Tokyo History: Sensoji Temple & Asakusa District Private Tour

4.9 (33 reviews) Tokyo, Japan
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Duration3h
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LanguagesJapanese, English
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

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.

What's included

  • 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

What to expect

  1. Nakamise Shopping Street (Kaminarimon)
    20m
    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
  2. Hozomon
    20m
    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
  3. Senso-ji Temple
    20m
    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
  4. Asakusa Hanayashiki
    15m
    Follow your local host through narrow streets to a spot famous for their freshly made melon pan bread and pass through Hanayashiki
  5. Edo Taito Traditional Crafts Center ( Edo Shitamachi Traditional Crafts Museum)
    15m
    Check out cool items made by Tokyo’s creative artists, if you visit on the weekend you may even see someone performing the craft in front of you
  6. Kappabashi Street (Kappabashi Dogugai)
    15m
    Ever wondered how restaurants make perfect models of their dishes? Explore the street where they are created
  7. Kappabashi Street (Kappabashi Dogugai)
    15m
    Ever wondered how restaurants make perfect models of their dishes? Explore the street where they are created!

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

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

End point

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

Additional information

  • 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

Cancellation policy

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

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