Tour of Nihonbashi, historical center of Tokyo downtown
Joined 2025
Nihonbashi (or "Japan Bridge) area used to be a center of Japan, where Japan's major five main travel roads started during Edo-period. Now, it is a very unique town with a mixture of old tradition and modern culture. In this tour we will roam the down town of Nihonbashi, in which we visit seven lucky shrines to finish the tour at the very fashionable shopping street of Nihonbashi.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
pick up at your hotel in Yokohama
- I will pick you up at your hotel in Yokohama
Kodenma-cho station
We will start our tour from Kodenma-cho station and walk and visit seven lucky god's shrines, each of which worship seven different Japanese traditional deities, Jurojin, Ebisu, Hotei, Benzaiten, Bishamonten, Daikokuten and Fukurokuju. It is believed that if you visit all the seven deities in one day, you will be blessed with seven happiness and prevent seven misfortunes. Those small and cozy shrines are mostly situated in Nihon-bashi down town's back streets, so you should be able to peek in the daily life of local people and its culture.
Nihonbashi main street
After the tour of seven lucky God's shrine, we will go to the main street of Nihonbashi, where we can see and visit the mixture of old tradition and modern culture. Among the things we can experience there includes, visit to Mitsukoshi department store which is one of the oldest department store in Japan with a magnificent historical architecture, "Kiya" a very traditional Japanese knife shop, "Ninben" very famous shop which deals Japanese traditional food seasoning "Katsuo-bushi" , i.e. dried Bonito, ”Tsuruya Yoshinobu" a very traditional Japanese sweet shop where you can experience to make Japanese sweet "Wa-gashi" and others.
Lunch in Nihonbashi
We will eat our lunch at the center of Nihonbashi. I will arrange a restaurant to meet your preference.
Ending Point
Yokohama station
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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 Fee (including the guide's transportation to the meeting point about ¥250)
Public transportation fee for you and guide(approximately ¥2,000 per person)
Optional cup of coffee or tea during a tour (Please allow minimum of ¥700 per person)
Optional lunch for you and guide (Please allow minimum of ¥1,500 per person, price may vary according to your choice of the food)
Optional ”Wagashi＂making experience (¥800 per person)
Tour Important Information
* This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
* This tour is not recommended for those with severe back/knee problems.
*Pick up at Hotels in Tokyo is available upon request. The additional fee will be sent to you.
Important message from the supplier
I am flexible depending on customer's needs. However, prefer not to do a tour extending into late night like after 11:00pm
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 2025
About Tour Guide Kenji M.
Hi, I am Ken, your future tour guide in Japan. I was born in Tokyo and raised and lived in Greater Tokyo area. Lived in Yokohama more than 29 years now, with a wife and one daughter. I have more than 40 years of experience working for a Japanese IT company and traveled around the world like US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Thailand, Philippine, China, Taiwan and Korea. Had lived in London, UK for 5 years. I am a foodie myself so looking forward to taking you to some nice Eareries in and around Tokyo and Yokohama!
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