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    Yanaka Historical Walking Tour in Tokyo's Old Town

    4.9(199 reviews)
    By MagicalTrip Inc.Product code 63670P18
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    Duration

    3 hours 30 minutes

    Ticket type

    Mobile Only

    Languages

    English

    Confirmation

    Instant

    Meeting point

    Meeting point provided

    Time zone

    Asia/Tokyo

    Why Travelers Love This

    4.9 rating from 199 reviews3 hours 30 minutesMobile tickets

    Overview

    Join a tour by MagicalTrip, proud winner of the Tripadvisor Best of the Best Award. Each experience is led by a MagicalTrip Certified Guide, professionally trained and carefully selected to ensure quality and authenticity. Experience a quieter side of Tokyo on this cultural walking tour. Begin at Nezu Shrine, one of the city’s oldest shrines, and pass through its striking red torii gates while your guide shares insights into Shinto beliefs and local history. Capture beautiful photos in and around the shrine’s tunnel-like paths. After a relaxing walk, take a break at a café in a traditional old folk house. Enjoy a drink and sweet while joining a unique workshop to paint your own lucky cat statue, a symbol of happiness and good fortune, as a special travel keepsake. The tour continues through peaceful backstreets, stopping by the famous Himalayan cedar tree before strolling Yanaka Ginza, a nostalgic shopping street that reflects the charm of Tokyo’s old neighborhoods.

    What's Included

    Included

    Other

    Tour photos

    Other

    A Certified guide by MagicalTrip

    Other

    Lucky cat craft experience (painting)

    Other

    Food samplings (Various types of local snacks and sweets)

    Other

    1 drink & sweet at a cafe

    Not included

    No exclusions listed.

    Meeting and Pickup

    Meeting point

    - Outside of Tokyo Metro Nezu Station Exit 1 - Your guide will be holding a red/orange sign saying "Magical Trip" - When arriving at Tokyo Metro Nezu Station, go to Exit 1 and up stairs to ground. - Your guide will be waiting just right in front of upstairs

    End point

    The tour ends in Yanaka. Your guide will navigate you your next destination.

    Itinerary

    Standard3 hours 30 minutes
    1

    Stop 1

    30 minutes

    You'll see the continuous Torii gates, which reminds you of the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto. Feel the Shinto vibe as you cross a vibrant red arch in Nezu Shrine, a portal into another world After meeting at Nezu station, we'll head for Nezu shrine, one of the oldest shrines in Tokyo. You may recognize it, as it's a place famous for its tunnel of vermilion torii gates, also seen at Kyoto's Fushimi Inari shrine. While your guide shares cultural and historical tidbits about Japan, we'll take great photos in and around the tunnel. You can learn how one can pray at shrines and how to behave at them.

    2

    Stop 2

    1 hour

    See around Yanaka area and have a traditional Japanese lunch. We'll stroll through a residential area where you can get a sense of real, local lifestyles. Sample a variety of local foods as you stroll around Yanaka Ginza and find yourself in a cozy house that serves Soba lunch, a food engrained in Japanese culture

    3

    Pass by stop 3

    Pass by Nezu Museum

    4

    Stop 4

    1 hourAdmission included

    Experience painting Japanese cat doll while having dessert and drink in a good Japanese old house cafe. Craft a lucky cat for your travel memory in a cafe of an old folk house After a nice long walk, we will rest in a cafe with a drink and sweets. This is the first cafe in Japan that provides workshops to craft lucky cat statues that bring luck and happiness. Paint a cat statue with your favorite color and patterns, and make your cat keep your memories from Japan for good.

    5

    Stop 5

    30 minutes

    A shopping street which has a nostalgic atmosphere. We will sample some street foods. We'll stroll through a residential area where you can get a sense of real, local lifestyles. You can pop into small places such as antique stores and sweets shops that line the streets.

    Additional Info

    Public Transportation Nearby

    Public transportation options are available nearby

    Physical Easy

    Suitable for all physical fitness levels

    Other

    The itinerary for this tour includes some locations that are not accessible by a wheelchair or stroller.

    Other

    While you’ll enjoy some tasty food samples on this tour, a full lunch or dinner isn’t included. We suggest having a meal beforehand to make the most of your experience.

    Other

    Out of respect for other guests and to ensure the best tour for everyone, we must start the tour on time.

    Other

    You will not be able to join the tour, get a refund or reschedule if you are late for the tour and miss the group.

    Other

    Dietary requests made on the day of the tour cannot be accommodated. Please inform us at least one day before the tour if you have any dietary restrictions or allergies.

    Health Other

    Please note that we are unable to guarantee allergy-free or cater to dietary restrictions as the food is prepared in kitchens that do not belong to MagicalTrip. Additionally, there may be instances where substitutions are not possible at certain stops; however, we will make every effort to compensate at different stops throughout the tour.

    Health Other

    Japan's climate has become more extreme, with summer highs of 40°C (110°F) and winter lows of -5°C (20°F). Please prepare accordingly for the tour.

    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

    Review Summary

    4.9

    199 reviews

    Collected by Viator and Tripadvisor

    5 stars183
    4 stars12
    3 stars2
    2 stars0
    1 stars2

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