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Meet Your Guide
My initial interest in Japan was sparked by the stories told by my boss - a first generation Japanese,... more
Tokyo City of the Warrior
Tokyo is best understood by starting in the place it all began… Nihonbashi. And that is what we do. From Nihonbashi, the heart of the city, we discover the role it played from 1590 till today with short stops at Will Adam's former estate location, and the Mitsukoshi Department store founded in 1672.
We pass the Bank of Japan at the Tokiwa Gate and pass the Lost Child Stone and on to Edo-jo Castle via the restored 1914 Tokyo Station - located in daimyo alley, today's Marunouchi.
Through another massive castle gate, we stroll through the ramparts of the castle.
We next visit Kagurazaka and have a traditional Japanese soba lunch.
After lunch, we go East over the Sumida-Gawa to a quaint Edo-period garden as we make our way to the Iriedo. Victims of the Kanto Earthquake (1923) and the 1944-45 US Army air raids are remembered.
Next, we visit the 17th Century Edo stroll garden, Kiyosumi Teien.
We end the day in the Ginza, the showcase area of Japan from the 1870s, where we end today's tour
Itinerary
Meet at Mitsukoshimae, Ginza Line, Station
• Nihonbashi
• Mitsukoshi Dept Store
• Bank of Japan
• Tokiwabashi Bridge - Lost Child Stone
• Tokyo St. & Kita-Bugyo
• Daimyo Alley, Marunouchi District
• Wadakurabashi, Edo-jo Castle
• Kagurazaka
• Ryogoku - Iriedo
• Kiyosumi Teien Garden
• Ginza
Meeting Point + Tour Duration
Meeting Point Options: Rail or Bus Station, Suggested by Guide: Meeting Location is Mitsukoshimae Station - Ginza Line at Mitsukoshi exit
Duration: 8 hours
Monday and Friday course slightly different as the castle is closed except for holidays.
Transportation
Public Transportation & walking
What’s Included
Other: Public transportation from your hotel (limited to hotel in central Tokyo. Outlaying areas and Odaiba not included.)
Estimated Local Cash Needed
30 3,000- - Lunch can run from ¥1,000- to ¥3,000-
What’s Extra
Other: Any food, snacks, and souvenirs.
A Recent Review of this tour
Read More Reviews For This TourPatrick has a great love and knowledge of Japanese history and culture and shares it with great skill. Highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to learn how Tokyo came about and grew and developed over the centuries. Especially enjoyed Patrick's subtle sense of humor. Extremely worthwhile and highly recommended .
Douglas Buckley
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