Walkin'in Tokyo: Business and immersive Tours in and out of Tokyo Life **The following services can apply outside Tokyo too. Note that these are creative, out-of-the-box discovery trails into the life of Tokyo and beyond, not standard guided tours. For generic touristic guided tours performed by a professional accredited guide, contact a travel agent or query the Net to find one. What Walkin' in Tokyo is an invitation to walk, a little or more, in Tokyo, and discover some other sides of the capital city. I organize, lead, or simply design tours you follow on your own, in and outside Tokyo, in districts and
from angles you may not have ever seen even on a screen, nor fathomed this too could also be Tokyo. These tours are exclusive, for grown-ups, tailor made to your needs and unheard of. They are not geared at budget travelers although they may not necessarely be highly expensive. They are especially of appeal to repeating visitors who have graduated from the standards, but first time visitors with a keen appreciation of the urban also love the first time approach focused into the real city life. Tours may be done with
a mix of footwork, subway, train, taxi, chartered car with chauffeur according to your circumstances and purposes. Half-day, daily walks including a fair amount of walking in and around Tokyo Courses designed according to your interests, leisure or business Accompanied** or "leave me alone" courses Thematic courses designed for business and research touring purposes Off the beaten angles : A different take at discovery walks
It is standard to claim offering "off the beaten tracks" touring experiences. There are tracks seldom beaten, but there are also "off the beaten angles" perspectives only an intimate knowledge of places can provide. For instance, for the food lover and specialist, Ginza offers several different angles off the beaten avenue and rows of shops. A visitor with a keen interest on food current and historical must absolutely visit a few cornerstones of local culinary features that are real local treats and experiences. Yoshoku for instance, "Western eating", is the Meiji era take of Western food, a cultural view of the mind focused on deep frying or stew with smooth gravy sauce. There is life beyond raw fish, and Ginza, but to give an example, is one such place where historical Yoshoku restaurants are many. Usual places, off the beaten angle, or unusual places, that are part of local daily life, not that of tourists. Two proposals : accompanied or leave me alone You want to be a part of Tokyo life? Leave your guide out of your way, but some guidance might make the experience even better. I design both, accompanied, or not accompanied experiences with something in-between, semi-accompanied. Guidances are a list of tips, words and suggestions on what to watch for or eat and how to behave. No guide book offers this type of guidance. Semi-accompanied is bringing you to places, checking that everything is in order, leave you enjoying the experience, devoid of wordy explanations, and fetch you back for the next scene. Hush! tours : less words, more immersion If you are looking for generic touristic guided tours performed by a professional accredited guide, contact a travel agent or query the Net to find one. I provide professional discovery walks from an experienced, real life oriented view. They show you Tokyo in the guidebooks. I show you my Tokyo. It is a private experience. With Walkin' in Tokyo, you have the choice to be entertained with lots of explanations, and guides can be talkative. You also have the choice for minimal explanations and focus instead on humming the air, more watching and being part of it, but never getting lost. If you prefer (mostly) hush accompanied tours, you get it. Inside Tokyo and outside Discover the countryside, inside Tokyo, cruising through layers of
various urban environments that start right from where standard tourist
tracks end. Have a day off? Why not go to the sea beyond the standard
Kamakura? Get the best mix of provincial and
urban Tokyo. Food matters Food matters. It is an essential element of the immersive experience. What sets aside a private tour then is that I bring you to places I want to share, for reasons that go well beyond matters of good to exquisite taste. What I want you to experience is what is so special with the place, and how it adds to immersion and the sense of place. It may be ¥10 000 dinner you won't forget, or even a ¥600 curry that ushers you in to Japanese childhood memories. In terms of immersion, both experiences are on par and the locations are not featured in guidebooks. What is an immersive experience? Standard: Wake up at 4:30 am, go to the Tsukiji fish market, see the frozen tuna auction with comrades tourists. Immersive: or maybe call it intimate. Meet at 4:30 with a sushi chef, go together to Tsukiji fish market to buy today's food. Back to the restaurant, watch first stage preparations. Taste. Watch other sides of Tokyo here. Examples of urban creative tours:
Get in touch ldersot@gmail.com Or call my mobile (check Tokyo time). When calling from outside Japan dial : +81 90 6858 1106 When calling from Japan dial : 090 6858 1106 Skype : lionelskp ** These services can apply outside Tokyo too. Note that these are creative, private, out-of-the-box discovery trails into the life of Tokyo and beyond, not standard guided tours. For generic touristic guided tours performed by a professional accredited guide, contact a travel agent or query the Net to find one. |