Private Half to Full-Day Experience With Alex
See Tokyo beyond the guidebooks with a fully personalised private experience built around your interests, pace, and travel style.
Whether you want hidden local neighbourhoods, incredible food, temples and shrines, vintage shopping, city views, or a mix of everything, I’ll help create a day that feels relaxed, authentic, and genuinely memorable.
Perfect for travellers wanting a more personal side of Tokyo with a local guide who knows the culture, speaks the language, and loves sharing the city properly.
Duration: Half or Full Day
Price: Dependent on duration and itinerary
Language: English
Location: Tokyo
Highlights
No rushed schedules. No giant tour groups. No ticking boxes just for the sake of it.
This experience is completely flexible and designed around what you want to see, eat, and experience while in Tokyo. From hidden neighbourhoods and incredible local food spots to famous temples, tiny backstreets, vintage shopping, cafés, gardens, and cultural experiences, we can shape the day together.
Want to combine Tsukiji’s seafood culture with the traditional streets of Asakusa? Easy.
Prefer a slower day exploring Yanaka, local cafés, shrines, and old Tokyo charm? We can do that too.
More than anything, this experience is about helping you feel comfortable exploring Tokyo with someone who understands both Japanese culture and international travellers. Relaxed, flexible, personal, and tailored entirely to you.
Details
Meeting point
I’ll personally pick you up from your hotel or a convenient nearby station.
Finishing Point
Flexible depending on the itinerary and your plans for the rest of the day. I can also help point you toward restaurants, bars, shopping areas, or your next destination.
Duration
Half-day or full-day options available depending on where and how much you’d like to explore!
Suggested Itineraries
Option 1: Old Tokyo Experience (Yanaka + Asakusa)
A relaxed journey through Tokyo’s traditional side.
Explore quiet temple districts, historic cemeteries, hidden alleys, family-run shops, and local cafés in Yanaka before heading into the vibrant energy of Asakusa and Sensō-ji Temple.
Perfect for travellers wanting culture, history, local life, and a slower pace away from modern Tokyo’s chaos.
Option 2: Tsukiji + Asakusa Food & Culture Experience
Start the day exploring Tsukiji Fish Market through incredible seafood, local snacks, and Japanese market culture before heading to Asakusa’s historic streets and Tokyo’s oldest Buddhist temple.
A great mix of food, tradition, street energy, and iconic Tokyo sights.
Option 3: Tsukiji + Yanaka Hidden Tokyo Experience
Combine one of Tokyo’s most exciting food destinations with one of its quietest and most traditional neighbourhoods.
From fresh seafood and bustling market culture to peaceful shrines, old wooden homes, and local backstreets, this experience shows two completely different sides of Tokyo in one day.
Tailor the Day to You
Every private experience can be customised depending on your interests.
Food lovers, history buffs, photographers, architecture fans, café hoppers, vintage shoppers, anime lovers, first-time visitors, or travellers wanting hidden local spots, we can build a day around what excites you most.
More than just a guide, I want this to feel like exploring Tokyo with a good friend. Expect plenty of laughs, relaxed banter, local stories, and the kind of easy-going energy that makes the day feel natural rather than overly scripted or formal.
If there’s somewhere specific you’d love to visit, or a particular side of Japan you want to experience, let me know and we’ll make it happen.
Meet Your Guide
I’m half Australian and half Japanese, and I’ve found my way back to Tokyo through my heritage, a MASSIVE love for food, and a passion for connecting with people.
After spending ten years working as a sparky in Australia, and running my own Japanese street food business on the side, I eventually left it all behind to move to Japan and build something more meaningful.
Now, I share Tokyo’s history, traditions, and everyday food culture with visitors from all around the world, helping you feel comfortable exploring the city with someone who speaks the language and understands the local way of life.
What's Included
A friendly English-speaking tour guide (that's me)
A fully personalised experience tailored to your interests
Cultural insights, local stories, and practical Japan travel tips
Food and drinks, depending on your package
Help navigating Tokyo’s trains, neighbourhoods, and hidden spots
Food, café, shopping, and nightlife recommendations actually worth your time and money
An enthusiastic personal photographer to capture you, your family, or your travel crew along the way
What's NOT Included
Transportation costs
Hotel accommodation
Food and drinks outside of your selected package
Entry tickets or optional activity costs
Optional temple or shrine donations
What to bring
Comfortable walking shoes
Weather-appropriate clothing, as tours run rain or shine
Cash for small purchases, as some souvenir shops do not accept cards
A small to medium-sized bag or backpack for your essentials (please don’t be that person who drags their suitcase along)
Lets Organise Your Tour
Enquire about a private half or full-day experience with Alex for a personalised guided tour tailored to your interests, pace, and preferred areas of exploration.
Cancellation Policy
Plans change, I get it. If you need to cancel or amend your booking, just email us at info@welcometojpn.com.
For the full breakdown on cancellations, refunds, and how it all works, have a quick read through our Terms & Conditions.
Allergy Disclaimer
Your tour may include seafood, fish, shellfish, soy, gluten, egg, and dairy.
Please let us know about any allergies before booking.
We’ll do our best to help when organising your tour.
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