Experience Japanese unique culture in one day! This tour is highly recommended for first-time visitors as transportation in Japan is very complicated. Our guide will friendly explain how to use metros for you. We also welcome people who would like to deeply understand our culture, history, and lifestyle.
You will spend 8 hours visiting the Imperial Palace Outer Garden, Fire temple, Ryogoku, and Akihabara where you will see Japanese history, religions, national sports, and technology in order.
Please ask if you have any requests as to an itinerary. We can try to customize it for you.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Transportation fees for original itinerary
✔ Guide fees
✖ Foods and Drinks
✖ Entrance fees not included in the original itinerary are to be paid separately
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. Horai
11. Dormy Inn EXPRESS Asakusa
12. Asakusa View Hotel Annex Rokku
13. Asakusa Home Suites Tokyo
14. The Edo Sakura
15. Hotel Sunroute Asakusa
16. Fukuyoshi Ryokan
17. MONday Apart Ueno Shin Okachimachi
18. Asakusa Hotel Hatago
19. Hotel Bougainvillea Minowa
20. Agora Place Tokyo Asakusa
Additional Info: Hotel pick-up is available in Tokyo Metropolitan Districts (23 wards).
Itinerary
1
Imperial Palace
The Imperial Palace is located on the former site of Edo castle. Imperial families live there. You can see the castle ruins, park, Japanese style garden, and double bridge.
Duration: 60 minutes
2
Fukagawa Fudodo
You will see the Goma fire rituals at which wooden sticks are burnt during a ceremony several times a day in order to give Fudōmyō-ō the fighting force he needs. After Goma fire rituals, you can look around inside the temple. You can see statues and experience a pilgrimage that re-creates in miniature on Mt. Joju the 88 Temples of Shikoku.
Duration: 60 minutes
3
Ryogoku
Ryogoku is famous for its sumo culture. Sumo arena (Kokugikan), chanko nabe restaurants, sumo stables, and other sumo related facilities can be found.
Duration: 1.5 hours
4
Akihabara
Akihabara is a district that is known for its many electronics shops and Otaku cultures such as Anime, Maid cafe, and character figures. Once you look around the area, you can go to a game center and play fun arcade games.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Additional info
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
