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Private Tokyo with Exceptional Guide Tailored to Your Needs
Experience Your Dream Tour of Tokyo with a Local Guide!
Embark on a personalized journey through Tokyo, tailored just for you. Choose between a half-day (4-hour) or full-day (8-hour) private tour and customize your experience to match your interests, whether it's savoring Japanese cuisine, diving into local culture, uncovering historical sites, shopping, or any unique passion you may have.You decide the pace and style of your adventure—from a relaxed walking tour using Tokyo's world-class public transportation to a more seamless experience with a private vehicle. We will offer some inspiring ideas for exploring places during your custom-designed tour.
Please download WhatsApp or let us know your email address, so our guide can contact you!
Embark on a personalized journey through Tokyo, tailored just for you. Choose between a half-day (4-hour) or full-day (8-hour) private tour and customize your experience to match your interests, whether it's savoring Japanese cuisine, diving into local culture, uncovering historical sites, shopping, or any unique passion you may have.You decide the pace and style of your adventure—from a relaxed walking tour using Tokyo's world-class public transportation to a more seamless experience with a private vehicle. We will offer some inspiring ideas for exploring places during your custom-designed tour.
Please download WhatsApp or let us know your email address, so our guide can contact you!
Private Kyoto with Exceptional Guide Tailored to Your Needs
Experience Your Dream Tour of Kyoto with a Local Guide!
Embark on a personalized journey through Kyoto, tailored just for you. Choose between a half-day (4-hour) or full-day (8-hour) private tour and customize your experience to match your interests, whether it's savoring Japanese cuisine, diving into local culture, uncovering historical sites, shopping, or any unique passion you may have.You decide the pace and style of your adventure—from a relaxed walking tour using Tokyo's world-class public transportation to a more seamless experience with a private vehicle. We will offer some inspiring ideas for exploring places during your custom-designed tour.
Please download WhatsApp or let us know your email address, so our guide can contact you!
Embark on a personalized journey through Kyoto, tailored just for you. Choose between a half-day (4-hour) or full-day (8-hour) private tour and customize your experience to match your interests, whether it's savoring Japanese cuisine, diving into local culture, uncovering historical sites, shopping, or any unique passion you may have.You decide the pace and style of your adventure—from a relaxed walking tour using Tokyo's world-class public transportation to a more seamless experience with a private vehicle. We will offer some inspiring ideas for exploring places during your custom-designed tour.
Please download WhatsApp or let us know your email address, so our guide can contact you!
Private Samurai Sword Experience
On this tour, you will immerse yourself in the art of Iaido and the spirit of the samurai in an authentic Japanese setting—a serene garden adjacent to a historic samurai residence. Guided by a master Sensei, you will train with genuine antique swords and deepen your understanding of traditional swordsmanship while building meaningful connections with the Sensei and his community. The garden, offering views of a temple bell and the surrounding neighborhood, provides a tranquil backdrop for this unique experience, culminating in a walk to the nearby Meguro Fudoson temple, dedicated to Fudomyooh, the deity of purification and desire.
In the traditional cutting sessions of Japanese martial arts like "Battodo" and "Iaido", a Japanese sword is used to cut the wrapping of "Tatami-omote" material. You will experience a cutting method called "Kesagiri", where you perform diagonal slashes at a 45-degree angle. Our qualified staff ensures that all participants have a safe and enjoyable experience, and there have been no incidents or injuries reported so far. However, as a precautionary measure, we kindly ask all participants to sign a pledge acknowleding our rules and guidelines for everyone's peace of mind.Japanese swords are extremely sharp and require careful handling. To ensure everyone's safety, we kindly request that you refrain from touching the blade and treat the sword with the respect it deserves.When it's your turn to cut, our teacher or staff will had you the sword, ensuring a secure grip. When passing the sword to another person, please remember to had it over with the blade facing them.
Be a Samurai !!
In the traditional cutting sessions of Japanese martial arts like "Battodo" and "Iaido", a Japanese sword is used to cut the wrapping of "Tatami-omote" material. You will experience a cutting method called "Kesagiri", where you perform diagonal slashes at a 45-degree angle. Our qualified staff ensures that all participants have a safe and enjoyable experience, and there have been no incidents or injuries reported so far. However, as a precautionary measure, we kindly ask all participants to sign a pledge acknowleding our rules and guidelines for everyone's peace of mind.Japanese swords are extremely sharp and require careful handling. To ensure everyone's safety, we kindly request that you refrain from touching the blade and treat the sword with the respect it deserves.When it's your turn to cut, our teacher or staff will had you the sword, ensuring a secure grip. When passing the sword to another person, please remember to had it over with the blade facing them.
