Asakusa Shrine Tour: Discover Historic Temples

Discover Asakusa’s hidden gems! Join our Shrine and Temple Tour to explore historic sites, collect red stamps, and experience Edo culture.

Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Honryuin Matsuchiyama Shoden - Matsuchiyama Shoden: This is a temple famous for health, good relations, and marital relations, and represents the prosperous business. Of the seven deities of good fortune, “Bishamonten”, the god that gives good fortune and courage, is enshrined.
  • Imado Shrine - Imado Shrine: This shrine is famous as the…
What's Included
  • Private Tour
  • Tour Guide
  • Necessary expenses for the guide during the tour
What's Not Included
  • Estimated Costs of the Tour: 4,800 JPY per Person
  • Breakdown: Transportation: 300 JPY, Admission Fees: 0 JPY, Meal costs: 1000 JPY per Person
  • Optional Experience Costs: 3,500 JPY per Person
Additional Information

There are many temples and shrines with a long history and interesting characteristics in Asakusa where the common culture of Edo flourished. It was believed that since the seven disasters would be eliminated by visiting shrines where the seven gods enshrined, and visitors would receive seven happiness. Even in Japan today, visiting temples and shrines…

Location
Asakusa Sta.
Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Asakusa Station (G19) Exit 1
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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16devb
May 23, 2023
It was a rainy day, but despite the weather we were able to visit all the shrines and acquire some different souvenirs! - We met Nanako at Asasuka Station and she was very pleasant and helpful. She advised us to buy whatever beverages or snacks we may need for the tour and then outlined the itinerary for visiting the shrines and temples. Before setting off, she advised that we have lunch at the mall area near the last shrine. We visited the shrines and at the first one, she suggested that we buy a card that could be stamped at each location and that would be our souvenir of the trip, which is great! At one point, she suggested that we take a taxi to the last area because of the rain and the buses do not operate that regularly. Upon exiting the taxi, she paid the full amount without asking for any money, which I did not expect. After reaching the final area, Nanako asked us what we would like to eat and we decided on Ramen and she took us to this lovely restaurant where the food was delicious! In general, Nanako went above and beyond in her customer service and treated us so well we were very impressed with her and would now consider her a friend.
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284lukez
Apr 17, 2023
A personal, great tour where you can learn lots! - The variety of places we got to see was fantastic, how our guide Harada Taketsugu personalised our tour and was very knowledgeable on the shrines and temples/ surrounding areas. Would highly recommend.
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Global23888791457
Apr 2, 2023
Asakusa tour - Kazumi was our guide for our tour. She led us to some wonderful spots for the best views of Tokyo Tower and even helped us with taking some lovely photos of us! She did well with giving us history about the locations we visited and was very flexible with adjusting the tour route to our requests.
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Louigeb
Apr 2, 2023
Great guide to Asakusa - Kazumi was extremely helpful showing us around the Asakusa area! Super informative and she takes greats photos
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Fergus53
Feb 22, 2023
Temple day out - The guide was wonderful very friendly and knowledgeable Quite a lot of walking but well worth it Lunch in a local restaurant was also great
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Rainildavalencia
Feb 14, 2023
Get to know the secrets of Asakusa - We had an awesome experience on our visit to the Shrines and Temples of Asakusa visiting the 7 deities for good fortune. Our tour guide ( Tom Harada) was very knowledgeable, kind, and patient taking care of our needs. We likewise had a great lunch with a taste of authentic home cooked Japanese foods in a " hole in the wall" eatery. Witnessed the chanting and ceremony at the Senso-ji temple / Daikokuten for blessings in business/ agriculture followed by a stroll on Nakamise-dori street( a shopping paradise for souvenirs ) plus a unique way to taste different foods.
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Brian-joanne-japan
Nov 1, 2019
Brilliant Informative & Amazing - Our tour guide for the day was Eric. He took us on the tour of the 7 Temples & Shrines. He was extremely knowledgeable and had lots of wonderful little nuggets of information about each site. He was well spoken and conversed easily with us in English. I appreciate the fact that he took us to some cafe’s and shops not on the tour but which he thought we might find of interest. I would highly recommend this tour and Eric as your guide
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Jollyange
Mar 12, 2023
A well-paced tour - Went on a well-paced tour with Nobu-San. The walk began at the iconic Kaminarimon Gate, which was an impressive sight to behold and we were explained the history, and the significance of the gate to the shrine. After which, we proceeded down Nakamise Street, which is now bustling again (the entire street closed down during covid times) with traditional Japanese shops selling souvenirs, snacks, and local delicacies. We also had the opportunity to eat the famous waffle ice-cream. Just before entering the main hall of Asakusa Shrine, we learned about the etiquette of entering the shrine, the meaning of each action, and the religion. As we didn’t stop for lunch, we had the time to visit Kappabashi, the famous kitchen street in Tokyo. It’s right next to Asakusa and is just a 15 mins walk away. Self restraint is tough here. I wanted to buy everything here. 🤣🤣 Overall, the morning tour of Asakusa Shrine was a fantastic way to learn about a part of the history and culture of Tokyo.
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From $35
up to 6 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).