Marunouchi Trip Overview
Cherry blossom highlights, Asakusa, Ueno, Yanaka & Nippori fabric town features old nostalgic towns full of cherry blossom. Licensed tour guide will talk about historic back ground and culture of each site while enjoying cherry blossoms. Start with morning stroll at compounds of quiet Sensoji temple. Through Ameyoko local shopping street, head to spacious Ueno park with small temple & shrine, pond, lined with thousands of cherry trees in full bloom. The last destination is Yanaka where the last shogun’s tomb is located and old houses and small temples remain. At nostalgic Yanaka Ginza enjoy drinking, eating street food and shopping souvenirs. If you are fabric lover Nippori is must visit site selling from Japanese silk to beautiful printed cotton.
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Duration: 7 to 8 hours
Starts: Marunouchi, Japan
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Marunouchi, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Cherry blossom highlights, Asakusa, Ueno, Yanaka & Nippori fabric town features old nostalgic towns full of cherry blossom. Licensed tour guide will talk about historic back ground and culture of each site while enjoying cherry blossoms. Start with morning stroll at compounds of quiet Sensoji temple. Through Ameyoko local shopping street, head to spacious Ueno park with small temple & shrine, pond, lined with thousands of cherry trees in full bloom. The last destination is Yanaka where the last shogun’s tomb is located and old houses and small temples remain. At nostalgic Yanaka Ginza enjoy drinking, eating street food and shopping souvenirs. If you are fabric lover Nippori is must visit site selling from Japanese silk to beautiful printed cotton.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Senso-ji Temple, 2-3-1, Asakusa, Taito 111-0032 Tokyo Prefecture
Morning stroll in quiet Sensoji temple, viewing weeping cherry blossoms, beautifully painted shutters by a group of artists at Nakamise shops. Sensoji temple is the oldest temple in Tokyo and land mark of Asakusa.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ameyoko Shopping Street, Ueno, Taito Tokyo Prefecture
Ameya Yokocho, a shopping arcade lined with shops selling fresh fish, food, daily goods. The local people and tourists eat and drink at food stands.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ueno Park, Uenokoen, Taito 110-0007 Tokyo Prefecture
Enjoy Ueno park lined with more than a thousand of cherry blossoms and remains of Tokugawa family’s temples such as Ueno Toshogu and Kiyomizu Kannnon temple and Shinobazu pond.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tennoji Temple, 7-14-8, Yanaka, Taito 110-0001 Tokyo Prefecture
At Tennoji temple Buddha statue sits calmly and the compound is well maintained with beautiful weeping cherry trees. You may hear sutra chanting by monk from inside.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Yanaka Cemetery, 7-5-24, Yanaka, Taito 110-0001 Tokyo Prefecture
At Yanaka cemetery, there is the last Shogun’s tomb and the guide talk about the background and Japanese religion. The street in the center is lined with beautiful cherry blossoms and the locals walk along to visit their ancestor’s cemetery.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Yanaka Ginza Shopping Street, Yanaka, Taito 110-0001 Tokyo Prefecture
Yanaka Ginza shopping street lined with about 70 daily shops selling liquors, ice cream, cutlets and croquettes, fish and meal, fruits and vegetables, souvenir. Enjoy eating and drinking like the locals do.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Nippori Fabric Town, Arakawa Tokyo Prefecture
Nippori Fabric Town is another shopping paradise selling every type of fabric from traditional silk to modern printed cotton(closed on Sundays, National holidays).
Duration: 1 hour
