OUR recommend tour plan
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Overview
This is a standard tour course where you can experience the modern and traditional history and cultural heritage of Japan in the new and old capital in Tokyo and Kyoto for 2-3 days with our guide.
Itinerary
2 day 1 night
day 1
■ Imperial Palace East
■ Ryogoku
* Edo Tokyo Musuem (Temporarily Closed)
* Honjo Matsuzaka-cho Park
■ Ueno Park
OR
■ Choose from our Tokyo Tour Plan
＊TOKYO Stay
day2
・TokyoStation
＜Shinkansen＞
・Kyoto Station
■ Arashiyama
* Bamboo Forest Street
■ Kinkakuji
■ Nijo Castle
■ Kyoto Station (Guide finish)
Free & easy
＜Shinkansen＞
*Choose to depart from Tokyo or Kansai airports
* Let us know and we will assist you to plan
3 day 2 night
day 1
■ Imperial Palace East
■ Ryogoku
* Edo Tokyo Musuem (Temporarily Closed)
* Honjo Matsuzaka-cho Park
■ Ueno Park
OR
■ Choose from our Tokyo Tour Plan
＊TOKYO Stay
day2
■ Meiji Shrine
■ Koishikawa Korakuen Garden
・TokyoStation
＜Shinkansen＞
・Kyoto Station
■ Gion
＊KYOTO Stay
day3
■ Arashiyama
* Bamboo Forest Street
■ Kinkakuji
■ NIjo Castle
・Kyoto Station (Guide finish)
Free & easy
＜Shinkansen＞
*Choose to depart from Tokyo or Kansai airports
* Let us know and we will assist you to plan
■ By 1 National Licensed Guide and/or 1 Native English Speaking Japanese Driver
■ This tour is best recommended for 2 to 3 days
■ For more than 3 days , please consult us for discussion
■ Special requests are subject to availability and discussion beforehand
■ Timing will adjust to suit the plan and routes
■ Minimum : 2 pax, Maximum : 8 pax
■ Venues may change subject to weather, traffic and punctuality and crowd.
■ These plans are for normal season period. When it is super peak season, some spots may cut short, swap or cancel or change.
RECOMMENDED spot
Meiji Shrine
Meiji Shrine
Meiji Shrine
spot 1
Meiji Shrine
Meiji Shrine is a shrine dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his consort, Empress Shoken. Located just beside the JR Yamanote Line's busy Harajuku Station, The shrine was completed and dedicated to the Emperor Meiji and the Empress Shoken in 1920 which was destroyed during the WW2 and rebuilt again.
Admission fee : ¥600
Ueno Park
Ueno Park
spot 2
UEno park
Ueno Park is a large public park next to Ueno Station in central Tokyo. The park grounds were originally part of Kaneiji Temple, one of the city's largest and wealthiest temples and a family temple of the ruling Tokugawa clan during the Edo Period. Kaneiji stood in the northeast of the capital to protect the city from evil, much like Enryakuji Temple in Kyoto.
Free admission
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden
spot 3
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden
Korakuen is one of Tokyo's oldest and best Japanese gardens.
It was built in the early Edo Period (1600-1867) at the Tokyo residence of the Mito branch of the ruling Tokugawa family.
Admission fee : ¥300
Edo-Tokyo Museum
Edo-Tokyo Museum
spot 4
Edo-Tokyo Museum
Imperial Palace
Imperial Palace
spot 5
Imperial Palace
Gion
Gion
Gion
spot 6
GION
Gion is Kyoto's most famous geisha district, located around Shijo Avenue between Yasaka Shrine in the east and the Kamo River in the west. It is filled with shops, restaurants and ochaya (teahouses), where geiko (Kyoto dialect for geisha) and maiko (geiko apprentices) entertain.
Free admission
Arashiyama Bamboo Forest Street
Arashiyama Bamboo Forest Street
Arashiyama Bamboo Forest Street
spot 7
Arashiyama
Bamboo Forest Street
Arashiyama is a pleasant, touristy district in the western outskirts of Kyoto. It is a popular destination since the Heian Period (794 - 1185), when nobles would enjoy its natural setting. Arashiyama is particularly popular during the cherry blossom and fall season. It has many landmarks, famous bamboo groves, Tenryuji Temple in the area.
