This 6 hour Tokyo walking tour includes a 30minute rickshaw ride in historical and modern Asakusa!
Rickshaws were invented in Japan in the late 19th century and were once a popular form of transport. Riding on a traditional Japanese Rickshaw with scenic views and a friendly driver is one of the most popular activities in Tokyo! Your tour will also include a walking tour with one of our guides. You will be able to visit about 2 to 3 sights of your choice on this tour. Please see itinerary for possible sights.
Riding time: 30 minutes.
Area and route: Within Asakusa
Number of riders per rickshaw: 2 people. A group of 3 or more will be split into separate rickshaws.
Start time: Your start time for the experience may vary. The estimated start time for the experience will be about 1 hour from the tour start.
Note: Infants who cannot hold up their own heads and pregnant women are not allowed to ride on a rickshaw.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Riding a rickshaw experience
✔ Meet up with guide in Tokyo
✔ Licensed Local Guide
✔ Customizable Tour of your choice of 2-3 sites from 'What to expect' list
✖ Private Transportation (car, van, etc.)
✖ Transportation fees: 24 hour Metro Pass Adult: 800 yen, Child: 400 yen
✖ Lunch
✖ Admission fee
✖ Admission fee for Rikugien Garden Adult: 300 JPY Senior(+65): 150 JPY Children 12 and under: Free
✖ Admission fee for Hama Rikyu Gardens Adult: 300 JPY Senior(+65): 150 JPY Children 12 and under: Free
✖ Admission fee for Koishikawa Korakuen Garden Adult: 300 JPY Children and seniors (+65): 150 JPY
✖ Admission fee for Shinjuku Gyoen Adults: 500 JPY Seniors (+65): 250JPY Students: 250 JPY
✖ The Kimono
Pickup Locations
1. APA Hotel Ginza Takaracho
2. Daiwa Roynethotel Tokyo Kyobashi
3. Daiwa Roynet Hotel Tokyo Kyobashi
4. Courtyard Tokyo Station
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6. Smile Hotel Nihonbashi Mitsukoshimae
7. Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyobashi
8. JHotel Tokyo GEO
9. Aman Tokyo
10. HOSHINOYA Tokyo
11. Ascott Marunouchi Tokyo
12. Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo
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14. Remm Tokyo Kyobashi
15. Keio Presso Inn Otemachi
16. Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi
17. Hotel Monte Hermana Tokyo
18. Haneda Airport
19. Mandarin Oriental Tokyo
20. Sotetsu Fresa Inn Tokyo Kyobashi
Additional Info: This private tour is a walking tour. A private vehicle is not included. Public transportation or local taxis maybe used to transfer between sites. Exact transportation costs can be discussed with the guide after a reservation is finalized. Please have Japanese Yen on hand for your transportation costs.
Please be aware that we can only pick you up within Tokyo 23 Special Wards.
Itinerary
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Jidaiya's Japanese culture experience programs are for those seeking for a good alternative of Asakusa sightseeing and for the people who wish to have more profound and authentic Japanese experience.
Duration: 60 minutes
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Asakusa
Asakusa is the center of Tokyo's shitamachi (literally "low city"), one of Tokyo's districts, where an atmosphere of the Tokyo of past decades survives.
Asakusa's main attraction is Sensoji, a very popular Buddhist temple, built in the 7th century. The temple is approached via the Nakamise, a shopping street that has been providing temple visitors with a variety of traditional, local snacks and tourist souvenirs for centuries.
Asakusa can easily be explored on foot.
Duration: 30 minutes
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Senso-ji Temple
Sensoji 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.
Duration: 15 minutes
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Tsukiji Fish Market
Explore the old fish market in Tokyo!
Duration: 30 minutes
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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.
Duration: 30 minutes
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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.
Adults \500 (Group discount \400)
Seniors (65 and over) \250 ※Valid ID required. Please purchase a ticket at a staffed counter.
Students \250 ※Valid Student ID required. Please purchase a ticket at a staffed counter.
Children (junior high school students /15 and under) FREE
Duration: 15 minutes
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Koishikawa Korakuen Garden
Koishikawa Korakuen is one of Tokyo's oldest and best Japanese gardens. It was built in the early Edo Period (1600-1867) at the Tokyo residence of the Mito branch of the ruling Tokugawa family. Like its namesake in Okayama, the garden was named Korakuen after a poem encouraging a ruler to enjoy pleasure only after achieving happiness for his people. Koishikawa is the district in which the garden is located in.
Admission fee
Adult: 300 JPY
Children and senior (+65): 150 JPY
Duration: 15 minutes
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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.
Admission fee
Adult: 300JPY
Senior(+65): 150JPY
Children 12 and under: Free
Duration: 15 minutes
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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.
Duration: 30 minutes
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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.
Admission fee
Adult: 300 JPY
Senior(+65): 150 JPY
Children (12 and under): Free
Duration: 30 minutes
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Akihabara
Akihabara (秋葉原), also called Akiba after a former local shrine, is a district in central Tokyo that is famous for its many electronics shops. In more recent years, Akihabara has gained recognition as the center of Japan's otaku (diehard fan) culture, and many shops and establishments devoted to anime and manga are now dispersed among the electronic stores in the district. On Sundays, Chuo Dori, the main street through the district, is closed to car traffic from 13:00 to 18:00 (until 17:00 from October through March).
Duration: 15 minutes
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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.
Duration: 15 minutes
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Nezu
Having miraculously avoided major damage during world wars and natural disasters, Yanaka and Nezu—two of the neighborhoods that make up shitamachi, Tokyo's old downtown—retain their last-century charm. You'll find historical sites such as Yanaka Cemetery and Nezu Shrine tucked away among shitamachi's narrow back alleys, traditional wooden houses, izakaya pubs, atmospheric coffee shops and retro stores selling old-style sweets and snacks. Here you can slip back in time to a slower-paced, more genteel Tokyo.
Duration: 15 minutes
14
Godzilla Road
Near the famous Japanese style bar district of Golden Gai, you can see Godzilla towering over Shinjuku! This area is very busy and full of night life shops but also boasts many arcades nearby and the new Kabukicho building with a Japanese outdoor style restaurants inside. Clean and visitor friendly!
Duration: 15 minutes
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Infants and babies that cannot hold up their own head without support may not ride.
