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Discover the best top things to do in Ueno, Japan including Tokyo City Tour: Private Chauffeur Guide with Chartered Car, Private Tour: Secret Food Tours Tokyo, Secret Food Tours Tokyo w/ Private Tour Option, Eat and Drink Like A LOCAL : Restaurant, Tavern & Ramen Tour, Tokyo MetroPass, Private Custom Day In Tokyo: Secrets And Highlights Of The City With A Local, Geisha Experience at Chaya in Tokyo, Private Muslim Tokyo Tour, Walking Tour with a Maid from Ueno Ameyoko to Akihabara!, Ueno Local Market Experience with Plenty of Food .
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1. Tokyo City Tour: Private Chauffeur Guide with Chartered Car
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5.0 based on 10 reviews
If you see salary-men (men in their suits) coming out from the skyscrapers, heading to have a couple of beers in local izakaya (Japanese bar restaurant) after-hours, you might feel like Deja Vu, which is very similar to the ones you've seen in the movie "Blade Runner". You are in for a local experience - a day to explore the diversity of Tokyo, from high tech to tradition, the contrast of the futuristic aspect to old school life all on this private car service with your private licensed guide. Please select the places you would like to visit or ask your guide to give you recommendation.
Inclusions: Hotel pickup/drop-off, Round-trip private transportation by air-conditioned minivan, Private guide (English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean professional guides are available), One bottled water per person, DVD player in minivan
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Lunch, Admission to facilities
Reviewed By Tigerland83
We had a wonderful day with Takashi as our guide. We visited Arakura Sengen Park and Shrine, 4th Station, Wind and Ice Caves, Mt Fuji Panoramic Ropeway and Oishi Park. We were very lucky and got to see Mt. Fuji all day. Takashi was very knowledgeable about all sites and the history of Japan and we would highly recommend this tour.
2. Private Tour: Secret Food Tours Tokyo
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
During the three-hour culinary tour, our local English-speaking guide will provide you with an experience of local life. We will visit temples, shrines, and a traditional Japanese tea shop. Our journey will include the old market streets that are full of the unexpected. One area of particular interest includes many taverns where locals gather to enjoy food, company, local gossip and a relaxed atmosphere. After the three-hour adventurous excursion, you will find yourself falling in love with this city, our food, our traditions, and our culture. As a private tour, everything works around you! Our start times are much more easy going, dates can open up. It's a much more intimate and cozy experience. No need to shout over other tourists, you will have every question answered, and leave feeling like a native yourself!
Inclusions: Lunch
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Reviewed By lindabY9046AN
Secret Food Tours was a great experience and a very thorough and enjoyable tour. On the morning of the tour, I thought I had left enough to get to the meeting place from my hotel. I assumed the train station would take my credit card, but it did not, so it took some time to convert my American to Japanese. When I got to the Ueno Station, our meeting place, it was 15 minutes past the agreed time. No one was there and I knew I had missed the group and would not be able to find them or get a refund. I asked an employee at one of the station's restaurants and she called the tour company and communicated in Japanese. Before I knew it the tour guide, Kunie, had come back to meet me (unheard of in the US!) with a smile and invited me to join the rest of the group. After that we went from restaurant to cafe to parks to market, trying different delicacies and getting a 3-hour tour of the city at the same time. Kunie was wonderful -- cheerful, informative and accommodating. I would highly recommend this tour.
3. Secret Food Tours Tokyo w/ Private Tour Option
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5.0 based on 78 reviews
Located north-east of the heart of Tokyo, Ueno has been a perfect destination for those who desire good food and cultural exploration. What makes Ueno distinctively unique is its dynamic blend of contrasts; chaos and serenity, urban development and natural beauty, modernity and tradition, common touch and nobility. Ueno Park is located on what was once the grounds of the largest, most prestigious temple in Edo (old Tokyo), from the the 17th to 19th century. It is one of the most beloved cherry-blossom viewing spots in Tokyo. Local Japanese and tourists flock together for shopping and eating at its nearby district Ameyoko, where you will find a countless number of unique bars and dining places. While tasting the foods and enjoying the atmosphere of the area, you will find yourself becoming welcomed as a local in this friendly community.
