Artistic "Edokko" Tokyo local

The red big lantern at Kaminarimon Thunder Gate in Sensouji Temple is an icon of Tokyo.

This temple was the oldest one in Tokyo but many fires, earthquakes and air raid burned the temple down. Everytime it was rebuilt many times as the important places for people's worship and their lives. In this pricinct no historic building but still has existed as an important place to share the information and fun in their everyday lives for commoners for about 250 years. Nakamise Shopping street is one of the most famous shopping streets, even just walking is a lot of fun.

Next to the main hall there is Asakusajinja Shrine where enshrine three people found Bodhisattva that was main statue of Sensouji Temple.

I'll introduce this kind of mixture of Shinto and Buddhism before Meiji restoration, also introduce various ornaments added to buildings served as a talisman against fire in those days.

The highest broadcasting tower erects with its hight 634 meters. The shape of the bottom is triangle but the top is circle.

This tras structure has the independent central pole, which makes the strictly calculated earthquake proof tower. I'll introduce the cutting edge technology adopted in Tokyo Sky Tree is connected by traditional skill for building five-story pagodas .

We have lunch here and enjoy shopping. I'll show you my favorite stores, such as authentic traditional one,and animation related one, Kawaii goods or etc.

Walking along curved narrow streets and alleys with flowers that locals take care of, must be your special experience, if you are interested in Japanese old houses "Nagaya". Nagaya is row houses for several apartments divided by thin walls under shared horizontally long roof. They are NOT national important assets designed by a great archtitect, but have been living with the local community as their important place of life.

In these days artists, architects, carpenters and researchers of city planning moved to Kyojima to revitalize this area.

They renovated old houses to the event places, offices,and shared apartments.

On the other hand, family-owned factories have still worked since 1970 as solid manufacturers supporting Japan after Word War Ⅱ.

Shall we walk slowly along the Sumidagawa River?

There are traditional entertainment areas, which have had photoshooting for shows onTV or movies. Because this area has been stages of some novels.

We will drop by the Japanese cafe to have Kototoi-dango,which is a dumpling as a specialty of Mukojima.

We will walk looking at some special restaurants, where the customer enjoys Geisya dancing with traditional music, and playing games with them.

If you would like to register to have dinner in this special restaurant to experience Japanese Geisha culture, please give me the message.

That dinner does NOT INCLUDE in the price of this tour. But I can arrange it for you.

As for it, shall we talk on the message page?

Let's take a walk in a cozy garden built by a local for commoners. Mukojima Hyakkaen garden was the cultural salon in the 18~19th C.

Where is your accommodation?

Let me show you how to get there or go to the nearest station.