It took over the wholesale business from the aging Tsukiji Market and provides tourists with an opportunity to observe the market action and to dine at restaurants across its large, modern premises.
The remains of the main tower of the Edo castle, gardens of seasonal flowers like roses, bamboos, cherry blossoms, tea trees, orchards of classical species and others encircle the lawn. Is a spacious, sprawling garden in the center of Tokyo. It's the only part of the inner palace that's open to the public.
It is one of Tokyo's most colorful and popular temples. The legend says that in the year 628, two brothers fished a statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, out of the Sumida River, and even though they put the statue back into the river, it always returned to them. Consequently, Sensoji was built nearby for the goddess of Kannon. The temple was completed in 645, making it Tokyo's oldest temple.
It is the centerpiece of the Tokyo Skytree Town in the Sumida City Ward, not far away from Asakusa. With a height of 634 meters (634 can be read as "Musashi", a historic name of the Tokyo Region), it is the tallest structure in Japan and was the second tallest in the world at the time of its completion. A large shopping complex with an aquarium is located at its base.
Takeshita Street is a bustling and vibrant pedestrian shopping street located in the Harajuku district of Tokyo, Japan. Famous for its colorful array of fashion boutiques, trendy cafes, and unique street food stalls, Takeshita Street is a hotspot for both locals and tourists seeking the latest fashion trends and quirky finds. It's often crowded with young people exploring its diverse array of shops, making it a hub of Tokyo's youth culture.
We had a wonderful time on this tour. Our driver Prem was on time and had excellent communication. He allowed us to customize our tour but also provided suggestions. He went above and beyond to make our time in Tokyo special.
We were escorted by around Tokyo by our driver, Uzman. He was fantastic! He showed up in a beautiful car and dressed in a black suit. Very sharp. He was our tour guide, photographer and made our day wonderful. His English was very good. We cannot say enough good things about him.
If you want to customize the tour make it clear to guide at the start and know as precisely as possible what you want to see. Otherwise they’ll want to follow their routine and what they are familiar with.
We did 2 tours with Xplor Japan, i.e., Mt. Fuji and Tokyo. Ryu was our guide. We had an outstanding experience. Ryu offered deep insights, showed us outstanding places and truly guided us well. We are thankful for all the impressions we could gain, and we highly recommend Xplor Japan and Ryu.
Our guide, Mukarram Muhammad was fantastic, knowledgeable, friendly, and well prepared. He took us to all the must see spots while sharing interesting history and local insights. The tour was well paced and he even gave great recommendations for food and shopping. Overall, a great way to experience Tokyo with an excellent guide
Our guide, Ryu was fantastic, knowledgeable, friendly, and well prepared. He took us to all the must see spots while sharing interesting history and local insights. The tour was well paced and he even gave great recommendations for food and shopping. Overall, a great way to experience Tokyo with an excellent guide!
Our guide, Ryu was fantastic, knowledgeable, friendly, and well prepared. He took us to all the must see spots while sharing interesting history and local insights. The tour was well paced and he even gave great recommendations for food and shopping. Overall, a great way to experience Tokyo with an excellent guide!
Our tour guide fully customized our tour to our needs. He was friendly, professional and had a great knowledge of Japanese history, culture and politics. The vehicle was clean and well maintained. 10/10 would recommend.
Our guide was excellent. He accommodated all of our requests. His knowledge of Japanese history, culture, and politics was exceptional. The car was clean and well maintained. I would recommend this guide to anyone. 10/10
Had a 10 hour layover in Tokyo so decided to book a tour with Xplorjapan ( process is seamless via WhatsApp) and requested Ryu Fuse as my guide/driver who was highly recommended by my sister in law. By the time I arrived at Haneda , Ryu was already there and patiently waited for me as I changed for the colder weather of Tokyo compared to Manila and Bangkok. He drove a Toyota Alphard so I did bring my carry on to the minivan instead of putting it in a locker. Fir this time of the year, naje sure to bring gloves and hat because by noon , the wind picked up. Ryu is very fluent in English so I had fun talking to him during rides between sights and he was quite knowledgeable about the history of each destination. Since I am by myself , he was kind enough to take my pictures except for the couple of places ( Shibuya and portion of Senso-ji Temple) where he had to stay with the van. My impressions- Shibuya and Skytree were OK since I live only 4 hours away from New York City. Anamori had the Torii gates which I wanted to see and it inspires me to want to see the original ones in Kyoto. I would go back and spend more time in Senso- ji. Others were turned off by the somewhat commercialized main street infront of the temple but I love the vibrant energy of it including the side streets. The crowd was mostly locals and loved seeing some of them in their kimonos. It gave me a little insight into the real Japanese lifestyle/culture( food) with some help also from Ryu. The last destination was another super crowded area, the Harujuku/Takeshita Sts. Saw a few young people in cosplay.. A must see but once is enough. Ryu dropped me off at Haneda with enough time to get through the super crowded security check- in and make it to my gate with time to relax before boarding. I have been to European and Middle East cities and none compare to Tokyo in its cleanliness!!! I was glad I booked this Tokyo tour with Xplorjapan and had Ryu as my guide, instead of hanging around the terminal.
Ryu our driver/guide was the best. He gave exceptional service and made our experience in Tokyo a much better one.
Ryu, our driver/guide was excellent and professional in every way. Each place/landmark we stopped at, he tells the history of the place. He also gives recommendations of the best place to eat local traditional Japanese food. Ryu was Super helpful. He is also great at taking photos, we like all the pictures he took of us. We enjoyed chitchatting with him and highly highly recommend him. We will be specifically ask for Ryu on our next trip back to Tokyo. Thank you Ryu! It was such a pleasure to meet you.
We had a wonderful day with Ryu touring Tokyo for the day. What we really appreciated was being able to decide what most interested us so that Ryu could custom design the day for us. And using a private car with Ryu was awesome in getting around more efficiently in this huge city! We visited Shibuya crossing, Tsujiki market and Skytree with Ryu giving us so much interesting facts about the sites and about Tokyo in general! I highly recommend contacting Ryu for an AWESOME time!
Very knowledgeable, very helpful and friendly. Always punctual 👍👍we learn a lot about japanese culture and language
Our guide, Ryu, was fluent in English which was great for us. He provided both a history and summary of current events of Japan life, while we toured the 5 points of interest he had selected in Tokyo. We stopped for lunch and enjoyed a Kobe beef meal...how will we ever eat regular beef again! It was an excellent tour and we came away with a greater understanding of life in Tokyo. Thank you Ryu!
Agency had contacted us couple of times before our journey started for Tokyo. They deputed Mr Ryu Fuse an excellent driver cum guide who was very knowledgeable, friendly and cooperative. He was fully conversant with English besides Japanese, and surprisingly he knew Hindi as well which made us comfortable instantly. Gradually because of his disposition we all became very friendly. His suggestions for our subsequent part of our trip were more focused on our satisfaction rather than increasing Agency'earnings.I would recommend him strongly.
This is a very enjoyable and relaxed way to get around Tokyo and see key tourist spots in various locations. Ryu was an excellent tour guide, he was friendly, knowledgeable, well-spoken, and accomodating of our preferences and schedule. We took a bit of time getting ready to leave our hotel in the morning, and he was waiting at the hotel lobby patiently. We travelled with two young kids, and it was very comfortable for them and they had no issues . He is also ready to provide recommendations on where to go and where to eat. We particularly enjoyed Tsukiji and Tokyo Sky Tree.
It was excellent tour with Xplor Japan along with great memories, they have done all arrangements professionally. All of us experienced Japanese culture and food
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