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Tokyo Highlights at Your Pace Asakusa

by Ricky Overview Let us enjoy some of the highlights in Tokyo at your pace. You can take time to stroll around, shop, enjoy street food, or take a picture. What’s Not Included Private transportation Lunch Snacks Departure & Return Departure Point Traveler pickup is offered The guide meets you on the lobby floor. Departure Time 9:00 AM What To Expect Itinerary Stop At: Tokyo Skytree The world highest standalone broadcasting tower with two observation decks at 350 m high and 450 m high. Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes Admission Ticket Not Included Stop At: Asakusa Asakusa is an old town with the Tokyo oldest temple, Sensoji temple and Nakamise dori […]

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Street food and off the beaten track around Shibuya

by Ricky Overview This tour includes Japanese culture, interesting architecture, temple, and street food. You can enjoy lots of attractions in a short time. What’s Not Included Private transportation Snacks Coffee and/or Tea Departure & Return Departure Point Traveler pickup is offered I will meet you on the lobby floor. Departure Time 10:00 AM What To Expect Itinerary Stop At: Old Asakura family House An old house built in the early 20th century with a beautiful garden. You can enter the house and look at a good example of architecture in that age. Duration: 1 hour Admission Ticket Not Included Stop At: Daikanyama Enjoy strolling around Daikanyama, which has a […]

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Tokyo shitamachi tour (old town walk)

by Ricky Overview If you are interested in Japanese history, this is the plan. You can feel the life during the samurai period in a very good old town. What’s Not Included Private transportation Lunch Admission fees Departure & Return Departure Point Traveler pickup is offered Departure Time 9:00 AM What To Expect Itinerary Stop At: Fukagawa Fudodo In an esoteric Buddhist temple, you can experience the amazing fire ceremony and see many Buddhist statues. Duration: 1 hour Admission Ticket Free Stop At: Tomioka Hachimangu The biggest Hachiman shrine in Tokyo, which has a close relationship with sumo wrestling. Duration: 30 minutes Admission Ticket Free Stop At: Kiyosumi Teien Beautiful Japanese Garden […]

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Experience tranquility in Yamamoto tei, Shibamata

Within a few minutes from Shibamata Taihakuten temple is Yamamoto-tei, a former merchant’s residence where features Japanese – Western style, creating a harmony of a Japanese drawing room, western architecture and Japanese garden. Yamamoto-tei Japanese traditional house & garden has been ranked 4th by American magazine Sukiya Living:The Journal of Japanese Gardening in 2019. History of Yamamoto-tei The building was originally the home of Einosuke Yamamoto, founder of Yamamoto camera component manufacturer. After the Great Kanto Earthquake 4 generations of Yamamoto family lived here, then in 1991 the building was opened to the public. The wooden two-story structure has 400m2 on the first floor and 50m2 on the second floor with a […]

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Nostalgic Town, Shibamata & Temple of Wood Carving

Located at eastern Tokyo, Shibamata is nostalgic area accessible from Tokyo Sky Tree. After Tokyo Sky Tree why don’t you stop at JR Shibamata station and visit historic Taishakuten temple well known its carving gallery? Shibamata is also loved by the locals as the town where famous movie actor, Tora-san lived. Tora-san & his sister Sakura In front of JR Shibamata station there is a pair of bronze statues of “Tora-san” and his younger pretty sister “Sakura”. Tora-san was a main character in series of the most popular 48 movies “Otoko wa Tsuraiyo” or “It’s tough to be a man” released from 1969 and 1995. He was a vagabond and […]

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Festivals at Sensoji temple, Asakusa

Sanja Festival is well known as Sensoji temple’s festival. But Sanja Festival is not only. Don’t miss Needle Memorial Service, Flower festival and Hozuki Market. Needle Memorial Service, Awashima Hall Every year on February 8th, the Needle memorial service is held at Awashima hall. Many women visit to bring broken or used needles and place them on Tofu. They pray to the needles to give gratitude and to improve their sewing skills. They believe the needles worked hard to sew many things or to help patients at hospitals and for that reason, should rest on something soft. Flower Festival, Kanbutsue April 8th is thought to be the birthday of the […]

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Chrysanthemum exhibition, Shinjuku Gyoen

It is believed that the first chrysanthemum was introduced from China to Japan in the late 8th century. Since then many varieties have been created during Edo period (1603-1868). A single flowered chrysanthemum with 16 petals is the crest only for the Emperor family. The first chrysanthemum exhibition was held for the Imperial family at Akasaka Palace in 1878, and later relocated to Shinjuku Gyoen in 1929. Since then Shinjuku gyoen became well known to the world as a garden to uphold the tradition and beauty of the chrysanthemum for the Imperial family. These chrysanthemum beds within the Japanese stroll garden show different varieties of flowers in the unique method […]