Tokyo Tour Imperial Palace, Sake, Robots, Gardens and Edo Museum
Please note that this tour does not use a private vehicle and uses public transport. This tour involves several hours of walking in the outdoors
Want to experience quintessential Tokyo where old meets new? This tour will enable you to do just that as you visit many famous and historic locations in the heart of Tokyo. The tour will also provide you with engaging experiences to get closer to Japanese culture!
You will get to visit the iconic Tokyo Station, see Tokyo Imperial Palace outer gate and grounds, and walk through neighbouring Hibiya Park. You will also get to try sake tasting ( or you can try Shochu or the non - alcoholic option of Amazake). You will have a refreshment break like no other at a cafe where Robots serve customers, before heading to a traditional Japanese garden and an Edo period museum to explore their life sized Edo townscape.
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Tokyo Tour Imperial Palace, Sake, Robots, Gardens and Edo Museum
What's included in Tokyo Tour Imperial Palace, Sake, Robots, Gardens and Edo Museum
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Imperial Palace
Your first destination will be a combined walking tour of the area of Tokyo station, the outer walls and gate of the Imperial Palace, and the Westernised park of Hibiya. Your guide will also take you to a hidden rooftop terrace where you can see amazing views of Tokyo Station, the Tokyo Skyline and passing trains from above!
Japan Sake and Shochu Information Center
We will then walk to our second destination, a modern and stylish Sake and Shochu centre where you can sample many types of Sake, Shochu and Amazake (a non-alcoholic rice drink). Your guide will provide you with some facts about Japan’s national drinks, and we will enjoy a relaxing time sitting and tasting. The centre plays bi-lingual documentaries on the brewing process which you can also enjoy! If you have children on the tour, our tour guide will provide some soft drinks/juice options for them to drink.
Now that you’ve had your lunch break, we will now take a refreshment break like no other at a Robot Cafe! Here you can order a drink of your choice and enjoy being served by robots! They have hot and cold drinks to suit everybody. As you enjoy your drink in the Cafe seating area (not the diner area), you can watch as the robots around the cafe serve customers! This cafe is unique in that all the robots are controlled remotely by employees who are living with disabilities and therefore can only work from home. The remote staff speak to you through the robots. The cafe gives employment opportunities to those unable to work in physically demanding jobs and helps tackle social isolation, so you can be happy knowing you are helping to support a great cause! You can even have a try at controlling one of the small robots to see what it’s like for the staff who control them remotely!
Inclusions
- Train fee from Uchisaiwaicho station to Nihombashi Station
- Admission fees for the Japanese Garden and Edo Museum
- Train fee from Mitsukoshi-mae station to Kiyosumi Shirakawa station
- Admission fee including drink for Robot Cafe
- Local English speaking guide
- Sake/Shochu or Amazake Tasting Experience
- Trains and transport before and after the tour
- Food and drink
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- The tour starts at 09:30am in of Tokyo Station’s Domed Lobby area. Follow signs for the Marunouchi South exit and come out of the ticket gates. Directly in front of you will be the domed lobby area. You will meet your tour guide in front of the green information pillar and white information board.
