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A wooden signpost with Japanese text, surrounded by a forested area with a dirt path and wooden steps. 1
A green ceramic tray with a glass bowl containing a green liquid, a small dish with a silver object, and a spoon. 2
A cultivated tea plantation with neatly arranged rows of tea bushes. 3
A map with a bus stop and nearby amenities. 4
A large toad statue in a traditional Japanese room with tatami flooring and sliding doors. 5
By Hidden Tokyo Experiences
Free cancellation available
Price is S$130 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Most guests meet us at Seibu-Kyujo-mae Station (9:30). Ikebukuro (8:30) is also available; your guide travels with you by train.

    Walk the forest widely believed to have inspired My Neighbour Totoro with a local guide who lives nearby and knows these trails in every season. It's a small-group tour (max 4 guests), so we keep an easy pace with plenty of photo stops.

    The Sayama Hills are not a theme park. Since the early 1990s, local people have bought this woodland plot by plot to protect it, and each saved plot is numbered as a “Totoro Forest.” You walk Totoro Forest No. 1, hear how it was saved, and learn to spot the birds and plants that live here.

    Then visit a small Shinto shrine few tourists find, look out over Lake Sayama, and finish with fresh matcha and local Sayama tea at a family-run tea shop, a stop past guests call a highlight.

    Cherry blossoms in spring, deep green shade in summer, red and gold leaves in autumn: a quiet day in nature, one hour from central Tokyo.

Activity location

  • Totoro Forest
    • 359-0000, Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Ikebukuro Station
    • 28
    • 171-0022, Toshima City, Tokyo, Japan

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Tokyo Totoro Inspired Forest Lake Sayama and Local Tea Walk

  • Activity duration is 4 hours and 30 minutes4h 30m
    4h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 8:30
Price details
S$130.36 x 2 AdultsS$260.72
Total
Price is S$260.72
Until Fri, 30 Oct

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Guide escort by train from Ikebukuro and back to Ikebukuro
  • Inclusions
    Visit to Totoro Forest No. 1 and Lake Sayama viewpoint
  • Inclusions
    English-speaking local guide (small group, max 4)
  • Inclusions
    Photo stop at Kurosuke's House (viewed from the front gate)
  • Inclusions
    Guided forest walk (about 3 km)
  • Inclusions
    Visit to Mikajima Hachiman Shrine
  • Exclusions
    Matcha and tea at Wada-en (pay on site, about ¥500–1,000)
  • Exclusions
    Entry inside Kurosuke House (not part of this tour; book directly with the Totoro no Furusato Foundation, ¥500 cash)
  • Exclusions
    Service charge
  • Exclusions
    Train fares for travellers (pay with IC card or ticket)

Know before you book

    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
    • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
    • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Totoro Forest

  • 1h
Walk with your guide through Totoro Forest No. 1, the best-preserved section of the protected Sayama Hills woodland. Your guide explains the local wildlife and plants, and how local people saved this forest from development.

Lake Sayama

  • 20m
Views across one of the most scenic reservoirs near Tokyo — cherry blossoms in spring, deep green in summer, golden leaves in autumn.

Tokorozawa

  • 20m
Mikajima Hachiman Shrine (20 min) A small forest shrine rarely visited by tourists. Your guide explains Shinto customs and why shrines sit in forests.

kurosuke's house

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
Kurosuke's House (20 min) View and photograph the house from the gate. The house is usually open on Saturdays only and may close without notice. Entry is optional and outside the tour; guides cannot accompany guests inside.

Tokorozawa

  • 20m
Wada-en tea shop (20 min) Matcha break and local Sayama tea (pay on site).

Location

Activity location

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    Totoro Forest
    • 359-0000, Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Ikebukuro Station
    • 28
    • 171-0022, Toshima City, Tokyo, Japan
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Seibukyujo-Mae Station
    • Kamiyamaguchi
    • 359-1153, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan

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