Tokyo History: Sensoji Temple & Asakusa District Private Tour
It’s the history that made the city today. During this private tour, it’s time to discover Tokyo through Sensoji Temple & Asakusa District. Embark on a storytelling journey that will keep you entertained while at the same time giving you insights you can’t find in a history book.
Delve deep into the subject with highlights and landmarks like Kaminarimon Gate, Nakamise Street, and Sensoji Temple. Connect their relevance to this historical event and the effects it had from past to present in Tokyo. Thanks to your local guide, it will be as if you just took a trip back in time!
Withlocals History City Tour™ is one of Withlocals' signature tours available in major cities worldwide. We work with passionate local guides who earn a fair fee. We support local economies by only offering local products and prevent over-tourism with only small non-intrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and away from the standard tourist routes.
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What's included in Tokyo History: Sensoji Temple & Asakusa District Private Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Nakamise Shopping Street (Kaminarimon)
Step through colorful gate and admire the traditional lanterns and statues and stroll along a street where locals have been shopping since the 18th century and check out the many souvenirs, street food, and sweet treats
Hozomon
Stop by a store and try an Age Manju in a flavor of your choice! Then follow your local host through the second gate which leads to the temple
Senso-ji Temple
Discover Toyko’s oldest temple which dates back to the year 628. Before entering the temple let the smoke of the incense waft over you and cure you of your ills
Inclusions
- CO2 Neutral: all tours carbon emissions are offset
- Offering at Sensoji temple
- Private Guide
- Hotel pick-up and drop off
- Food and beverages not listed as inclusions
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Private tour: only you & your local guide
- CO2 Neutral: all tours carbon emissions are offset
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- In front of the supermarket OZEKI, across the street from Kaminarimon Gate entrance 〒111-0034 Tokyo, Taito City, Kaminarimon, 2 Chome−16−11, The Gate Hotel Kaminarimon, 1階 by HULIC