After two days with Mac guiding us all around Tokyo, I think he achieved his goal of convincing us that Tokyo is the greatest city in the world. Knowledge, humor, professionalism, baseball fanatacism: Mac comes with all of it. Our time together was a perfect mix of the top sights, the historical context, the culture, the hidden gems, the once-in-a-lifetime experiences. At the end of our time with Mac, we didn't want him to go away so we had him stay with us a little longer for some expert guidance in sake sampling. Sure, there are other Tokyo tours and tour companies and you'll probably have an OK time with them. But if you really want to experience Tokyo with a passionate local guide, go with Mac. If you're lucky, you'll get to experience a Swallows baseball game with him. :-)

Previous reviews have said it all about Mac’s Tokyo guiding prowess.
My reasons for choosing Mac and the subsequent experience can be summed up as –
Very helpful and prompt in setting up the tour.
Understood our brief perfectly – we had only a day for the tour so wanted it to give us an understanding of Japanese culture, not just the touristy sights.
Catered to our specific requests – proper tea ceremony with a tea mistress who explained what she was doing, through an interpreter (Yaya who also does Mac's photography tours), ceramics exhibition, parks, shrines, street food, Tokyo's best Ramen shop and as we moved around, explanations about how things work in Japan and why.
Mac is very easy to relate to and picked up on each our four travellers’ interests.
Mac obviously did a lot of preparatory work most evident in our visit to the Tokyo National Museum where we heard about the history of the people and their art, especially our interest, Raku ceramics. Mac was able to answer all our questions including those we didn't know to ask!
Thank you Mac and Yaya – our little group got a feel for Tokyo in a very short space of time and really enjoyed your company.