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Asakusa Essentials Cultural Discovery Tour of Japan
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Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This tour uses Tokyo's historic Asakusa district as a gateway to understanding Japanese history and culture, from the samurai era to modern Tokyo. After building this foundation, you can customize your experience with optional extensions.
Tokyo Skytree: See how Japan's modernization transformed Tokyo over the last 150 years as your guide points out key landmarks across the city.
West of Senso-ji: Explore Asakusa's entertainment and everyday-life districts to learn how ordinary people lived, worked, and socialized.
Sake Tasting: Discover how sake reflects Japanese craftsmanship, agriculture, religion, and social customs through guided tastings.
Kappabashi Kitchenware Street: Learn how Jap...
Highlights
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
- Tokyo Skytree Extension: Tokyo Skytree entry tickets both to the Tembo Deck and Tembo Galleria
- Traditional Kaiseki Meal Extension: Traditional Japanese kaiseki lunch
- Sake Tasting Expansion: Sake tasting experience up to 10 premium sake labels
Hotel-pick up and drop-off
Meeting Points
Departure
Burger King Asakusa Azumabashi
The meeting place is in front of a Burger King restaurant right next to Exit 4 of Asakusa subway station (G19) on the Ginza line. Please step outside when you reach Exit 4. See below for details.
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Asakusa Essentials Cultural Discovery Tour of Japan
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About
This tour uses Tokyo's historic Asakusa district as a gateway to understanding Japanese history and culture, from the samurai era to modern Tokyo. After building this foundation, you can customize your experience with optional extensions.
Tokyo Skytree: See how Japan's modernization transformed Tokyo over the last 150 years as your guide points out key landmarks across the city.
West of Senso-ji: Explore Asakusa's entertainment and everyday-life districts to learn how ordinary people lived, worked, and socialized.
Sake Tasting: Discover how sake reflects Japanese craftsmanship, agriculture, religion, and social customs through guided tastings.
Kappabashi Kitchenware Street: Learn how Jap...
Highlights
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
- Tokyo Skytree Extension: Tokyo Skytree entry tickets both to the Tembo Deck and Tembo Galleria
- Traditional Kaiseki Meal Extension: Traditional Japanese kaiseki lunch
- Sake Tasting Expansion: Sake tasting experience up to 10 premium sake labels
Hotel-pick up and drop-off
Meeting Points
Departure
Burger King Asakusa Azumabashi
The meeting place is in front of a Burger King restaurant right next to Exit 4 of Asakusa subway station (G19) on the Ginza line. Please step outside when you reach Exit 4. See below for details.
https://bit.ly/3KBlIr5
Return
Itinerary
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Sumida River Walk
Begin along the Sumida River, where the story of Japan’s isolation and opening to the world comes alive. Learn why the Edo shogunate sealed the country for over 200 years, why the Netherlands alone was permitted to trade, and how Admiral Perry’s arrival forced Japan to reopen. The guide connects this past to modern Tokyo—right down to Odaiba’s former gun batteries and today’s Statue of Liberty replica facing the Pacific.
15 minutes
2
Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center
Get a clear introduction to Japan’s two major religions, Buddhism and Shinto, setting the foundation for everything you’ll see ahead.
15 minutes
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Kaminarimon Gate
At Asakusa’s iconic gate, explore the fascinating contrast between Japanese and Western dragons—and learn why the Japanese dragon plays exactly an opposite role from the Western one.
15 minutes
4
Nakamise Shopping Street (Kaminarimon)
Stroll through one of Japan’s oldest shopping streets while learning about Buddhist symbols like the vajra (tokko) and the world-changing impact of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Discover how these prints unexpectedly reached Europe—and inspired Western Impressionist painters.
30 minutes
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Hozomon
Here, your guide reveals a surprising truth: people in Japan and the West shared remarkably similar ways of thinking 1,000 years ago.
15 minutes
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Senso-ji Temple
Tokyo's oldest Buddhist temple offers another striking comparison between medieval Japan and Europe, along with a clear explanation of how prayer differs in Buddhism and Shinto.
15 minutes
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Asakusa Shrine
End the tour at a place that amazes many visitors: a Shinto shrine and Buddhist temple sharing the same grounds, worshippers, and history—peacefully coexisting for over a millennium. Learn why.
