Open-Air Tokyo Night Bus and Izakaya Eats Tour

Important Information

Itinerary

Marunouchi Kajibashi Parking Lot • Start: 18:35, End: 18:45 • Details: Please arrive by 18:35. The bus will depart at 18:45. Access: About 5 min on foot from JR Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit. *Customers who are late for the departure time will have their reservations canceled. Please give yourself plenty of time. Travel via Open-deck Bus (Sparkling Neon Nightscape Viewing around Tokyo Station/Ginza/Harumi) • Duration: 35 minutes • Details: From Marunouchi Kajibashi Parking Lot, enjoy Tokyo's unique, beautiful nightscape on the way to Tokyo Teleport Station. Have fun listening to anime songs and pop songs arranged in Japanese style played by a DJ, and to make the izakaya experience after the bus tour even more enjoyable, the MC will also introduce customers to Japanese bar culture, such as what a Japanese drinking party is like and standard menu items. • Transportation: Bus Performer Appears at Odaiba Area • Duration: 10 minutes • Details: The performer makes an appearance on board the bus. The live shamisen performance is a highlight. (*As the bus has no roof, the live performance will be held at the dinner venue in case of rain.) *No disembarking partway through the tour. • Transportation: Bus Travel via Open-deck Bus (Shuto Expressway) • Duration: 15 minutes • Details: From Odaiba, the 2-story open-deck bus travels along the Shuto Expressway and across the Rainbow Bridge heading to Tokyo Tower. The experience of cruising along the highway while feeling the wind from a height of about 4 meters evokes the exhilarating feeling as if riding a roller coaster. • Transportation: Bus Tokyo Tower • Duration: 10 minutes • Details: Delight in the enchanting sight of the illuminated Tokyo Tower from the open-deck bus. A second shamisen live performance is also planned. (*As the bus has no roof, the live performance will be held at the dinner venue in case of rain.) *No admission to Tokyo Tower. *No disembarking partway through the tour. • Transportation: Bus Travel via Open-deck Bus • Duration: 15 minutes • Details: From Tokyo Tower, head to Yurakucho Sanchoku Yokocho. The entertainment bus tour will end soon. Before arriving at the alley, learn once again about how to order menu items in a Japanese-style bar. • Transportation: Bus Yurakucho Sanchoku Yokocho • Start: 20:25, End: 20:45 • Details: Dinner will be at a bar in one of Tokyo's bustling alleys called yokocho, lined with local bars and restaurants specializing in different ingredients. Includes: 1 drink (alcoholic drink options available), snack (edamame), and a 1,500 JPY coupon usable for in-store food and drink. *The tour will be guided to an izakaya where smoking is allowed throughout the premises. Entry is not allowed for customers under 20 years of age. *All meal requests including vegetarian meals and allergy-friendly meals are not accepted. *Guidance by the English-speaking staff and the tour itself will end once seating for all customers has been confirmed. Customers are to enjoy the bar experience and dinner on their own. Please head to your next destination on your own after the tour. • Meal: Dinner Min. pax number to book tour: 1 Min. pax number to run tour: 1

Remarks

Reception Method

• At reception, please show the reservation confirmation sheet or e-mail (printout/digital copy on mobile device) to staff.

Cancellation Charge

• Cancellation fees will be charged from 10 days in advance.

Operation Conditions/Tour Conditions

• Bookings may be made until 15:00 on the day of the tour. Please make a reservation on the system.
• If the minimum number of participants (1) is not met by 4 days before the scheduled date, or due to other operational management circumstances, the tour on that date may be canceled.

Exemptions/Itinerary Guarantee: Itinerary/Destinations

• The order of the tour itinerary is subject to change due to road conditions, events, ceremonies, or other reasons.
• As seatbelts must be fastened while the vehicle is moving, customers cannot move seats. Please refrain from reaching your hands out the window as it is dangerous.
• In case of rain, raincoats (ponchos) will be distributed for customers to wear on board. (The bus has no roof.) For safety reasons, umbrellas cannot be used on board the bus. The live shamisen performance is planned to be held on board the bus, but in case of rain, the performance will be held at the dinner venue instead. In case of thunder or heavy rain, operation may be suspended even partway through the tour. *If there is a thunderstorm or sudden heavy rain while on board, please follow the instructions of the staff and take shelter.
• Seating on the open-deck bus will be on the 2nd floor. Staff will guide customers to their bus seats on the day. Seating arrangements for dinner at the izakaya will vary depending on the weather and congestion conditions on the day. In case of rain, customers will dine at their seats while watching the live performance. Staff will provide more details on the day.
  *Advance seat specifications and requests are not accepted.

Important Notes/Supplements: Meeting/Pick-up/Pick-up Location

• Marunouchi Kajibashi Parking Lot
• Access: About 5 min on foot from JR Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit. *Customers who are late for the departure time will have their reservations canceled. Please give yourself plenty of time.

Important Notes/Supplements: Guide/Tour Conductor

• While there is an English-speaking staff on board the bus providing customers information about the izakaya culture such as Japanese drinking parties and standard menu items, there will be no accompanying tour conductor.

Important Notes/Supplements: Regarding Children/Infants

• As the tour itinerary includes a meal at an izakaya, minors under 20 years of age (Japanese law applies: 19 years old and younger) cannot participate.

Important Notes/Supplements: Regarding Meals

• Please refrain from eating and drinking on board the bus as there is a risk of items getting thrown out of the vehicle. Only non-alcoholic drinks with lids are allowed. There are no trash bins and drink holders on board.
• 1 drink (alcoholic drink options available), snack (edamame), and a coupon worth 1,500 JPY usable for in-store food and drink will be provided.
• The tour will be guided to an izakaya where smoking is allowed throughout the premises. Entry is not allowed for customers under 20 years of age. *All meal requests including vegetarian meals and allergy-friendly meals are not accepted.

Important Notes/Supplements: What to Wear/Bring

• As an open-deck bus is used for transportation, customers will be exposed to the wind while the vehicle is moving. Please wear clothing appropriate for the season, using measures for protection against the cold in winter and against heatstroke in summer.

Important Notes/Supplements: Bus/Hired Car Company

• Hinomaru Jidousya Kougyou Co. Ltd.

Important Notes/Supplements: Language Support

• Guide Language Support: English - The tour is accompanied by an assistant. *Drivers do not work as guides.
• Guidance by the English-speaking staff ends once customers have all been guided to Yurakucho Sanchoku Yokocho and their seats have been confirmed. Customers are to enjoy the bar experience and dinner on their own.