Japan Panoramic Tours · Shinjuku
A coach leaves Shinjuku at 8:00 for Meiji Jingu, the Imperial Palace, Senso-ji, the Skytree and a cruise across Tokyo Bay, with a guide talking the whole way. It's built for a first day in Tokyo, when you want the whole city sorted in your head.
With 17,352 reviews at 4.9 stars, this is the most-reviewed tour on our site. The coach collects you at the LOVE statue outside Shinjuku i-Land Tower at 7:50 (or Matsuya Ginza at 7:20) and works through the classics: Meiji Jingu, the Imperial Palace East Garden or Nijubashi, Asakusa, the Skytree and a boat across Tokyo Bay.
Asakusa is the lunch block, about 1 hour 55 minutes in total. About 45 minutes go to Senso-ji and Nakamise, then a matcha drink or matcha gelato and a karaage chicken set lunch if you booked the lunch option. The Skytree ticket is for the 350 m Tembo Deck, and you skip the ticket line.
It's a long day: nine to ten hours, dropping off in Shinjuku. Forty-five minutes at Senso-ji is enough for the gate, the hall and some shopping, not for detail. If the tide is too high, the cruise is swapped for Hamarikyu Gardens or the Fukagawa museum, with no refund. Latecomers can't join the tour midway.
The LOVE statue outside Shinjuku i-Land Tower; look for the green-and-white Japan Panoramic Tours flag. Departure at 8:00. Ginza pickup is at 7:20.
The shrine in its forest, then the East Garden or Nijubashi bridge.
About 45 minutes at Senso-ji and Nakamise, matcha, then lunch if you added it.
Up to the 350 m Tembo Deck with the guide.
A boat across the bay, then the coach back to Shinjuku.
★★★★★It is a long day but so interesting, lots of fun things to see. Our guide Yuta was amazing, so organized and knowledgeable. He kept us on time made sure people didn't get lost.
★★★★★She shared a lot of Japanese history and culture. This was the perfect way to get an overview of Tokyo in a very short amount of time.
★★★★★It was a great way to see Tokyo and its sights. The Japanese fried chicken lunch and matcha break were delicious [...]
★★★★★What a great way to discover Tokyo for first time travelers. Yui was a wonderful guide and made the ride enjoyable and interesting.
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About 45 minutes, inside an Asakusa block of about 1 hour 55 minutes that also covers matcha and lunch.
Only if you select the lunch option: a karaage (Japanese fried chicken) set with a soft drink. Without it, you buy your own.
Back in Shinjuku. There is no hotel drop-off.
At high tide or during maintenance the tour visits Hamarikyu Gardens or the Fukagawa museum instead, and no refund is given. Read our Senso-ji hours guide if you plan to come back on your own.
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Tokyo's big sights in one day by coach, with 45 minutes at Senso-ji, the Skytree deck and a bay cruise.
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