Private Tour – A Walk around the Edo Post Station Town in Senju

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Visit Senju, a historic Japanese town little known to tourists!

Kitasenju is rising in popularity as a town people want to live in. People have gathered in this town since the Edo Period (1603-1868) as it used to be a post station town; a town where travelers came to rest.

Kitasenju was the door step of Tokyo to the North of Japan. For this reason, old warehouses, traditional houses and sento bathhouses are scattered around the town, making it a great place to get a glipmse of Japanese history.

Enjoy a day exploring the town, visiting shrines, renovated warehouses and traditional houses used as cafes and also the only market in Tokyo that specializes purely in fish. Bathe in a bathhouse and drink sake in an izakaya at the end of the tour!

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Duration: 7 to 8 hours
Starts: Arakawa City, Japan
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours



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Visit Senju, a historic Japanese town little known to tourists!

Kitasenju is rising in popularity as a town people want to live in. People have gathered in this town since the Edo Period (1603-1868) as it used to be a post station town; a town where travelers came to rest.

Kitasenju was the door step of Tokyo to the North of Japan. For this reason, old warehouses, traditional houses and sento bathhouses are scattered around the town, making it a great place to get a glipmse of Japanese history.

Enjoy a day exploring the town, visiting shrines, renovated warehouses and traditional houses used as cafes and also the only market in Tokyo that specializes purely in fish. Bathe in a bathhouse and drink sake in an izakaya at the end of the tour!

Itinerary
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Stop At: Arakawa Furusato Bunkakan, 6-63-1, Minamisenju, Arakawa 116-0003 Tokyo Prefecture

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Susano Shrine, 6-60-1, Minamisenju, Arakawa 116-0003 Tokyo Prefecture

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: ADACHI FISHERIES MARKET, 50 Senjuhashidochō, Adachi City, Tokyo 120-0038, Japan

Duration: 50 minutes

Stop At: Senjujuku History Petit Terrace, 21-11 Senju Kawaracho, Adachi 120-0037 Tokyo Prefecture

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: 千住ほんちょう商店街, 2-chōme-56 Senju, Adachi City, Tokyo 120-0034, Japan

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: GRANARYS COFFEE STAND, Japan, 〒120-0034 東京都足立区千住2丁目31

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: 宿場町通り商店街, 3-chōme-76 Senju, Adachi City, Tokyo 120-0034, Japan

Duration: 50 minutes

Stop At: Rainbow Plaza, 5 Chome Senju, 足立区 Adachi City, Tokyo 120-0034, Japan

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Daikoku-yu, Japan, 〒120-0033 Tokyo, Adachi City, Senjukotobukichō, 32−6 大黒湯

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: 飲み横, 2-chōme-62 Senju, Adachi City, Tokyo 120-0034, Japan

Duration: 1 hour



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