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Exploring Katsushika - Tokyo's Old Downtown Walking Tour
Joined 2016
Planning to escape the crazy and crowded Tokyo for a sense of serenity? Go off the beaten path and enjoy Katsushika! Located on the east end of Tokyo and widely known as Shitamachi - Tokyo's old downtown, Katsushika is full of warmth from the local people and nostalgic feeling of Showa-era of Japan. On this private tour, you will explore Katsushika by visiting popular places such as Shibamata, Taishakuten Temple, Yamamoto-Tei, Yagiri-No-Watashi, the Edo River, and Mizumoto Park.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel in Tokyo
10:00 AM: Hotel pick-up.
11:00 AM: Arrive at Shibamata Station and hit Shibamata shopping street.
12:00 AM: Visit Shibamata Taishakuten Temple, Shibamata’s most famous temple with a Japanese Garden and wooden cravings.
1:00 PM: Japanese lunch at a local restaurant (tempura, freshwater fish, or soba noodles).
2:00 PM: Explore Yamamoto-Tei residence, a well-known Tangible Cultural Property of the Katsushika Ward.
3:30 PM: Relax while strolling along the Edo River and Mizumoto Park.
Ending Point
At your hotel in Tokyo
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
- Guide fee
- Hotel pickup and dropoff
- Transportation - Train fares, and a boarding fee for Yagiri-No-Watashi of ¥400
- Lunch meal
- The entrance to the Shibamata Taishakuten Temple grounds is free, but there is a ¥400 charge to see the Japanese garden and wood carvings. Entrance fee for Yamamoto-Tei: ¥100. Note that the entrance fees for the guide are not included in the rate.
- I appreciate your payment for my train fares and lunch during a tour.
Tour Important Information
＊The Mizumoto park hosts the Iris Festival every June so don’t forget to mark your calendar and see thousands of irises burst into bloom!
＊We will not use Yagiri-No-Watashi when the service is unavailable because of rain/snow/strong wind/specified holidays.
＊The duration is 8 hours. If you would like to change it, please feel free to message me.
＊You can choose the starting & ending time.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2016
About Tour Guide Koji K.
*My guiding area is only Tokyo.
*My tours are walking tours using public trains.
*The maximum number of people I can guide is 4.
Would you like to have a private guide who caters to all of your needs when you are in Japan? I'm a professional, private guide in Tokyo and am committed to offering my guests a stress-free, enjoyable and memorable trip in which you can feel as if you are guided by a local Japanese friend with personal warmth and without any language barrier. Unlike fixed tours, you are free to change your travel plan anytime to cater more to your interest or to deal with unexpected situations. In any case, I'd be more than happy to help you to make your trip even better.
My name is Koichiro (my nickname is Koji!) and I've stayed in Southern California for 3 years and have graduated from an American college there. I am a licensed, professional English-speaking tour guide who loves having great time with people and would be truly glad to show you around Tokyo by sharing my knowledge and experiences as a professional guide and, more importantly, as a local. I'm more than happy to introduce you to hidden gems, authentic restaurants, and bars in Tokyo (Tokyo has the best food!).
I'd like to guide you as my real friend and will offer sheer hospitality and friendship to you so that you can truly value the moments in Tokyo. I'll explain Japanese things through the eyes of local Japanese so that you can have clearer ideas on what they really are.
I'd love to draw up your original travel plan and am always flexible to your request, so please feel free to message me for any questions/suggestions!
Reviews
“Bespoke tour around Tokyo with Koji”
Being taken around Tokyo by a local really made our day with Koji truly special. When we met at 10am Koji listened to and took on board our suggestions of where we would like to visit and then showed us around his city with expert insight, giving us 100% all day, right up to 5pm when he dropped us back at our hotel. Navigating around an unfamiliar place can be a challenge, especially when you wish an authentic experience of Tokyo. Travelling for the day with Koji meant that we were guided around Tokyo seamlessly, experiencing some great locations, we would not have enjoyed without the expertise of a professional guide. Highlights included a superb lunch at Tsukiji Outer Market and a visit to Tsutaya Books. I cannot recommend Koji highly enough. Thank you Koji for your company, time, energy and expertise.
Koji K.
(106 reviews)Lisa the tour was fantastic covering fashionable areas in Tokyo with the excellent food and sweets available! I feel truly privileged to get to know you all and to reaffirm how influential the culture your city has produced to our lives. Thank you for the memorable time and do hope to recreate it again.
Pierre Z.
Exploring Katsushika - Tokyo's Old Downtown Walking Tour
“A different perspective”
We booked this tour after two days spent in Tokyo with Koji on his other tour. This one was the occasion to go further away to a far less known location and less "touristy". Despite the temperature (about 34 felt 40), we really enjoyed the trip, the food, the walk at the river in full sun (we took the chance, we will remember this one ;)) A very good tour!
Koji K.
(106 reviews)Pierre our 3 days have been epic visiting major spots, places of your interest and also deserted spots in Tokyo! The heat and humidity were at another level even it was mid-September but it will be our living proof... Thank you for making the great tour possible! Koji
“What a start!”
We booked this tour twice to start our 3 weeks trip in Japan. We were jetlagged (coming from Eastern Canada) as it was the day after our arrival. Koji just managed everything perfectly, adapted the tour based on our feedback and he also took care of us not being completely worn out by the heat and humidity. Overall, this was an excellent moment to discover Tokyo with two days focusing on different areas and various elements to discover. Thanks again Koji, we had fun!
$314/ per group
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