Tokyo: Premium Private Half-Day Tour with Nihonbashi Cruise Private Van, 5-6 Guests

A private premium half-day in Tokyo's Nihonbashi by private van: a 60-minute river cruise under the old bridges to Tokyo Bay, with the ticket included.
Before trains and highways, Tokyo was a city of canals, and Nihonbashi was its heart. Every road distance in Japan is still measured from the bridge here. This private premium half-day shows you that water city from a small boat, then walks you through the merchant quarter where some shops have traded for over 300 years.

Pickup is at 10:00 in a private Toyota Alphard, Vellfire, Voxy or Nissan Serena van. We start at Nihonbashi Bridge, built in stone in 1911, with its bronze lions and winged dragons, and the Kilometre Zero marker for the national roads. Then we board at the Nihonbashi pier for a 60-minute bridges-and-bay cruise. The boat slides under low stone and iron bridges, past old river walls and through the canal grid, then out to the wide view of Tokyo Bay. Your driver-guide rides along and points out the history above and below the water.

After the cruise we walk to Fukutoku Shrine, a tiny shrine surrounded by glass towers, and the Coredo Muromachi area, where old brands sit in new buildings. Here you can try a cup of dashi broth at the Ninben dashi bar, or seaweed at Yamamoto Nori, both trading since the Edo period; these tastings are your own cost. We finish at the Mitsukoshi department store with its famous lion statue, and the stone front of the Mitsui Memorial Museum building. Drop-off is at about 14:00.

The 60-minute Nihonbashi River cruise is included in the price. Your driver-guide reserves seats for your group. Tastings, lunch and shopping are your own cost.

This tour suits history fans, photographers, families and repeat visitors who want a different side of Tokyo. The pace is relaxed with short walks. Your driver-guide speaks English, Hindi and Urdu.

If the Nihonbashi River cruise cannot run on your date because of weather, closure or availability, your driver-guide takes you to a similar place nearby instead. The tour price does not change.

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