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Japanese Garden & Western Architecture: Akasaka exploration tour

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Minato City

Explore Tokyo's hidden gems: serene Japanese gardens, historic guesthouses, and iconic ginkgo trees. Perfect for leisurely sightseeing and nature lovers.

Duration: 4 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Hotel New Otani Japanese Garden - A sprawling Japanese garden with a 400-year history. Experience the waterfalls and seasonal flora. Enjoy the beauty of cherry blossoms in spring, lush greenery in summer, and vibrant illuminations in autumn and winter!
Akasaka Palace (State Guesthouse) - A grand reception facility for international dignitaries, including kings and presidents. Its opulent design resembles a castle, offering a VIP experience.
Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery - A domed museum dedicated to the Meiji era, featuring numerous paintings and murals. The view from the entrance through the ginkgo trees on Aoyama street to the outer garden is celebrated as one of Tokyo’s iconic landscapes.
Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Tree-lined Street - A quintessential Tokyo scene! Enjoy the seasonal beauty under the canopy of ginkgo trees.

What's Included

Private Tour
Tour Guide
Necessary expenses for the guide during the tour

What's Not Included

Estimated Costs of the Tour: 2,000 JPY per Person
Breakdown: Transportation: 0 JPY, Admission Fees: 2,000 JPY, Meal costs: 0 JPY per Person
Optional Experience Costs: 0 JPY per Person

Additional Information

Tokyo is famous as one of the largest cities in the world, but in its corner, there are beautiful gardens and cultural heritage. On this tour, you will visit the gardens of one of Japan’s leading luxury hotels, the guesthouse that welcomes state guests, and the scenic ginkgo trees that represent Tokyo. The Japanese-style gardens that are hard to see overseas, but the place surrounded by colorful nature that changes its expression depending on the season will surely heal your travel fatigue. This tour is perfect for those who want to visit many places with much fewer people and take a little leisurely sightseeing or go to a place rich in nature.

All transportation costs, entrance fees, food and drink costs, etc. incurred at the visited spots, will be borne by the customer.
If the weather is bad on the day, there is a possibility that the means of transportation, destinations, and routes may be changed.
Tour finishing spot is different from starting spot. Please let your tour guide know if you would like to change the finishing spot.
Please wear comfortable clothing as you will be walking a lot.
Please understand that tour spots might be changed to alternative spots in case of temporary closure.
Some of the spots we will visit on the day do not accept credit cards. Please remember to bring cash.
This tour does not include a dining spot.

Location

Akasaka-Mitsuke Station

Ginza/Marunouchi line Akasakamitsuke station, in front of Akasakamitsuke ticket exit

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Fro-chan

Feb 25, 2023

Good luck, Ayako-san! - We were Ayako-san's （tour guide）first ever tourists! Given that, she wasn't experienced but she definitely gave it her best. Two things we would like to point out. One, we think it would be better to decide on the duration at each destination. Some may want to stay longer than others. Two, looking at Otomo Tour's site, there seems to be too many typos. This may lead tourists' to disregard participation.