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Kurashiki Rickshaw Tour: Explore Traditional Japanese Architecture in Edo Period
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Kurashiki
Experience the charm of Kurashiki’s traditional Japanese architecture on a rickshaw tour. Explore Edo period warehouses, canals, and beautiful Japanese houses. Customize your tour today!
Experience the charm of Kurashiki’s traditional Japanese architecture on a rickshaw tour. Explore Edo period warehouses, canals, and beautiful Japanese houses. Customize your tour today!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Ohara Museum of Art - stunning art museum, worth checking out prior or after the rickshaw tour.
- Ohashi House - A nationally important cultural asset. It was a mansion built for and by the Ohashi merchant family.
- Kurashiki Ivy Square - A large square with red brick walls, covered with ivy.
- Kanryuji Temple - A buddhist temple…
- Ohara Museum of Art - stunning art museum, worth checking out prior or after the rickshaw tour.
- Ohashi House - A nationally important cultural asset. It was a mansion built for and by the Ohashi merchant family.
- Kurashiki Ivy Square - A large square with red brick walls, covered with ivy.
- Kanryuji Temple - A buddhist temple located on top of a hill.
- Achi Shrine - A major Shrine in Kurashiki. With its many events and festivals throughout the year, it plays a great importance for the local residents.
- Kurashiki Monogatari Museum - Meeting place for the rickshaw tour.
- Ebisuya Kurashiki - your tour operator for a memorable rickshaw tour through Kurashiki. Attractions and route depend on the selected tour duration.
- Chugoku Bank Kurashiki Hommachi Branch Office - One of the retro concrete buildings contrasting with the overall wooden buildings of the preserved district in Kurashiki
- Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter - With the small river flowing through the heart of the traditional district of Kurashiki, you will enjoy the view of the many weeping willows lining this river, as well as the well-preserved wooden buildings
What's Included
- Local driver/guide
- Local driver/guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Explore Kurashiki in a vintage rickshaw. This city flourished as a crown colony during the Edo era (1603~1868), serving as a storage hub for goods from across the nation. Scenic white-walled Japanese warehouses and traditional houses with willow trees are situated along the canals. The tour can be tailored to suit your preferred start time, end…
Explore Kurashiki in a vintage rickshaw. This city flourished as a crown colony during the Edo era (1603~1868), serving as a storage hub for goods from across the nation. Scenic white-walled Japanese warehouses and traditional houses with willow trees are situated along the canals. The tour can be tailored to suit your preferred start time, end location, and duration.
- Expecting mothers in their first 16 weeks of pregnancy are not permitted to ride a rickshaw
- Adult pricing applies to age six and over
- Child rate (age 5 years or under) applies only when children sit on an adult’s lap without occupying a seat
- A maximum of two adults per rickshaw. Up to two children (age five years or under) can ride with two adults (children have to ride on an adult’s lap)
- While rickshaws are able to fit two adults, each rickshaw is 29.1 inches (74 centimeters) wide, and it is sometimes more comfortable to book individual rickshaws for each passenger. For larger passengers, we recommend booking a rickshaw for each participant to ensure a comfortable ride. Passengers who do not both fit in one rickshaw but wish to participate in a tour at the same time will be required to purchase an additional rickshaw, which may not be available on the date of the tour with an English-speaking guide if not booked in advance. Those customers who do not purchase an additional rickshaw at the time of booking cannot be guaranteed availability.
- Wheelchair and stroller friendly
- May be operated by a multilingual driver, subject to availability; please ask for a driver who speaks your language at the Departure Point
- Selected starting time is not automatically guaranteed. The time will be confirmed by email within 24 hours of booking.
Location
1-chōme-1-5 Chūō
South of the Monogatarikan, right at the entrance of the old, preserved part of town
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(33 Ratings)
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Resort47212684478
Sep 17, 2024
Cospa is good. - They are a married couple in their 50s. I went to Kurashiki for a three-day holiday in September, but it was extremely hot, so I used it.
I felt like I had gained a lot from being able to take a 30-minute tour of the streets of Kurashiki and learn about history, anecdotes and local specialties that were not in the Guide. He took some pictures along the way, which was also good. It is a service unique to a rickshaw driver who knows where a rickshaw can shine without people. It was good to use it for my leg as it was after treatment for a fracture. It was not cheap, but it was satisfying and it was a good memory.
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Adventure65419953361
Jul 8, 2024
Priceless - Okuo's brother's well-trained and hard-working guide turned the hot weather into a colourful and fun sightseeing experience. There are rickshaws in tourist destinations, extraordinary luxury and priceless goodness! I recommend it.
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Passport39524457661
May 3, 2024
It was a wonderful trip! - It was a worthwhile experience. The rickshaw ride was great! The guide was very clear and polite! I was impressed that he answered all my questions so easily. I was able to see the Bikan Historical Quarter from various angles. Thank you for a really fun time.
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Inspire17195617512
Jan 25, 2024
Ebisu-ya's rickshaws are fond memories. - The second rickshaw ride in my life became the best memory of the trip. My shy and reserved daughter was really nice! I was quietly impressed. The fresh energy of Mr. Asai gave me the strength to do my best for the rest of the trip. Thank you very much. I want to ride and meet him again♪
Then, my first rickshaw ride in my life 11 years ago was also at Ebisu-ya in Kyoto. It was the year before my daughter was born, so the man who drove my husband and me through the bamboo forest in Kyoto in 2012 looked similar to the man who called out to us and our family in Kurashiki and arranged the ride, so maybe it was a fateful reunion?
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Aldo
Aug 19, 2023
Our rickshaw ride - Definitely an activity to do, very friendly and helpful staff. Attention to detail and customer comfort. Available to take photos and the girl Mja, if I remember correctly, was really friendly. Even though we arrived late, we were allowed to take the booked tour.
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Sharon
Jul 22, 2018
Wonderful and Fun Tour - We had a blast on our 90 minute rickshaw tour, which was completely in English, which provided historical and cultural area about Kurashiki City. The drivers were extremely entertaining and fun - really super people! We had a great time! I would highly recommend this tour, especially in the heat of July. Fabulous!
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Tom
Nov 19, 2015
The best guide for Kurashiki - We came from Taiwan. Although it is a rainy day, Mr.Kubo’s guide was so excellent that we felt it looked like a sunny day. We are very glad to take it again if we go to Kurashiki again.
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