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Experience Old local Tokyo & traditional food in Yanaka Ginza | 4 hours 30 minutes

19 Reviews | Tokyo
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Private tour
  • Tour Guide
  • The necessary expenses for the guide during the tour
  • Estimated Costs of the Tour: 5050 JPY per Person
  • Breakdown: Transportation: 0 JPY, Admission Fees: 700 JPY, Meal costs: 0 JPY per Person
  • Optional Experience Costs: 4350 JPY per Person

Overview

Try local food and explore the nostalgic streets of Yanesen. Yanesen stretches out over two wards; Bunkyoku and Taitoku, and is the generic name of the three old shopping streets; Yanaka, Nezu and Sendagi, of this area. In this tour, we will taste the usual Japanese meals such as croquettes, which are very popular among the locals. You will also be able to enjoy Japanese food culture in one area. Other than the cuisine, you will also be introduced to traditional shops that sells Japanese accessories, a hand puppet show with elaborate and expressive puppets, and a shrine with a tunnel of vibrant red torii gates. Live like the locals for a day in Yanesen!

Meeting points

Nippori Station
2 Chome-19 Nishinippori, Arakawa City, Tokyo 116-0013, Japan

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JR Nippori Station, North ticket gate

End point

Sendagi Station
3 Chome-38 Sendagi, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 113-0022, Japan

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Tokyo Metro ChiyodaLine Sendagi Station

Itinerary

  • Yuyake Dandan

    Yuuyake Dandan: It is the stairs between Gotenzaka and Yanaka Ginza. In the evening, you can see a beautiful sunset in the direction of Yanaka Ginza from this staircase.

    5 minutes

  • Shinimonogurui

    Evil Stamp Shop Shinimonogurui: This is a shop where you can make name stamps with cute illustrations, featuring a large cat sign. Why not make an original stamp to commemorate your visit to Yanaka, the city of cats?

    15 minutes

  • Yanaka Shippoya

    Yanaka Shippoya: Try a donut stick, resembling the shape and pattern of a cat's tail. Our favourites are the creamy ones!

    5 minutes

  • Kanekichien

    Kanekichien: You can shop for equipment used in Japanese tea ceremonies in this lovely shop.

    10 minutes

  • Niku no Suzuki

    Niku no Suzuki: Their freshly fried menchi-katsu is beyond delicious!

    10 minutes

  • Waguriya

    Waguriya: It is the only store in Japan that specializes in Japanese chestnuts and owns its own farm, and is popular for its sweets that make the most of the natural flavor and taste of Japanese chestnuts.

    5 minutes

  • Echigoya Honten

    Echigoya Saketen: Taste Japanese beer and sake, and enjoy drinking the Japanese way; kadouchi.

    25 minutes

  • Hand Puppets Shokichi

    Hand Puppets Shokichi: Enjoy this fantastically expressive puppet show by professional puppeteers!

    40 minutes

  • N/A

    Snake Road: Behind Yanaka Ginza, there is an alley that curves like a snake. Take a walk along the alleys that used to be small rivers.

    10 minutes

  • Nezu Shrine

    Nezu Shrine: Visit this shrine, also known as a "power spot", right in the center of Nezu, and walk through its magnificent tower gate and tunnel of red torii gates.

    30 minutes

  • Kayaba Coffee

    Shitamachi Museum Annex (Old Yoshidaya Sakayaten): Old Yoshidaya Sakayaten, an exhibition hall attached to the Shitamachi Folk Museum, was built in 1910 (Meiji 43) and was an actual liquor shop that operated until 1986 (1986). Visitors can feel as if they have stepped back in time to the Meiji era.

    15 minutes

  • Yanaka Cemetery (Pass By)

    Yanaka Cemetery： Numerous famous people are laid to rest in these graves. There are graves of generals who once ruled Japan, literary giants and others, as well as the graves of ordinary people. Visitors will get a glimpse of Japanese culture.

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • All transportation costs, entrance fees, food and drink costs, etc. incurred at the visited spots, will be borne by the customer.
  • Please understand that tour spots might be changed to alternative spots in case of temporary closure.
  • Please wear comfortable clothing as you will be walking a lot
  • Some of the spots we will visit on the day do not accept credit cards. Please remember to bring cash.
  • This includes spots where alcoholic beverages are served. Children are allowed to enter, but must be at least 20 years old to drink alcohol.
  • On Thursdays and Fridays, "Evil Stamp Shop Shinimonogurui" is closed, so we will show you an alternative spot.

Free Cancellation

September 11100% refund
September 12No refund

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19 reviews

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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 18 reviews with 5 stars

Customised, enjoyable tour.

Published on Mar, 2025

Guide was interested in what we wanted to get out of the tour and customised the itinerary to fit. Very amenable and charming. Made a big difference having someone to translate written and spoken Japanese.

Great tour!

Published on Dec, 2024

Thank you so much Yoshi Onari for being our guide for our 2 days in Tokyo. He was very knowledgeable about the history through out our tour. He even helped us get the special discount metro card for our son, which was pretty complicated. He was very friendly and helpful! We highly recommend this tour with Yoshi.

Great private tour!

Published on Nov, 2024

Fun tour, great guide. We walked and talked as he showed us all the special areas. Lots of shopping and food available. Very interesting and more fun being private.

Great private tour!

Published on Nov, 2024

Fun tour, great guide. We walked and talked as he showed us all the special areas. Lots of shopping and food available. Very interesting and more fun being private.

Highly recommended private tour through hidden places

Published on Sep, 2024

The tour through the more quiet suburbs in the north of Tokyo was super fun and inspiring. Thank you Hina for beeing such a wonderful tour guide!

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