Inclusions: 3 to 3 ½ hours guided food tour with 9 stops and 6 tastings., A passionate and experienced local english speaking guide., Great insight about local food, history, and culture., Snacks, Coffee and/or Tea, Alcoholic Beverages
Exclusions: Hotel pickup, Hotel drop-off
Reviewed By nicolefV8971JK
I love to try local foods but it's always tricky to know where to go and what to try. This tour was a fabulous experience. We tried 6 different foods, visited a temple and temple in Ueno Park and we walked through a local food market. We also tried a few different green teas. Overall a wonderful tour! You won't need dinner! :-)
4. Eat and Drink Like A LOCAL : Restaurant, Tavern & Ramen Tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 291 reviews
LET'S GET OUT OF THE TOURIST AREA where it is super busy and crowded with people! My tour focuses on Ueno, which is not as crowded as Shibuya and Shinjuku and is less touristy. It is also famous with Japanese foodies for good quality at lower prices. I'm going to take you to popular bars and restaurants for ONLY LOCALS (NO TOURISTS!!) where the staff speaks only Japanese. I will order signature dishes, and we will discuss the food and drink (and you can pepper me with questions). We will visit 3 restaurants/taverns, where you will sample sashimi, grilled fish and skewered meat. You will also have the opportunity to try UNIQUE Japanese alcoholic drinks (4 or more different type of drinks) and you'll be able to experience what Japanese taverns are like. After visiting these three taverns, we will end the tour at a great Ramen shop that is popular with locals. At the end of the tour, I will take you to the entrance of each train line, depending on where you need to go
Inclusions: ALL FOODS and RAMEN on the tour are INCLUDED in the tour fee., You have 5 drinks on the tour.
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Reviewed By Y5132AJjamesp
All of our expectations were exceeded! This was a great introduction to the intricacies of sake, and our guide Aki was an incredible sommelier that navigated us through each type and I could not recommend it more!
5. Tokyo MetroPass
Overall Ratings
4.9 based on 11 reviews
This ticket allows you to use the subway lines in Tokyo as much as you want within the according validity period. This is perfect if you want to see several places in Tokyo, especially within a short time span.
Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Hotel delivery (if desired)
Exclusions: Refund not possible after delivery and/or first use, The MetroPass tickets can only be used for the Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway Lines, but nothing else (e.g. JR Lines)
Reviewed By FishBkk4
even without any knowledge of Japanese, it was easy to get around, buy tickets and find the platforms.
6. Private Custom Day In Tokyo: Secrets And Highlights Of The City With A Local
Overall Ratings
4.9 based on 11 reviews
Spend some time with one of our hosts exploring the neon-lit city of Tokyo together. Maybe you’d like to discover the highlights of the neighborhood you’re staying in, or simply stroll through the lantern-lined lanes of Tokyo’s older districts. Action-lovers might be keen to catch a sumo match, or alternatively, get sky high and enjoy sushi with a view. There's no place quite like Tokyo, trust us. Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded local host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.
Inclusions: Private and personalised experience, 8 hours with your host, Walking experience (if required, your host can suggest public transport or private taxi options), Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Tickets to any attractions, Transportation costs, Gratuities
Reviewed By eugenius101
Kento is most definitely the perfect guide for late night adventures around Shinjuku. Highly personable with an enquiring mind and a lot of fun , I’m sooooo glad I stumbled into one of his tours . If a traveller wants to get to know the Golden Gai area , this is most definitely your man . The meal before was wonderful and somewhere I would never have discovered by myself - and cheap as ! This is the real thing , with a brilliant guide .
7. Geisha Experience at Chaya in Tokyo
Overall Ratings
4.7 based on 113 reviews
This cultural tour is a 1.5 hour geisha experience at a modern ochaya, or contemporary tea house, where geisha entertain guests with song, dance, games and conversation. Guests may learn about the geisha culture and history while seeing how the locals interact and support geisha. This is a shared tour with included food (if option is selected). Please note regarding English information and translation: Some events may have English-speaking geisha or translator present. If there are no English-speaking translators at the event, English pamphlets and brochures detailing more information regarding the geisha performances, etiquette for the event, history of geisha, and what to expect will be provided to the guests.