Free admission
Kinkakuji Temple
Kinkakuji Temple
spot 8
Kinkakuji Temple
Kinkakuji , Golden Pavillion is a Zen temple in northern Kyoto whose top 2 floors are completely covered in gold leaf. Formally known as Rokuonji, the temple was the retirement villa of the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and according to his will, it became a Zen temple of the Rinzai sect after his death in 1408.
Admission fees : ¥400
Nijo Castle
Nijo Castle
spot 9
Nijo Castle
Nijo Castle was built in 1603 as the Kyoto residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo Period (1603-1867). His grandson Iemitsu completed the castle's palace buildings 23 years later and further expanded the castle by adding a five story castle keep.
Admission fees : ¥1,300
BOOKING & PAYMENT
PRICE GUIDELINE
■ Additional 15,000 yen (to the base costs) in peak season, public holidays (PH), PH eve, post PH and weekends **
■ Customisation of plans is subject to additional fees range from 10,000 to 20,000 yen **
■ These are the guide fees with private transport used.
■ Walking tour for 6 hours without transport is 65,000 yen based on 3 places with close vicinity.
■ Please note that Japan cars are compact and different from other countries vehicles.
■ Type of vehicles are subject to availability (brand, model and size cannot choose) and additional fees may apply.
■ All passengers will sit in the middle and rear seats, no passenger sit beside driver seat for safety reasons.
■ Chartered taxi or private transport may use subject to booking confirmation and availability on tour day.
■ Public transport will mean by trains and buses.
■ This price table is subject to 8% PAYPAL fees
booking/payment Information
■ The above price list is a guideline (For Private Transport )
■ By 1 National Licensed Native Japanese Guide and/or 1 Native Japanese English Speaking Driver
■ Either by public transport or private transport
■ Public transport guide use trains, buses and cabs (Tokyo/Kyoto)
■ Price exclude guide public transport and shinkansen costs between Tokyo, Kyoto
■ Travelers to self-purchase JR Pass or Shinkansen ticket in advance
■ Tour participants to self-purchase comprehensive travel insurance against COVID and injuries
■ Tour participants to declare personal medical conditions before the tour starts
■ Tour participants to exercise self-initiative and responsibility on site safety together with guide
■ All bookings are based on first-come-first serve basis with full payment received
■ All meal costs, hotel costs and admission fees are excluded in this package.
■ Self-booking of hotel accommodations in Tokyo /Kyoto
■ Admission tickets can buy on actual day or Day 1 or advance purchase online
■ Price includes all taxes and fees (Toll and fuel/Highway fees)
■ All special needs or requests are subject to discussion beforehand
■ Full payment reservation needed for all advance tour dates booking for all seasons
■ All sales are final with no cancellation and refund for all bookings
■ Cancellation will only allow due to natural disaster and extreme weather condition (snow and earthquake)
■ HM Tour management reserves the right to cancel the tour with no refund
■ HM Tour management will not be liable or responsible against all medical expenses incurred due to injuries, chronic illness or non-disclosure of medical conditions happen during the tour
■ HM Tour is not authorised agent for attractions booking hence guests have to do self booking of popular attractions
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tour Information
■ Duration : 6 or 8 hrs
■ Guide hours : Either 0900 or 1000 start
■ Wait at hotel lobby by 0850 or 0950
■ Hotel pick-up is limited to hotels in Tokyo/Kyoto
■ For walking tour will meet at the station or hotel
■ For pickup at other places, must inform and check with us first.
■ All public transportation costs (cabs/trains/buses) and attractions entrance fees are not included.
■ Have your breakfast first before tour start
■ By 1 National Licensed Guide and/or 1 Native English Speaking Licensed Driver
■ All special needs or requests are subject to discussion beforehand
■ Places to visit may change subject to weather and traffic condition
■ Advance bookings are needed for all seasons
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