Fukagawa is one of the typical old downtown areas in Tokyo. You may feel something of Japan's good old days during this excursion. We will visit Fukagawa Fodoudou (a temple), Tomioka Hachimangu (a shrine), Kiyosumi Gardens (a Japanese garden), and some other attarctive places. You can also enjoy a famous "Fukagawa meshi", a meal cooked with rice and clams if you wish.
At your hotel
Tomioka Hachimangu (a famous shrine)
Fukagawa Fudoudou (a famous temple)
Kiyosumi Gardens (a typical Japanese garden)
At your hotel
- Visit Tomioka Hachimangu, one of the most famous shrines in Tokyo.
- Visit Fukagawa Fudoudou, a famous temple in Tokyo
- Walk along Basho's promenade of haiku poems, a river-side path (Basho Matsuo is one of the most famous haiku poets in Japan)
- Walk in Kiyosumi Gardens, a typical Japanese garden
- Learn the history of Tokyo (Edo) in the Fukagawa Edo Museum
guide fee, hotel pick-up in Tokyo or Chiba area
transportation fee, lunch, entrance fee, offerings to the shrine and temple (if any)
Entrance fee: Kiyosumi Gardens @150 Yen for adult, @70 Yen for 65 years or older, free of charge for children (under 12 years old)
Fukagawa Edo Museum @400 Yen for adult, @50 Yen for child (elementary and junior high school)
I can guide you in Tohoku District including Akita, Aomori, Iwate, Fukushima, Miyagi and Yamagata only if you could bear my transportation fee of 8,000Yen. (Sorry, but I usually live in Chiba.)
For Kanto District including Chiba, Hakone, Ibaraki, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Mt. Fuji, Narita, Nikko, Saitama, Tochigi, Tokyo and Yokohama, the pick up fee is 3,000Yen.
If you would like me to guide you in any other area, please feel free to contact me.
- Comfortable shoes are recommended (We will walk approximately 5 kilometers in total)
- The temple and the shrine are sacred places. Please behave respectfully while inside them.
We can go by metro. The nearest station is Monzen Nakacho Station.
Depending on you.
Usually small coins (e.g. 5 Yen, 10 Yen, 50 Yen, 100 Yen)
Yes, there are several Fukagawa meshi restaurants in this area. It costs approximately 1,000 Yen to 2,000 Yen depending on restaurant.
I highly recommend this trip with Nobu. I was able to choose my trails and stops along the way. He explained the different places and things on the trails. He also took some photos for me. I had an interesting and fun hike!
Thank you very much for your review. I am glad to know that you enjoyed the tour. Mt. Takao is an hour distance from Shinjuku and we can easily enjoy various hiking course. I would like many people to enjoy hiking in Mt. Takao. Nobu
Booking a tour far in advance to Mount Fuji is a hit or miss, as the viewing times are a toss up and it is hard to tell when you will be able to see it. Unfortunately, the day my mother and I went it was pouring rain, and Mount Fuji was hiding. This doesn't change the fact that Nobu was a good guide and got us around efficiently. We had a good lunch and enjoyed our conversations with Nobu. The day may have not went exactly how we planned, but our guide still made a memorable day for us.
Thank you very much for your review. It was a pity that I could not show you and your mother the beautiful Mt. Fuji, but I am glad to know that you still enjoyed the tour. As I told you, it is a message from Mt. Fuji to come to Japan again to see her. I am looking forward to meeting you and your mother again in the future. Nobu
Nobu was great. Met us outside immigration for a tour of the temple in Narita dinner and a stroll around town. Thankyou.
Thank you very much for spending your time with me in Narita. Shinshoji Temple is one of the leading and the most popular temples in Japan. It is my pleasure if you enjoyed the tour. Looking forward to meeting you again hopefully not in mid-summer. Nobu
Nobu was wonderful. He accepted our last minute booking and met us at our hotel at 10am. A lot of things where closed, but Nobu had a great iteneriary for us. He spoke great english and did a great job of explaining the local culture and history.
Thank you very much for your review, Nathan. I am pleased to know that you enjoyed your first day in Tokyo. Since there are many other attractive things in Tokyo, please visit those places during your stay. Thank you again for spending your time with me. Hoping to meet you again for next time! Nobu