Inclusions: One drink and sweets, Live entertainment, Photo opportunities
Exclusions: Transportation to/from attractions, Gratuities, Hotel pickup and drop-off
Reviewed By 926maggieh
While we were sad to have to cancel our July trip to Japan due to the pandemic, we found the process of working with Japan Awaits to be easy and efficient. I can't speak to the full experience since we weren't able to go, but filling out the form and our communication with the company was no problem. And their prompt and courteous response to our request for a refund speaks to their professionalism. We will definitely come back to ask for their help in procuring tickets to the Studio Ghibli Museum when we do finally make it to Japan! Fingers crossed for next summer.
8. Private Muslim Tokyo Tour
Private Tokyo tour for Muslim tourists including Tokyo downtown and latest shopping streets. You will have a prayer time during the tour, the lunch is halal or halal friendly.
Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Local taxes, Lunch, Driver/guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off
Exclusions: Drinks, Gratuities
Reviewed By Yvo51
Dreadful value for money. We spent £450 for something which would have cost less than £50 for entry and travel. The tour suggests driver and guide to cover a lot of sightseeing on the same day. We got picked up at the hotel and dropped at the ferry. The people were nice. The taxi could not take the ferry - though other cars did! We then walked for about 2.5 hours through the shops and to the shrine at Miyajima and back to the ferry. We a nice lunch at the Ferry Port in the Hiroshima side which we paid for) and then got picked up at the same ferry port and taken to the peace museum and then on to the A dome about 2pm. We had a lift to the A dome which they had expected that we might have walked. Its not that far but we were tight on time and i was tired b It was already 4pm so we missed the castle, they did offer it but we had had enough as the info we were getting was better said when read in english at the museum. The guide meant we did not get the audio at the museum which would have been far more informative than telling us what we were reading or looking at. I would have preferred to do the peace museum before the crowds came into town at 9/10am. It was so full at 2pm to move around, it was like leaving a football stadium or concert. In hindsight, our JR pass made the ferry free ( they refunded that) and a tram would have done it all for a day pass of 600 yen each. I feel completely ripped off and so disappointed. The English was learnt to share info but not to answer questions which were never understood or answered, we supply gave up engaging. Don't take this tour. The price is seriously inflated and not made up with the quality of the product.
9. Walking Tour with a Maid from Ueno Ameyoko to Akihabara!
＊DETAILS Enjoy walking around Akihabara and Ueno areas with maid! A value trour taking a walk from Ueno to No. 1 electric town of Akihabara with maid. Enjoy nice meal in Ueno. In Akihabara, you will visit electric shops as well as anime shops. Also covered is the spirited creaters' spot. You are sure to find your favorites !
Inclusions: Meal at ChouChou POPON, Guide and interpretation fee
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Reviewed By liangyuc1911
it was an amazing experience!! with the glass bottles i could use it was so fun and and simple!!!!!!!
10. Ueno Local Market Experience with Plenty of Food
Ueno Local Market Experience. You can enjoy riding boats in the pond. Ueno includes one of the biggest markets with various bards and fresh food shops, to make one fine shopping district in Tokyo; it also includes one of the famous temples in Tokyo. Our tour starts from within the wide station of Ueno, going out of the station you will witness the beautiful nature of Ueno Park on one side, and the other side you will be dazzled with the high buildings advertising the different shops and entertaining centre. One of our friendly tour guides will be leading your way to starting this magnificent adventure in, out and about the Historical streets of Ueno while sharing a great story and adventure happened around this ancient place. Join the adventure!
Inclusions: 2 soft drinks & water., City walking & culture tour, Desserts, Professional guide., Sushi, yakiniku, takoyaki, tempura.
Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase), Gratuities, Hotel pick-up/drop-off, Gratuities
Reviewed By dominiqueR52124
Kaori-san was an amazing guide and even though it was new years day, I was able to try many different and delicious foods! Without Kaori's guidance I would not have known where to go, since many places are closed during the new years in Japan. I highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to try many different cuisines in one day. After the tour I was completely stuffed from trying so many different foods, but it was totally worth it!
