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What a Private City Tour Covers
Japan rewards a city tour by car more than most countries do. The sights sit far apart, the train map is dense, and a wrong platform in Tokyo costs half an hour. Being driven between stops removes that friction and puts the time back into the places themselves.
Ten routes sit in this group, covering Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Yokohama, Nara, Kamakura, Kawagoe, Nikko and more. Each one is a full day with a driver guide who waits while you look around, holds your bags and moves the car to the next stop while you finish a coffee.
These days suit first visits particularly well. You see the landmarks people come for, and you also get the short explanations that make them mean something. Which gate to bow at, why one shrine is red and the next is plain wood, what the queue outside a small shop is actually for.
Because the group is only your group, the pace belongs to you. Older parents can sit down when they need to. Photographers can wait for the light. Anyone bored by a temple can leave after ten minutes without holding up thirty strangers on a coach.
Pickup from your hotel is included and rates are quoted per vehicle by group size. Entry tickets and meals are paid on the day, so you keep control of what you spend inside each stop. Tell your driver in the morning which two or three places matter most and the rest of the day is arranged around them.