Meiji Jingu shrine is located in the center of Tokyo, Harajuku but surrounded by a big man-made forest. It is the most popular shrine in Japan. Only 3-minute walk takes you to Omote-sando where famous brand shops and nice cafes are lined. Enter the small street, it's Takeshita-street, most popular place for young peole. You can see a lot of 'kawaii' there. At the end of this tour, you will be overwhelmed by the bussiest intersection in the world, Shibuya Scramble crossing.
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It is the most popular shinto shrine in Japan. The shrine in the forest makes you refreshed and you can learn Japanese religeon and history.
Takeshita-street is lined by many trendy shops, fashion boutiques, many crepe shops, raibow-colored cotton candy shop, fast-food restaurants including kaiten-zushi and 100yen shops. It's full of kawaii!
Sophisticated shopping area with many brand shops and nice cafes. Several buildings have unique designes by famou architects like Ando Tadao or Kuma Kengo.
Shibuya scrambble crossing is the busiest intersection in the world. About 3000 people cross at the same time.
Shibuya station
You can experience serene atomosphere in Meiji JIngu shrine, hustle and bustle town Takeshitad-street, and sophisticated shopping street Omotesando in two hours and half. All of them are located in the walking distance.
At Meiji JIngu shrine you can learn Japanese religeon and history. If you are lucky you can see Shinto wedding parades. The bride and bridegroom are wearing traditional Japanese wedding clothes, kimono.
At Takeshita-street you can see Japanese pop culture and taste rainbow colored cotton candy and many kinds of crepes. There are a lot of kawaii goods at reasonable price and you will be surprised at 100yen shop where you can buy almost anything including a Japanese fan, chopstics, accessories for 100yen.
At Omosando street many brand shops are llined and the buildings are fantastic. At a nice cafe just seeing passers-by with a cup of coffe might be a good idea.
Take a subway, the next station is Shibuya. You can see the most famous intersection in the world Shibuya Scramble Crossing. It's must-see spot. You will be surprised 3000people start to cross the intersection from 6 directions without colliding.
guide fee,
transportation fee about 700yen per person(you and the guide)
Lunch
Depending on my availability I could also guide you on Mondays, so please send me a message. Thanks!
It's a walking tour. Wear comfortable shoes.
We use public transportation, approximately 700yen per person.
My teen son and I took a tour of the Tsukiji Market and Sensou-ji Temple in Asakusa with Tomoko. Tomoko met us in our hotel lobby, and balanced historical information with traditions and local knowledge along the way. We had a very enjoyable and comfortable time with Tomoko!
Thank you for your wonderful review. It was a wonderful weather and I also enjoyed guiding you. I was happy you were able to eat fatty tuna in Tsukiji market without making a line for a long time. I have only daughters. I envy you because you have a good son. Have a nice trip in Japan. Thank you.
Tomoko was an excellent guide. She was very obliging and happily added to our itinerary so we could see as much as possible. Her English was very good and she made our day in Tokyo special. Rena and John
Thank you for the nice review, Rena-san, and John-san. You are a nice couple. Rena-san is interested in Japan. I enjoyed talking to you. John-san is always kind and a gentleman. It was my pleasure to guide you. Thank you and see you again in Tokyo!
My husband and I were lucky to be guided by Tomoko during our recent trip to Tokyo. On two half-day-tours she showed us a whole lot of fascinating landmarks such as Shibuya, Meiji Shrine, Omotesando, Ueno, Senso-ji Temple and Asakusa. She knows everything about history, culture, food etc. and with her help we discovered so many things we would never have noticed on our own. Her timing and navigation were perfect, and though we walked a lot it was never exhausting as she took care to include some relaxing strolls through Tokio's beautiful parks. She also went out of her way to help us with some unusual shopping (musical instruments). Thank you, Tomoko, for a delightful and memorable experience!
Siv-san, thank you for the wonderful review. You are a nice couple, and I enjoy guiding you in Tokyo. You have a lot of knowledge about Japan and are interested in Japanese history and culture. It was my pleasure to talk about Japan to you. I hope you enjoy the sound of, the musical instruments, hyoushigi and orin! I'm looking forward to seeing you in Tokyo again someday. Thank you, Tomoko
Tomoko was a pleasure to tour with... early on we exchanged messages about how we wanted to spend our time, she was very receptive to our ideas to tour the back-streets of Asakusa and even helped us getting tickets ahead of time for the Sumida River Cruise, a huge WOW, we had time after the cruise to tour the Hama-Rykuen gardens and Tomoko recommended we have tea at the tea house there - so enjoyable thank you so much for your insights and knowledge and help!!
Terri-san, thank you for the wonderful review. You are a nice group. I enjoyed guiding you. The tea at Hamarikyuu Garden was refreshing. I hope you enjoyed the tour in Japan with your friends. Hopefully, you will revisit Japan. Thank you. Tomoko