Be a Samurai !!
Feb 3, Tokyo Setsubun soybean scattering and Ehomaki hand roll sushi
Feel Japanese traditions and culture by eating snacks in a local shopping street and experiencing a soybean scattering ritual at Kogan-ji Temple.
Sugamo is a local town famous for its Jizo-dori Shopping Street, always crowded with people of all ages.
You may be surprised to see a large Jizo Bosatsu statue enshrined in a temple at the entrance of a shopping street.
Visit the famous Kogan-ji Temple, there is a stone statue of the Goddess of Mercy called “Kannon”, and people believe that by washing their bad parts, they will become healthy.Witness the Setsubun rituals held at Koganji temple. People scatter soybeans while shouting “Oni wa soto wa soto, Fuku wa uchi” (Demons out, good fortune in).
It is also a custom to eat all the ehomaki hand-rolled sushi at once, facing the direction of the year in order to bring good luck. Not a single word may be spoken until the meal is finished.
Why don't you enjoy sprinkling soybeans and trying ehomaki hand-rolled sushi with us?
Sugamo is a local town famous for its Jizo-dori Shopping Street, always crowded with people of all ages.
You may be surprised to see a large Jizo Bosatsu statue enshrined in a temple at the entrance of a shopping street.
Visit the famous Kogan-ji Temple, there is a stone statue of the Goddess of Mercy called “Kannon”, and people believe that by washing their bad parts, they will become healthy.Witness the Setsubun rituals held at Koganji temple. People scatter soybeans while shouting “Oni wa soto wa soto, Fuku wa uchi” (Demons out, good fortune in).
It is also a custom to eat all the ehomaki hand-rolled sushi at once, facing the direction of the year in order to bring good luck. Not a single word may be spoken until the meal is finished.
Why don't you enjoy sprinkling soybeans and trying ehomaki hand-rolled sushi with us?
Dec 31, Celebrate Unique Japanese New Year Tradition Culture Festivity
Step Into the Magic of Oji's Fox Folklore! Are you looking for an unforgettable way to celebrate New Year in Japan?
On New Year's Eve, foxes from across the region would visit Oji Inari Shrine. This enchanting tale, immortalized in Utagawa's ukiyo-e artwork, inspired the creation of the Oji Fox Pageant organized by passionate locals. More than 200 participants gather with yellow lanterns symbolizing foxfires in their hands, wearing kimonos, fox masks or fox makeup.
Your journey begins with a visit to 3 local shrines guided by a knowledgeable Japanese host, followed by a lively evening at a cozy izakaya. Say “Kanpai (cheers)” with sake served in aromatic hinoki cypress masu cups. Learn about sake brewing from a Sake sommelier before diving into an exciting sake-tasting.
As the countdown to midnight approaches, head out to witness the grand finale: the dazzling fox procession, complete with traditional dances, including the powerful lion dance.
Don't miss this magical celebration!
On New Year's Eve, foxes from across the region would visit Oji Inari Shrine. This enchanting tale, immortalized in Utagawa's ukiyo-e artwork, inspired the creation of the Oji Fox Pageant organized by passionate locals. More than 200 participants gather with yellow lanterns symbolizing foxfires in their hands, wearing kimonos, fox masks or fox makeup.
Your journey begins with a visit to 3 local shrines guided by a knowledgeable Japanese host, followed by a lively evening at a cozy izakaya. Say “Kanpai (cheers)” with sake served in aromatic hinoki cypress masu cups. Learn about sake brewing from a Sake sommelier before diving into an exciting sake-tasting.
As the countdown to midnight approaches, head out to witness the grand finale: the dazzling fox procession, complete with traditional dances, including the powerful lion dance.
Don't miss this magical celebration!
小見出し
ここをクリックして表示したいテキストを入力してください。テキストは「右寄せ」「中央寄せ」「左寄せ」といった整列方向、「太字」「斜体」「下線」「取り消し線」、「文字サイズ」「文字色」「文字の背景色」など細かく編集することができます。
