Daikanyama to see T-Site and Old Asakura House.
12:00 Moving to Jiyugaoka and walk around the neighboorhood.
Route:
Togoshi Ginza Shopping Street (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) ➡ Daikanyama T-Site / Kyu Asakura House ➡Jiyugaoka (Meguro-ku)
What you can expect:
At Togoshi Ginza has a traditional atmosphere of old Tokyo that has disappeared in many other places.
There're high-end fashion boutiques and restaurants in Daikanyama. We will go to stylish DAIKANYAMA TSUTAYA BOOKS (T-site) where there are terrace cafes, galleries as well as modern lifestyle stores. This is a popular weekend destination for locals as a suburban oasis located just a 15-min. walk from Shibuya.
We will visit "Kyu Asakura House", an important cultural property to see traditional Japanese style house and beautiful garden. You will see the stone lanterns, rocks and other decorative items in the garden.
Then we go to Jiyugaoka. Jiyugaoka is a cozy but stylish neighborhood less than 15 minutes by train from Shibuya. You can find fashonable boutiques, shops selling cute Japanese goods and trendy cafes lining the street.
Tour Fee: 4 hours ￥15,000 for 1 ~ 2 people
￥20,000 per group of up to 4 people,
Special arrangement only for 6 or more people. Please contact me.
Reservation deadline: 2 days before the tour
Departure time: 8:00 ~ 9:00 a.m.
Duration: 4~8 hours
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Where to meet: At your hotel
Additional costs not included in tour fees.
What's included:
l Transportation cost : If you are in Tokyo for a couple of days or more, we recommend that you obtain an IC Card (PASMO or Suica) or 1-Day Tokyo transportation Ticket ￥1,590, which allows unlimited rides on subways, JR trains and buses.
What’s excluded:
l Lunch and snacks, beverages.
l Admission to museums and facilities and the Hama Rikyu Garden for the participants
CANCELLATION POLICY:
l 14 or more days before tour date 0%
l 2 ~ 13 days before tour date 20%
l 1 day before tour date 50%
l On the tour date 100%