Activity summary

✓ The tour will start around 10:00 and end around 18:00: if you choose the half tour option the tour will end around 14:00. The meeting with the guide will take place in one of the central stations of the city.

✓ We will move in Tokyo using public transport (mainly metro lines). The JR pass cannot be used on this itinerary.

✓ We’ll visit Yanaka-Ginza, the area that represents the true essence of Shitamachi

✓ We’ll visit Kappabashi, which is famous for selling utensils and reproductions of food used as samples in Japanese restaurants (sampuru)

✓ We’ll visit Kyosumi Shirakawa Koen, a really beautiful and little known park

✓ We’ll visit the area of Monzennakacho, where there is a very unusual temple.

✓ We’ll stroll around Tsukishima Monja Street, the gourmet area famous for monjayaki’s restaurants, a variation of the typical okonomiyaki.

✓ Enjoy lunch (not included in rate) with your guide at a local restaurant

The price includes

✓ 8 hours with a professional English-speaking guide

The price excludes

✓ No entrance fees are included. Entrance fees vary from ¥ 500 to ¥ 1,500 for each temple/shrine/museum per person. We will visit a max of 1 temple or museum

✓ No transportation costs are included. You may use your Japan Rail Pass on some of the specific lines. (Transport fees vary from ¥ 170 to ¥ 310 per person per trip)

✓ No meals or drinks are included – you are free to choose your own menu

Additional Information

✓ Min 2 pax – max 10 pax

✓ This is a walking tour so you need to wear comfortable shoes

✓ Guide will assist you with purchase of all transportation tickets and entrance fees (where applicable) for the day tour. Please bring cash in local currency.

✓ In Japan, carafe water is always offered free of charge to restaurants clients.

✓ We kindly suggest you bring at least ¥ 5,000 to cover extra expenses

✓ Once we confirm your reservation, we will contact you with the program details.