Experience Old and Nostalgic Tokyo: Yanaka Walking Tour
Leave Tokyo's skyscrapers behind for a taste of daily life in historic Japan on this 3.5-hour walking tour through the Yanaka district. Developed as a temple town during the Edo period, people have long visited Yanaka for worship and sightseeing. Together with a small group of no more than 10 people, follow in their footsteps and admire the area's charming temples and cherry blossom trees.
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Experience Old and Nostalgic Tokyo: Yanaka Walking Tour
What's included in Experience Old and Nostalgic Tokyo: Yanaka Walking Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Yanaka District
Discover the different side of the sprawling Japanese capital that dates back to its Edo period of the 17th through 19th centuries, admiring the area’s charming mix of temples, springtime cherry blossoms and timeless ‘reien’ (cemetery). A included guide will accompany you on your visit, providing additional details about Japanese history and local culture.
Tennoji Temple
This Buddhist Temple sits on the edge of the Yanaka Cemetery and dates back to 1274. It is located in a pleasant garden behind an old wooden gate. In its grounds, there is a bronze Buddhist statue that dates back to 1690 and was beloved by locals as "Tennoji no Daibutsu". Well worth to stop by.
Yanaka Cemetery
This is an impressive cemetery and worth a look even though that is not a common route for the tour for tourists. It covers 100,000 square meters and has over 7,000 graves. It also has history more than 100 years after the Meji Restoration, the era that the government wanted to separate Buddhism and Shinto graves. However, most of the graves in this cemetery were owned by Buddhist so they established a public burial ground in Yanaka in 1871.
Inclusions
- Professional guide
- Food and drinks（100-500 yen depending on what you want to try）
- Transportation expenses
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- A maximum of 10 people per booking
- Tour duration can be extended at a rate of 3,000 yen per group, per hour, payable in cash
- Please inform your staring time when booking. The start time is from 9:00 am or 14:00 pm.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- The meeting point is Nippori station, north ticket gate located on the 2nd floor of the station building. You can access the meeting point by JR Line and Keisei Line. Please be ready 10 minutes prior to the meeting time. Your guide will be waiting for you there with a sign board.
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Ticket Redemption
• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended. • Please inform your suitable start time in advance. The time is from 9 am or 13 pm. • If you late for the meeting time in group tour, the guide will wait for you only 10 min, does not wait any more.