Private Evening Tour of Tokyo's Historic Wild Side, Yoshiwara

5.0 (2 reviews) Tokyo, Japan
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Duration3h
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LanguagesJapanese, English, French
Group sizeUp to 6 travelers

Overview

Follow your guide into the off the beaten tracks around Sanya and Yoshiwara, Japan's most historically significant red-light district, and get a local's look into the Historic Wild Side. Your guide will take you on a number of historical and unique spots to visit, little known even in to the local Japanese.

What's included

  • Professional guide
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Taxi / Private Car or Bus

What to expect

  1. Kubikiri Jizo
    15m
    Enmeiji Temple, less than five minutes walk from Minami Senju Station in northern Tokyo is the site of one of the main execution grounds in Tokyo during the Edo Period of Japanese history.
  2. 15m
    A Shinto shrine standing along Tamahimeinari-dori Street in 2 Chome Kiyokawa, Taito City. Dedicated to the god Uka no Mitama no Mikoto, records state it was founded in the year 760. The Kutsu no Megumi Matsuri Ichi (Shoe Festival) is a large-scale shoe market held on the shrine's grounds by local shoe makers.
  3. Irohakai Shotengai
    15m
    Irohakai Shōtengai is a 370 meter street at the center of the neighborhood formerly known as Sanya.
  4. Yoshiwara Shrine
    15m
    Yoshiwara Shrine is the central shrine of Yoshiwara Benzaiten and five Inari shrines of Yoshiwara which today do not exist. Yoshiwara Benzaiten is located in one minute walk distance from Yoshiwara Shrine. Every year, the festivals of Yoshiwara Shrine is held on the 3rd Friday, Saturday and Sunday in May.
  5. Yoshiwara Benzaiten
    15m
    Yoshiwara Benzaiten is a place mourning for dead many harlots by the Great Kanto Earthquake here.
  6. 15m · Admission ticket included
    A store famous for taiyaki (fish-shaped, stuffed sweet bean pancakes), this is a franchise belonging to the flagship store Azabujuban Naniwaya known to be the origin of taiyaki. The crispy crust and sweet red bean paste with a subtle sweetness will melt in your mouth.

Meeting and pickup

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Additional information

  • 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
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Minimum age is 18 years
  • A maximum of 6 people per booking
  • Photography is prohibited during parts of the tour. Please follow your guide’s instructions
  • Please wear comfortable walking shoes
  • Hotel pickup will incur an additional fee of ¥5,000 per group.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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