Ueno ーYanaka nostalgic walking Tour
Joined 2017
If you love to walk, come and join us as we explore shrines and temples characterized with their blissful and serene atmosphere. Plus, old ruins of townhouses that survived the last war. Enjoy the calmness and that perfect instagram moment.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel or your convenient places in 23 wards of Tokyo
At your hotel or your convenient places in 23 wards of Tokyo
hotel pick-up
Ueno park ( Ueno Toshougu Shrine), Hanazono Inari shrine
You will walk through the following historical buildings:
●Ueno Toshoguu shrine: constructed in 1645 and designated as an important cultural heritage
●Hanazono Inari shrine: famous for a lot of tori gates like a red tunnel, very popular for selfies and SNS posts.
●You could enjoy fantastic view of cherry blossoms and colored leaves.
Yanaka area
Originally known as a temple town but has been popularized for its old town houses. Here, you will visit the "Asakura Sculpture Museum", constructed about 115 years ago. Feel the essence and sophistication of a traditional Japanese home.
(Entrance fee costs ￥500 ) Then I'd like you to enjoy "Yanaka Ginza", a nostalgic shopping mall selling daily dish, fish, rice, sake... Here you will find what locals eat and drink every day.
At your hotel or your convenient place in 23 wards of Tokyo
End of the tour
Ending Point
At your hotel or any places or stations near Yanaka
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 pick up in 23 wards, transportation fee for guide
transportation fee of you (about ￥700), entrance fee(of you and guide), Asakura sculpture museum costs ￥500, Yurikamome Line fare
Tour Important Information
・Most shops are small , and most of them won't accept credit cards, I
recommend you to bring cash a little , ￥10,000 per person might be
enough.
・This is a walking tour, so I highly recommend you to wear flat shoes.
・Asakura Sculpture museum is closed on Monday and Thursday.
Important message from the supplier
I am not available after 6:00pm.
I guide only inside of Tokyo.
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 2017
About Tour Guide Keiko H.
HI. I am Keiko. I'm a National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter - Your local tour guide.I was born in Tokyo and studied Japanese history in the University. I used to work as a junior high school English teacher for over 30 years . So I know about Tokyo a lot. One of my hobbies is Japanese history and finding similarities with world history is very interesting and so much fun for me.
Tokyo is an attractive city where you can both experience the marriage of both traditional and modern culture. I'd be more than happy to share with you my rich knowledge and experience. I'll be grateful to arrange a tour for you according to your preferences. I'm looking forward to having a good time with you and I hope to be a part of your stay here in Japan.
Reviews
Christopher C.
“A Lovely Second Day with Keiko”
Keiko designed a wonderful two-day tour of Tokyo for my small family. My goal was to introduce Japan to my 10-year-old daughter. Keiko created a custom itinerary that included cultural highlights such as the Meiji Shrine, Temple in Asakusa, and a delightful small shrine dedicated to foxes in Ueno. She also made sure to include stops that aligned with my daughter’s interest in fashion and kawaii culture: Harajuku’s shopping street, the Santino and Pokémon stores, a delightful maid cafe in Akihabara, and the Tokyo SkyTree. Keiko shared great insights and stories at each stop along our journey, and she even helped our daughter pick out clothes at cool boutiques. My wife and I had a great time too. Overall, we loved our time with Keiko and would tour with her again in the future! Arigatou gozaimasu, Keiko-San!
Keiko H.
Thank you very much again for your warm review of my tour. On the second day, we visited east side of Tokyo. You visited traditional places like Asakusa and Ueno as well as modern areas like Akihabara and Tokyo Sky Tree. I was happy that all of you were interested in my explanation and listened to me carefully. Arigatou gozaimashita!! I hope you will enjoy Japan as much as possible and go back to your country with a lot of SUGOI memories. MATANE,See you again!!
Christopher C.
“Wonderful Two Days with Keiko”
Keiko designed a wonderful two-day tour of Tokyo for my small family. My goal was to introduce Japan to my 10-year-old daughter. Keiko created a custom itinerary that included cultural highlights such as the Meiji Shrine, Temple in Asakusa, and a delightful small shrine dedicated to foxes in Ueno. She also made sure to include stops that aligned with my daughter’s interest in fashion and kawaii culture: Harajuku’s shopping street, the Santino and Pokémon stores, a delightful maid cafe in Akihabara, and the Tokyo SkyTree. Keiko shared great insights and stories at each stop along our journey, and she even helped our daughter pick out clothes at cool boutiques. My wife and I had a great time too. Overall, we loved our time with Keiko and would tour with her again in the future! Arigatou gozaimasu, Keiko-San!
Keiko H.
Thank you very much for your wonderful review of my tour. On the first day, we visited west side of Tokyo, Shibuya & Harajuku area to experience modern and KAWAII culture. Every time your kawaii daughter visited anime character shops, trendy fashionable shops, animal cafes...etc., she would say, "Oh my goodness, that's nice!!" I was so happy to hear that. Arigatou gozaimashita. It was my great day, too.
Louis C.
“Perfect end to a wonderful holiday!”
Keiko-san was full of energy with her in-depth explanations on Japanese culture during our visit to Ueno and the delicious recommendations during our food hunt at Tsukiiji market. Fully recommend Keiko-san to all tourists young and old! Thank you very much Keiko-san!!!
Keiko H.
Thank you very much for your warm review of my tour. I was so happy to have a tour with a happy family. I think "Tsukiji & Ueno" tour is a good way to understand Japanese culture. You could experience it through Japanese food and traditional buildings and atmosphere. I hope you will come back to Japan in the near future and see you again in Tokyo. Arigato-Gozaimashita!! Keiko
$156/ per group
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