Asakusa: 2-hour history exploration
Walking Tours
Digital
2 hours
English
- Join a local guide to learn historical facts about Asakusa and their cultural impact on the world
- See popular landmarks in and around the Sensoji Temple, Tokyo's oldest temple
- Enjoy authentic Japanese street food and get some souvenirs at Nakamise Shopping Street
- You can use the earphone guide system to hear the guide clearly even from distance
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Asakusa Half-Day Walking Tour
Inclusions
English-speaking guide
Audio guide
Insurance provided by the operator
Exclusions
Meals and beverages
Other personal expenses
Additional Info
Group size: 1-8 participant(s)
The earphone guide system is applicable to a group of 3 or more
Burger King Asakusa Azumabashi
Cross Bil Royal Palace, 2 Chome-20-6 Kaminarimon, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0034, Japan
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FromCAD $91.68Per Person
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What's included in Asakusa: 2-hour history exploration
(Subject to Option Inclusions)- [Departure] 09:30, meet up at 2-chōme-20-6 Kaminarimon, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0034, Japan. 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..Please arrive at the location 5 mins before the departure time Latecomers or no-shows can't be refunded
- [Attraction/experience] 15 min(s), Guided tour, Sumida Park, Just as Asakusa’s history started by the Sumida river, so do our tour. Across the Azumabashi bridge, we will see Tokyo Skytree, Asahi Breweries' headquarters with its world-famous golden flame object.
- [Attraction/experience] 15 min(s), Guided tour, Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center, From Sumida river, we will stroll to Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center. This is not not just a valuable source of sightseeing information, but one of Asakusa’s newest sightseeing attractions.
- [Attraction/experience] 15 min(s), Guided tour, Kaminarimon, Kaminarimon is one of two large gates that leads to the Sensō-ji temple. The gate with its huge red lantern is popular among tourists. The guide will demystify this gate let alone the giant lantern.
- [Attraction/experience] 30 min(s), Nakamise-dori Street, This shopping street connects Kaminarimon gate and Sensoji-temple's main hall. The 250 m approach is lined with a number of souvenir shops and food stalls.
- [Attraction/experience] 15 min(s), Hozomon, Hozomon is the inner of two large gates that lead to the Senso-ji Temple. Its second story houses many of the temple's treasures. We will see various objects housed in the first story.
- [Attraction/experience] 15 min(s), Guided tour, Sensoji Temple, There are so many things to observe and do around the main hall: paper fortune, five-storied pagoda, incense burner, to name a few. You will also step into the main hall where many locals worship.
- [Attraction/experience] 15 min(s), Asakusa Shrine, To many it is unfathomable that a Buddhist temple and a shinto shrine coexisted peacefully on the same premises and share both their origins and worshipers. The guide will unlock this mystery.
- [Return] 11:30, at Senso-ji Temple, The tour will be over around the Senso-ji Temple
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Venues
- Senso Ji
Policies
Valid Period
The voucher is valid only on the specified date (and time if applicable)
