Tours & Fees

When traveling in the Tokyo area, visiting super famous sightseeing spots by yourself isn't difficult if you are used to foreign countries. There are English guidebooks and you can find English guide signs on the way. Therefore with my tours I'm going to introduce more local stuff and present more common details about Japanese culture. It is challenging to experience these without a native guide and I think these will highlight the depth of Japan.

Yuko's Tours
Here are my tour samples!
The fees are also below. My tours can be solo or a private group. If you like parts of the tours below but you'd like to add some additional activities, I can customize them for you. (Please refer to my "What's in West Tokyo?" page!)
Feel free to contact me and tell me what you would like to do!


Sample Tour A. (6-7hours, Fussa-City and Akiruno-City, Tokyo)

Explore Traditional Japanese Sake Breweries:

Visit two small family-owned Japanese Sake Breweries located in the west part of Tokyo.
These breweries still operate in traditional buildings for Sake brewing and visitors can enjoy learning traditional culture of Japanese Sake making. Japanese Sake tasting is also included.
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Sample Tour B. (5-6hours, Hachioji-City, Tokyo)

Mt.Takao Casual Hiking And Visiting An Old Temple In The Mountain:

Climb up Mt.Takao(1965 ft/599 m), a national park, and visit an old temple "Yakuo-in", just one hour away from the center of Tokyo. 
(A cable-car or chair-lift is available to reach the top of the mountain.)
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Sample Tour C. (5-6hours, Hachioji-City, Tokyo)

Visit "Hachioji Castle Ruins" Or "Takiyama Castle Ruins From The Warring States Period In The 16th Century. 

Hachioji and Takiyama Castles were fort castles from The Warring States Period of Japan. Although there are no castles remaining, visitors can still see the remains of typical fort castles in the period. 

At Hachioji Castle Ruins, there is a visitor center and exhibitions on the excavations.
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Sample Tour D. (5-6hours, Hachioji-City, Tokyo)
Stroll Along One Of The Oldest National Road, Koshu-Kaido in Hachioji And Visiting Traditional Spots/Shops

Hachioji-City is one of the local residential areas in West Tokyo, which was developed as an old post town along one of the oldest national roads during the Samurai era. The town had been also known as a textile town back then and even now we can still enjoy shopping some products at some of the traditional textile studios in the area.
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Sample Tour E. (3-4hours, Hachioji-City, Tokyo)
Visit "Hachioji Fuji-Zuka", And Historical Sites Relating To Refugee Samurai Princess "Matsu"

Hachioji-City has many historical sites from the Japanese Warring States Period. It is known as the place where a refugee princess of a Samurai lord settled after her run away trip. There is also a cultural spot called Fuji-Zuka which was established in later Samurai era. 
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Sample Tour F. (3-4hours, Hachioji-City, Tokyo)

Visit A Traditional Japanese Residence & Gardens "Komagino-Teien" And Enjoy Seasonal Flowers

The house is 100 years old traditional Japanese wooden house which had been owned by an upper class family. There are two different types of Japanese gardens, one filled with various plants and a pond stocked with fancy colored carps, and a dry landscape garden. Visitors can enjoy seasonal flowers throughout the year.
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Sample Tour G. (3-4hours, Hino-City, Tokyo)

Visit Takahata-Fudo Temple To Enjoy The Traditional Buildings And Observe A Traditional Ritual:

Takahata-Fudo temple is one of the major local temples and worships a Buddhism guardian god. The traditional buildings have a unique ceiling called "Cry Dragon". Many traditional rituals/activities in temples and shrines in Japan are more of a cultural events rather than religious events. You can witness some of the rituals/activities at the temple.
In addition, the temple holds a Hydrangea Festival in June and you can enjoy beautiful seasonal flowers.
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Sample Tour H. (5-6hours, Koganei-City, Tokyo)

Visit Edo-Tokyo Open-air Architectural Museum (Edo-Tokyo Tatemono-en):

This museum was established as a branch of Edo-Tokyo Museum (Ryogoku, Tokyo) in 1993. It is a unique outdoor museum exhibiting a collection of historical buildings on seven hectare ground inside of municipal Koganei-Park. The museum exhibits many of the actual structures, which are historically valuable but were difficult to keep in their original locations. 
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Tour Fees
Sample Tours A, B, C, D, and H are 8,000 yen each, and Sample Tours E, F, and G are 6500 yen each. The tour will start/end at the nearest train station to each of the tour. 
If you'd like to start/finish the tour at your hotel, you can use options of "Welcoming Service" and "Seeing-off Service" and those are 1,000 yen each.
The tours should be booked at least one month in advance. (I might be able to accommodate the request in less than one month but some restrictions may apply.)

If you have any inquiries or you'd like to customize your tour, please contact me!