Tokyo customized sightseeing one-day tour

Our tour was the best experience of Japan! We presented Sumiko a challenge requesting an itinerary that was very diverse. We wanted to see temples and shrines, shop for unusual local items such as a floor seat, shop for anime collectibles that were not available in regular stores as they were retired years ago, and see all of the nature Japan is noted for while experiencing an authentic Japanese lunch. We wanted all of this to take place outside of the tourist areas and explore local venues only. We even asked to attend a summer festival if one was available. Sumiko exceeded every request! We were brought into the local communities and saw a beautiful Samurai garden, a local church designed by a famous Japanese architect, a beautiful local temple where we actually met a family having a baptismal ceremony, a local market where we were able to purchase a beautiful floor cushion hand made, ate lunch at a gyoza restaurant that had a waiting line out the door (their is no way you could ever locate this restaurant it was the most incredible meal we ever ate), then took local trams to an anime store that my son LOVED as he found 3 very rare items, and ended our day at a local festival that we were able to watch live bands and sword demonstrations! The entire time, Sumiko would provide the history behind everything we saw which allowed us to truly form a connection. This tour was more than sightseeing. It was a memory made with a wonderful person that we will hold onto forever. Thank you Sumiko for a priceless and treasured memory!

I had a one day private guided tour with Sumiko very recently. It was a great day. She selected a number of nice and unusual sites to see and was very knowledgeable. She is also very personable and a nice person overall. I would not hesitate to choose her again for another guided tour.

Sumiko was a wonderful guide. She customized and planned a tour that met my daughter's preferences very well. She was inciteful and understanding with the pacing of activities to best accommodate our needs.

Dear Sumiko, we once again want to Thank You for the wonderful day which we spent together, for your help in planning our trips and for your introductions in Tokyo as well as Japanese culture and history. We enjoyed every moment with you.

This was our second day with our favorite guide Sumiko, also our favorite person whom we met on our trip to Japan. She arranged an amazing day for us outside Tokyo at outdoor art museums in or near the Hakone region. Everything was planned to perfection and we were able to see and do so much in one day. We can’t praise her enough for her planning, flexibility, organization, and communication skill. She was quite simply the best guide of many while we toured Japan for the past two weeks.

We saved the best for last. After traveling through Japan on land and sea, we lucked into finding Sumiko for our final two days of our trip in Tokyo. She is the consummate guide: friendly, fluent in English, smart, organized, efficient, knowledgeable. We accomplished so much without feeling rushed or pushed. She took us to places we would never have gone, and made it all so much fun. Whether bouncing around Tokyo, or traveling the next day to Hakone, she was the best company. A guide, a friend, a teacher. When we return we will schedule with her far in advance.