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Private Tokyo Tours for Business Travelers

Short windows. Zero planning. Back on time for your dinner meeting.

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Why Choose Hinomaru One

Why Choose This Experience

Constraint-First Planning

Tell us your hard end time and energy level—we build backward from what you can't miss, not forward from what sounds interesting

Bandwidth Conservation

You can navigate Tokyo yourself—the question is whether you want to spend limited free time doing that mental arithmetic

Punctuality Guarantee

Built-in timing buffers mean you're back at 4:45pm presentable for dinner, not racing through station exits at 4:58pm

Same-Day Flexibility

Meeting runs long or you're crashing from jet lag? Guide compresses itinerary or shifts start time without issue

What You'll Experience

Private Tokyo Tours for Business Travelers Highlights

Entrance to Yanaka Ginza

Imperial Palace East Gardens

Imperial Palace East Gardens

IMPERIAL PALACE

Five minutes from Tokyo Station—former Edo Castle grounds with gardens and historic walls, no transit required.

Tsukiji Market sushi counter

Market Energy & Fresh Lunch

Market Energy & Fresh Lunch

TSUKIJI OUTER MARKET

Tamagoyaki vendors and standing sushi counters—lunch that restores instead of exhausts, done in 75 minutes.

Hie Jinja Shrine Entrance

Vermilion Gates & City Views

Vermilion Gates & City Views

HIE JINJA SHRINE

Hillside sanctuary above the city—15-minute climb through torii gates delivers spiritual calm without lectures.

21_21 Design Sight Interior

Tadao Ando Architecture

Tadao Ando Architecture

21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

Minimalist concrete museum in Tokyo Midtown—thought-provoking exhibitions done in 45 minutes, ¥1,200 entry.

Peaceful garden setting

Walk, Sit, Look, Coffee

Walk, Sit, Look, Coffee

ACROSS TOKYO

Twenty-minute walks, 15-minute seated breaks, coffee that lets you actually rest—restoration, not sight-collecting.

Rikugien Garden paths

Edo-Period Landscapes

Edo-Period Landscapes

RIKUGIEN GARDEN

Winding paths through seasonal light and poetic design—a reset from back-to-back meetings, ¥300 entry.

Testimonials

What Our Guests Say

"I'd been to Tokyo many times before and still had never seen or heard of most everything he included in our tour. We liked it so much, we immediately booked a second day!"

Wanderer67335496230

"It felt like we were touring with a friend who lives in Japan. Rina adapted the tour for our diverse group — kids from 7 to their 20s. Some of our best memories were things she improvised."

Marc

"My family wanted anime stuff and everything else jam packed into the day. Satoshi did not disappoint. My family is still raving about this tour days later!"

Racquel

"Felt like we'd known him for years. Wanted an authentic lunch with no Ramen for a change — a 3rd floor Hot Pot Restaurant we never would have found."

Steve Norton
Izakaya Lanterns

AFTER-HOURS TOKYO

Hie Jinja Decorative Roof

QUIET RESET

Yanaka Ginza Cafe

NEIGHBORHOOD DECOMPRESSION

Sample Day

Your Journey

Morning

Marunouchi & Imperial Grounds (7am-9am)

Start where you're already staying. Imperial East Gardens open at 9am, but the palace moat grounds are accessible earlier. Coffee and a walk along the moat watching morning runners—no transit, no navigation stress, back before your first meeting.

  • KITTE Marunouchi rooftop garden with Tokyo Station views
  • Intermediatheque museum (free, never crowded) if you have 30 extra minutes
  • Walkable from any Marunouchi/Otemachi hotel
Afternoon

Nihonbashi & Craft Shopping (2pm-4pm)

Between sessions when you need something interesting without exhausting yourself. Historic merchant district with curated Japanese craft shops, tea at Yamamotoyama (operating since 1690), pedestrian-friendly streets. Guide handles timing so you're back by 4:45pm presentable.

  • Coredo Muromachi complex for modern craft curation
  • Nihonbashi bridge—historic center of Edo merchant culture
  • Ten-minute walk back to Marunouchi hotels, or one metro stop
Evening

Nakadori Avenue & Hibiya (5pm-7pm)

Pre-dinner window when you can't commit to crossing the city but want more than your hotel bar. Tree-lined Nakadori Avenue lights up November-February. Hibiya Park 10-minute walk—former lordly residence turned public space in 1903. Low cognitive load, high return.

  • Pedestrian-only Nakadori 11am-3pm weekdays, anytime evenings
  • Marunouchi Brick Square English-style courtyard garden
  • Guide returns you to hotel with 20-minute buffer before dinner reservation

This is merely a suggestion. Your itinerary is fully bespoke.

What's Included

Your Private Experience Includes

6 Hours Curated Experience
Hinomaru One Concierge On-Call support
Fluent English Speaking Local Expert
A small local gift as a thank-you
Hotel Meet and Greet with Guide
No hidden charges, commissions, or forced shopping stops—ever
Rikugien Garden Fall Leaves

GREEN SPACE BREATHER

Interior of Tsukiji Market with Boxes of Fish

MARKET ENERGY

Crowds at Harajuku Takeshita Street

TOKYO CONTRAST

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