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Yanesen
Private Tour - Traditional Food and Culture in an Old Shopping District
Private Tour - Traditional Food and Culture in an Old Shopping District
Private Tour - Traditional Food and Culture in an Old Shopping District
Private Tour - Traditional Food and Culture in an Old Shopping District

Experience Old local Tokyo & traditional food in Yanaka Ginza

By OTOMO Travel Guide
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is S$235 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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  • 4h 30m
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Overview

Try local food and explore the nostalgic streets of Yanesen.

Yanesen stretches out over two wards; Bunkyoku and Taitoku, and is the generic name of the three old shopping streets; Yanaka, Nezu and Sendagi, of this area.
In this tour, we will taste the usual Japanese meals such as croquettes, which are very popular among the locals. You will also be able to enjoy Japanese food culture in one area.
Other than the cuisine, you will also be introduced to traditional shops that sells Japanese accessories, a hand puppet show with elaborate and expressive puppets, and a shrine with a tunnel of vibrant red torii gates. Live like the locals for a day in Yanesen!

Activity location

  • Yuyake Dandan
    • 3-13
    • 116-0013, Nishinippori, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Nippori Station
    • 19
    • 116-0013, Arakawa City, Tokyo, Japan

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Basic
  • Activity duration is 4 hours and 30 minutes4h 30m
    4h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 12:30
Price details
S$234.75 x 1 AdultS$234.75
Total
Price is S$234.75
Until Wed, 11 Jun

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedTour Guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedThe necessary expenses for the guide during the tour
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEstimated Costs of the Tour: 5050 JPY per Person
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedBreakdown: Transport: 0 JPY, Admission Fees: 700 JPY, Meal costs: 0 JPY per Person
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedOptional Experience Costs: 4350 JPY per Person

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • All transport costs, entrance fees, food and drink costs, etc. incurred at the visited spots, will be borne by the customer.
  • Please understand that tour spots might be changed to alternative spots in case of temporary closure.
  • Please wear comfortable clothing as you will be walking a lot
  • Some of the spots we will visit on the day do not accept credit cards. Please remember to bring cash.
  • This includes spots where alcoholic drinks are served. Children are allowed to enter, but must be at least 20 years old to drink alcohol.
  • On Thursdays and Fridays, "Evil Stamp Shop Shinimonogurui" is closed, so we will show you an alternative spot.

Activity itinerary

Yuyake Dandan
  • 5m
Yuuyake Dandan: It is the stairs between Gotenzaka and Yanaka Ginza. In the evening, you can see a beautiful sunset in the direction of Yanaka Ginza from this staircase.
Shinimonogurui
  • 15m
Evil Stamp Shop Shinimonogurui: This is a shop where you can make name stamps with cute illustrations, featuring a large cat sign. Why not make an original stamp to commemorate your visit to Yanaka, the city of cats?
Yanaka Shippoya
  • 5m
Yanaka Shippoya: Try a donut stick, resembling the shape and pattern of a cat's tail. Our favourites are the creamy ones!
Kanekichien
  • 10m
Kanekichien: You can shop for equipment used in Japanese tea ceremonies in this lovely shop.
Niku no Suzuki
  • 10m
Niku no Suzuki: Their freshly fried menchi-katsu is beyond delicious!
Waguriya
  • 5m
Waguriya: It is the only store in Japan that specialises in Japanese chestnuts and owns its own farm, and is popular for its sweets that make the most of the natural flavour and taste of Japanese chestnuts.
Echigoya Honten
  • 25m
Echigoya Saketen: Taste Japanese beer and sake, and enjoy drinking the Japanese way; kadouchi.
Hand Puppets Shokichi
  • 40m
  • Admission ticket not included
Hand Puppets Shokichi: Enjoy this fantastically expressive puppet show by professional puppeteers!
ヘイゴ・ニケ
  • 10m
Snake Road: Behind Yanaka Ginza, there is an alley that curves like a snake. Take a walk along the alleys that used to be small rivers.
Nezu Shrine
  • 30m
Nezu Shrine: Visit this shrine, also known as a "power spot", right in the centre of Nezu, and walk through its magnificent tower gate and tunnel of red torii gates.
Kayaba Coffee
  • 15m
Shitamachi Museum Annex (Old Yoshidaya Sakayaten): Old Yoshidaya Sakayaten, an exhibition hall attached to the Shitamachi Folk Museum, was built in 1910 (Meiji 43) and was an actual liquor shop that operated until 1986 (1986). Visitors can feel as if they have stepped back in time to the Meiji era.
Yanaka Cemetery (Pass by)
Yanaka Cemetery： Numerous famous people are laid to rest in these graves. There are graves of generals who once ruled Japan, literary giants and others, as well as the graves of ordinary people. Visitors will get a glimpse of Japanese culture.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESYuyake Dandan
    • 3-13
    • 116-0013, Nishinippori, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLENippori Station
    • 19
    • 116-0013, Arakawa City, Tokyo, Japan

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