Bunkyo City Trip Overview
Yanesen is considered as the Old Tokyo Neighborhood, or “shitamachi”, which translates to low city. A popular activity here includes walking along wooden houses and silent temples while smelling fresh brewed coffee and spotting cats.
The tour begins with a visit to the Nezu Shrine, one of the most beautiful shrine in Tokyo due to its slope of red torii gates. We continue the walking tour exploring paved alleys of old houses, temples and precious small traditional gardens. Later on, dive into the life of the locals with visits to small shops for second-hand kimono, traditional crafts, and local products. Lastly we move onto the peace and tranquillity of Yanaka Cemetery; this is the largest cemetery in Tokyo and is also surrounded by greenery that gets filled with beautiful cherry trees in spring.
Enrich this tour by adding a traditional experience that is customized according to your preferences: food, drink or souvenir.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Bunkyo City, Japan
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Bunkyo City, Tokyo, Japan
Yanesen is considered as the Old Tokyo Neighborhood, or “shitamachi”, which translates to low city. A popular activity here includes walking along wooden houses and silent temples while smelling fresh brewed coffee and spotting cats.
The tour begins with a visit to the Nezu Shrine, one of the most beautiful shrine in Tokyo due to its slope of red torii gates. We continue the walking tour exploring paved alleys of old houses, temples and precious small traditional gardens. Later on, dive into the life of the locals with visits to small shops for second-hand kimono, traditional crafts, and local products. Lastly we move onto the peace and tranquillity of Yanaka Cemetery; this is the largest cemetery in Tokyo and is also surrounded by greenery that gets filled with beautiful cherry trees in spring.
Enrich this tour by adding a traditional experience that is customized according to your preferences: food, drink or souvenir.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Nezu Shrine, 1-28-9, Nezu, Bunkyo 113-0031 Tokyo Prefecture
Walking in Yanaka area and see the culture
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Yanaka Ginza Shopping Street, Yanaka, Taito 110-0001 Tokyo Prefecture
Visit Yanaka Ginza shopping Street
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Cafe Neko-e-mon, 5-chōme-4-2 Yanaka, Taito City, Tokyo 110-0001, Japan
Paint your own Maneki Neko while enjoy your drink.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Gallery Okubo, 6-2-40, Yanaka, Taito 110-0001 Tokyo Prefecture
Alternative option experience is tea ceremony with a tea master
Duration: 1 hour