The Tour starts with Morning stroll in East garden, Imperial palace where the visitors can enjoy seasonal flowers while seeing the remains of the Edo castle such as the stone walls and moats. Then head to Tsukiji fish market, lively place to encounter good sushi and traditional Japanese cuisines. After lunch visit Kiyosumi garden featuring many stones collected from nationwide by Mitsubishi founder, Iwasaki Yataro. The last destination is Ryogoku area known for its Sumo stadium, where the guests visit the museum among Sumo museum, Sumida Hokusai Ukiyo-e museum, Sword museum and Fukagawa Edo museum (option).
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ National Licensed Tour Guide
✖ Lunch
✖ Private transportation
✖ Admission fee for Sumida Hokusai Museum: 400yen/adult, 300 yen/student
✖ Gratuities
Pickup Locations
1. Hotel Mystays Ueno Iriyaguchi
2. Hotel Livemax Asakusa Ekimae
3. Hotel Livemax Asakusabashi-eki Kitaguchi
4. Candeo Hotels Ueno-Park
5. Hotel Tourist Inn Ueno Okachimachi
6. Business Hotel Inamoto
7. The Hideout Tokyo
8. APA Hotel Ueno Inaricho ekikita
9. Business Hotel Yamayuri
10. Dormy Inn EXPRESS Asakusa
11. Asakusa Home Suites Tokyo
12. The Edo Sakura
13. Hotel Sunroute Asakusa
14. Fukuyoshi Ryokan
15. Asakusa Hotel Hatago
16. Hotel Bougainvillea Minowa
17. Agora Place Tokyo Asakusa
18. Hotel Trend Asakusa Tawaramachi
19. Hotel Livemax Gifu Ekimae
20. Hotel Trend Tobu Asakusa Ekikita
Additional Info: The tour guide will meet you at your hotel's lobby.
Itinerary
1
The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Edo Castle Ruin)
Morning stroll at Imperial Palace located on the old site of Edo Castle and surrounded by moats and stone walls. The Imperial Palace covering 90 hectares of forests plays a role as lung of the metropolis. You can enjoy various flows throughout the years like Shogun used to in East Garden of Imperial Palace.
Duration: 2 hours
2
Tsukiji Fish Market
Tsukiji is lively food park, the right place to encounter traditional Japanese cuisine. Tsukiji market is the best and lively place to buy not only fresh fish but vegetables and fruits, tea, dried fish, pickled vegetables and kitchen utensils. Long line of tourists wanting to eat raw fish on the spot in front of sushi restaurants before noon.
Duration: 2 hours
3
Kiyosumi Teien
Used to be owned by founder of Mitsubishi, Yataro Iwasaki, now Kiyosumi Garden is a public park designated as the Place of scenic Beauty by Tokyo Government. The garden features innumerable stones used as bridges, stepping stones over the pond, and stones for a dried waterfall. They were collected from nationwide by steamships owned Iwasaki family's company.
Duration: 60 minutes
4
Ryogoku
Lastly visit the four-story Sumida Hokusai Ukiyo-e museum designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Sejima Kazuya. The museum keeps 1800 collection of wood block prints by Hokusai and his apprentices. You will learn Hokusai's energetic and enthusiastic life for Ukiyo-e.
The guest can choose other museum among Sumida Hokusai Ukiyo-e museum, Sword museum and Fukagawa Edo museum (option).
Duration: 60 minutes
Additional info
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Gratuities : Your tour guides gratuities are NOT included in the cost of your tour package. Although, not compulsory, tipping is expected and is an expression of your satisfaction with the people who have assisted you throughout your tour. In line with this, we highly suggest that you include the specific amount that you want for the gratuities. For your reference, you base upon the cost of the tour booked as suggested gratuities per person : 10% - $12, 15% - $18, 20% - $24.
