• Takeshita Street - Harajuku (原宿) refers to the area around Tokyo’s Harajuku Station, which is between Shinjuku and Shibuya on the Yamanote Line. It is the center of Japan’s most extreme teenage cultures and fashion styles, but also offers shopping for adults and some historic sights.

The focal point of Harajuku’s teenage culture is Takeshita Dori (Takeshita Street) and its side streets, which are lined by many trendy shops, fashion boutiques, used clothes stores, crepe stands and fast food outlets geared towards the fashion and trend conscious teens.

• Senso-ji Temple - Sensoji (浅草寺, Sensōji, also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple) is a Buddhist temple located in Asakusa. It is one of Tokyo’s most colorful and popular temples.

The legend says that in the year 628, two brothers fished a statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, out of the Sumida River, and even though they put the statue back into the river, it always returned to them. Consequently, Sensoji was built nearby for the goddess of Kannon. The temple was completed in 645, making it Tokyo’s oldest temple.

• Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden - Shinjuku Gyoen is one of Tokyo’s largest and most popular parks. Located a short walk from Shinjuku Station, the park’s spacious lawns, meandering walking paths and tranquil scenery provide a relaxing escape from the busy urban center around it. In spring Shinjuku Gyoen becomes one of the best places in the city to see cherry blossoms.

• Rikugien Garden - Rikugien is often considered Tokyo’s most beautiful Japanese landscape garden alongside Koishikawa Korakuen. Built around 1700 for the 5th Tokugawa Shogun, Rikugien literally means “six poems garden” and reproduces in miniature 88 scenes from famous poems. The garden is a good example of an Edo Period strolling garden and features a large central pond surrounded by manmade hills and forested areas, all connected by a network of trails.

• Hama Rikyu Gardens - Hama Rikyu is a large, attractive landscape garden in central Tokyo. Located alongside Tokyo Bay, Hama Rikyu features seawater ponds which change level with the tides, and a teahouse on an island where visitors can rest and enjoy the scenery. The traditionally styled garden stands in stark contrast to the skyscrapers of the adjacent Shiodome district.

• Imperial Palace - The current Imperial Palace is located on the former site of Edo Castle, a large park area surrounded by moats and massive stone walls in the center of Tokyo, a short walk from Tokyo Station. It is the residence of Japan’s Imperial Family.

Edo Castle used to be the seat of the Tokugawa shogun who ruled Japan from 1603 until 1867. In 1868, the shogunate was overthrown, and the country’s capital and imperial residence were moved from Kyoto to Tokyo. In 1888 construction of a new Imperial Palace was completed. The palace was once destroyed during World War Two, and rebuilt in the same style, afterwards.

• Meiji Jingu Shrine - Meiji Shrine (明治神宮, Meiji Jingū) is a shrine dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his consort, Empress Shoken. Located just beside the JR Yamanote Line’s busy Harajuku Station, Meiji Shrine and the adjacent Yoyogi Park make up a large forested area within the densely built-up city. The spacious shrine grounds offer walking paths that are great for a relaxing stroll.

The shrine was completed and dedicated to the Emperor Meiji and the Empress Shoken in 1920, eight years after the passing of the emperor and six years after the passing of the empress. The shrine was destroyed during the Second World War but was rebuilt shortly thereafter.

• Kawaii Cooking - You can learn how to make a character bento known as Kyaraben. Kyaraben are boxed lunches decorated to resemble popular fictional characters or cute things.

Your guide will take you to the studio after a 4-hour walking Tokyo tour.

• Meet up with guide within Tokyo’s 23 wards on foot
• Kyaraben making experience at Kawaii Cooking Studio
• Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
• Customizable Tour of your choice of 3-4 sites from ‘What to expect’ list

• You cannot combine tour groups
• Transportation fees: 24 hour Metro Pass Adult: 800 yen, Child: 400 yen
• Private Vehicle
• Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
• Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses

This 6-hour walking tour includes a 120-minute Kyaraben-making lesson at Kawaii Cooking Studio in Roppongi*.

Kyaraben, or “character bento,” are boxed lunches decorated to resemble popular fictional characters and other cute things such as animals or plants.

In this lesson, you’ll have the opportunity to create your own adorable Kyaraben! Making kyaraben is a special experience that can only be done while staying in Japan.

Before your experience, you will go on a walking tour with our licensed guide! Your guide will drop you off at Kawaii Cooking Studio after a 4-hour walking tour.

Your start time for the experience may vary. The estimated time for the experience will be about 4 hours from the start of the tour.

*If Roppongi Studio is full, we will arrange other studios in Omote-Sando, Ginza, or Yoyogi.

• This tour is suitable for children aged six and up.
• Free for observers who don’t attend the lesson.

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