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    Tokyo high lights, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Sword Museums, Stroll Japanese Garden

    By Xperience JapanProduct code 230272P19
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    Duration

    6 hours to 7 hours

    Ticket type

    Mobile Only

    Languages

    English

    Confirmation

    Instant

    Meeting point

    Meeting point provided

    Time zone

    Asia/Tokyo

    Why Travelers Love This

    Mobile tickets

    Overview

    Ryogkoku area well known as Sumo town has many museums of various Japanese traditional themes such as Sumo, Hokusai’s Ukiyo-e Wood block print, Japanese Sword and Edo Museum. We walk along Sumo town while the guide will talk about historical background and lead to the museums. The walking tour starts at Sumida Hokusai museum with 1800 collections of wood block prints by Hokusai and his apprentices. After strolling at Yasuda Japanese garden and Ryogoku terrace café, we visit Japanese sword museum where wide variety of sword, sword mountings, armors and others are displayed and video introduces process of making sword.

    What's Included

    Included

    Other

    National Licensed Tour Guide

    Not included

    Food and drink

    Lunch

    Other

    Museum admission: Fukagawa Edo: 500 yen, Sumida Hokusai Ukiyo-e: 400yen, Japanese sword: 1000yen

    Other

    Gratuities

    Meeting and Pickup

    Meeting point

    The guide will meet you at JR or Oedo line Ryogoku station.

    End point

    The guide will meet you at JR or Oedo line Ryogoku station.

    Itinerary

    Standard6 hours to 7 hours
    1

    Stop 1

    1 hour

    The tour starts with walking along Sumo Stadium and Sumo museum while seeing the Sumo stable where sumo wrestlers practice. The guide will talk about historic background of Sumo and Sumo wrestling. Sumo museum displays every sumo related things such as sumo wrestler's attire, Dohyo sumo wrestling's ring. The museum is closed on Saturday, Sunday and national holidays.

    2

    Stop 2

    1 hour

    Kyu-Yasuda Tei-en literally means the garden formerly owned by Yasuda Zenjiro. He is the great-grandfather of Ono Yoko, widow of John Lennon. The garden is not large but a typical Daimyo garden having a central pond, a small island, a circular path, a small shrine and tea house. You can relax in the garden or at Rhogoku terrace cafe facing the garden.

    3

    Stop 3

    1 hourAdmission not included

    Next visit the four-story Sumida Hokusai Ukiyo-e museum designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Sejima Kazuya. The museum keeps 1800 collection of wood block prints by Hokusai and his apprentices. You will learn Hokusai's energetic and enthusiastic life for Ukiyo-e.

    4

    Stop 4

    1 hourAdmission not included

    Visits Japanese Sword Museum where preserves and displays wide variety of Japanese swords, sword mountings, armors and many other related objects and documents. A Japanese sword is regarded as a cultural asset and art. With 1000 years of history the sword has played a significant role in Japanese history and culture.

    5

    Stop 5

    1 hourAdmission not included

    Lastly take metro to visit Kiyosumi garden. Designated as the Place of scenic Beauty by Tokyo Government, Kiyosumi garden is scenic Japanese garden where was created by the the founder of Mitsubishi, Yataro Iwasaki for his employees’ recreation and to invite the guests. The stepping stones arranged near the pond edge and stone bridges lead us to the next islets viewing the changing scenery. The large pond called Dai-Sensui used to take advantage of drawn water from Sumida river. Many ducks, fish and turtles live in the pond. The garden also features innumerable stones used as bridges, stepping stones over the pond, and stones for a dried waterfall. They were collected from nationwide by steamships owned by Iwasaki family’s company.

    6

    Stop 6

    1 hourAdmission not included

    Fukagawa Edo Museum is a life-size reproduction of a Tokyo streetscape from the closing years of the Edo period (1603–1867). The Museum shows the lifestyles of the people at Edo period, the homes they lived in and the daily goods they used. The museum's lighting also changes to reflect different times of day.

    Additional Info

    Public Transportation Nearby

    Public transportation options are available nearby

    Infant Seats Available

    Specialized infant seats are available

    No Back Problems

    Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

    No Pregnant

    Not recommended for pregnant travelers

    No Heart Problems

    Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

    Physical Easy

    Suitable for all physical fitness levels

    Other

    Gratuities : Your tour guides gratuities are NOT included in the cost of your tour package. Although, not compulsory, tipping is expected and is an expression of your satisfaction with the people who have assisted you throughout your tour. In line with this, we highly suggest that you include the specific amount that you want for the gratuities. For your reference, you base upon the cost of the tour booked as suggested gratuities per person : 10% - $12, 15% - $18, 20% - $24.

    Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

    Policy type

    Standard

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

    Experience may be cancelled for bad weather.

    Refund eligibility

    100% refundable 1+ days before

    Refund eligibility

    0% refundable 0-1 days before

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