Private Walking tour, Tokyo Great Buddha, Botanical Garden, etc.

Meeting point guide at Shimo-akatsukastation

Duration3h 30m

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LanguagesJapanese, English

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

1) Walking tour, private tour (only available for 1 group of 6 people or less)
We will walk and visit the famous places. Since it is not a tourist area, it is very quiet and there are no crowds. The total walking distance is approximately 6km.

2) Tokyo Great Buddha tour
The 13 meter tall Great Buddha is a sight to behold. The famous Great Buddha in Nara is 15 meters high, so it's about the same size.

3) There are many attractions such as castle ruin, park, botanical garden, art museum, and local museum.
Rather than just walking through the town, you'll pass through small hills and stop at small but interesting places such as museum, botanical garden, and local museum.

What's included

Guide Fee

Art museum fee
Snacks
Travel insurance

What to expect

This is a 6km walking tour that starts from the north exit of Shimoakatsuka Station on the Tobu Tojo Line and ends at Nishi-Takashimadaira Station on the Toei Mita Line. We will visit Akatsuka Botanical Garden, Tokyo Great Buddha, Akatsuka Fudo Falls, Itabashi Art Museum, Akatsuka Castle Ruins Park, and Itabashi Local Museum. At the botanical garden, you can see beautiful seasonal flowers as well as Japanese gardens, bamboo groves, and recreated forests. The Tokyo Great Buddha is a very large Buddha statue, measuring 13 meters from its pedestal and its head measuring 3 meters. Akatsuka Fudo Falls (a small spring water about 1 meter high) is a place where Shugendo perform purification before training. Itabashi Art Museum (admission fee of about 700 yen is not included in the tour cost), which has themed exhibitions depending on the season. We will also take a walk and tour the Itabashi Local Museum where the exhibits are on display. Museum presents life from primitive times to the present, and farmhouses built over 100 years ago.The route from Shimoakatsuka Station to the botanical garden passes through narrow alleys and stairs.

Jorenji Temple (Tokyo Daibutsu)
Akatsuka Botanical Gardens
Akatsuka Fudo no Taki
Itabashi Art Museum
Itabashi Historical Museum
Akatsuka Tameike Park

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meeting point is Tobu Tojo-line, Shimo-Akatsuka station, North exit.
Train line code is TJ.
Station code is TJ09. Please get on Local train from Ikebukuro station.
It is about 18 minutes from Ikebukuro station.

End point

Meeting point is Tobu Tojo-line, Shimo-Akatsuka station, North exit.
Train line code is TJ.
Station code is TJ09. Please get on Local train from Ikebukuro station.
It is about 18 minutes from Ikebukuro station.

Additional information

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
6-8 km of walking distance will be required.

Cancellation policy

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

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