Yanaka Historical Walking Tour: Discover Tokyo's Old Town, Nezu Shrine, and Craft a Lucky Cat

-Feel the Shinto vibe as you cross a vibrant red arch in Nezu Shrine, a portal into another world

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Nezu Shrine - Experience the endless Torii gates, reminiscent of Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Shrine.
    Immerse yourself in the Shinto atmosphere as you pass through a vibrant red arch at Nezu Shrine, a gateway to another realm. After gathering at Nezu station, the journey begins to Nezu Shrine, one of Tokyo’s most ancient shrines. It is renowned for its…
What's Included
  • Tour photos
  • Lucky cat craft experience (painting)
  • Food samplings (Various types of local snacks and sweets)
  • 1 drink & sweet at a cafe
  • 3.5 hours with a local guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information
  • The itinerary for this tour includes some locations that are not accessible by a wheelchair or stroller.
  • While you’ll enjoy some tasty food samples on this tour, a full lunch or dinner isn’t included. We suggest having a meal beforehand to make the most of your experience.
  • Please note that we are unable to guarantee allergy-free or cater to dietary…
Location
ディージェイ根津駅前
- Outside of Tokyo Metro Nezu Station Exit 1 - Your guide will be holding a red/orange sign saying "Magical Trip" - When arriving at Tokyo Metro Nezu Station, go to Exit 1 and up stairs to ground. - Your guide will be waiting just right in front of upstairs
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jord-na0
Dec 15, 2024
A great experience - Kenji was a brilliant guide, he had answers to all my questions and was very knowledgeable about the areas we visited, he was also super friendly and enthusiastic!
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Carstendameraud
Dec 12, 2024
Magic moments, nice and enthusiastic guide. - It was a very interesting tour. The guide was enthusiastic and showed us places we would never have found on our own. We also learned a lot about the history of the city through the tour. Highly recommendable.
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Alejandroji8297ia
Nov 27, 2024
Good experience - Very pleasant walk, enjoyed knowing a bit more about the Japanese culture. We loved the knowledge of our guide Nori. Rich culturally.
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Camillecn7451bq
Nov 26, 2024
100% recommended!!! - The tour was amazing, Hina was a very interesting and kind person and she made us discover many new aspects of the Japanese culture! Totally worth it.
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Chucko798
Nov 26, 2024
A great intro to Yanaka with a friendly and instructive guide - Hina was an instructive and joyful guide. We learned quite a bit about Shinto while visiting a local shrine, took a break to paint our lucky cats, and maybe spent too much money at the local shopping area. There are many shops there that have been open a very long time. The bamboo craft shop I bought a few things at has been in the family for four generations. If you're lucky, you might get to chat with the owner. I highly recommend this tour to anyone and I hope to try another when i visit Osaka. Thanks for a one-of-a-kind experience!
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L5750ptjenw
Nov 23, 2024
What a wonderful afternoon! - Kenji was awesome! So much fun and so informative, we had the best afternoon!! Lots of culture and lots of laughs! Domo arigato Kenji!!
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Flyer26643354161
Nov 22, 2024
Yanaka walking tour with superb guide Mark! - Excellent walking tour with our guide Mark. Superb in all aspects - very knowledgeable and enthusiastic to show us the awesome Yanaka area. Highly recommended!
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297galt
Nov 13, 2024
Great experience - Tour was so beautiful. We saw many interesting places. Our guide was very nice and informative and the group was super friendly. Highly recommend
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Stacyc724
Nov 17, 2024
No history on this history tour - The guide didn’t seem to know anything about the area and carried a binder to reference which he literally read word for a word for the few pieces of information he shared. We joined the tour in the hopes to learn about the architecture and the history of the neighborhood, but instead all we had was someone pointing out this is an old style building, which was obvious just by looking at it.
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Thunderbirder
Nov 17, 2024
Bored to tears - Absolutely boring! We learned virtually nothing while walking at a snail’s pace through the neighborhood. We had Kenji, and Kenji read from an orange book of plasticized pages. I was asked to slow down, because we would arrive too early a place wherei learned we would be painting a cat. After 90 minutes, we called it quits and learned that we would be doing more slow walking to get to the cat to spend an hour painting. There are much better ways to spend your afternoon than on this tour .
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