Experience Old Tokyo & Traditional Food

Discover Yanesen: Savor local croquettes, explore nostalgic streets, and experience vibrant Japanese culture. Live like a local in Old Tokyo.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Yuyake Dandan - Yuuyake Dandan:
    This staircase connects Gotenzaka and Yanaka Ginza. In the evening, it offers a stunning view of the sunset towards Yanaka Ginza.
  • Shinimonogurui - Evil Stamp Shop Shinimonogurui:
    This shop allows you to create name stamps with charming illustrations, marked by a large cat sign. Consider crafting a unique…
What's Included
  • Private tour
  • Tour Guide
  • Necessary expenses for the guide during the tour
What's Not Included
  • Estimated Costs of the Tour: 5050 JPY per Person
  • Breakdown: Transportation: 0 JPY, Admission Fees: 700 JPY, Meal costs: 0 JPY per Person
  • Optional Experience Costs: 4350 JPY per Person
  • Estimated Costs of the Tour, Yuyake Dandan
  • Admission fees
Additional Information

Experience the local cuisine and wander through the charming streets of Yanesen.
Yanesen spans two wards, Bunkyoku and Taitoku, and is the collective name for the three historic shopping streets: Yanaka, Nezu, and Sendagi. On this tour, participants will savor traditional Japanese dishes like croquettes, a favorite among residents. This is a wonderful…

Location
Nippori Station
JR Nippori Station, North ticket gate
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mihir_g
Apr 18, 2026
Fantastic tour of Old... - Fantastic tour of Old town Tokyo, the Yanaka district! Miki-san was an amazing tour guide who gave lots of good recommendations for food to try and souvenirs to buy! He was patient, knowledgeable, and friendly, and he was a fun companion for the afternoon. Highly recommend this tour for everyone!
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Climber13510308572
Apr 17, 2026
Exploring Yanaka and Nesu shrine - We spent a lovely afternoon exploring old town Yanaka with Kaori our guide .Had lunch in a soba restaurant and coffee in the garden of a local cafe.Kaori was a knowledgeable and friendly guide and answered all our questions about Japanese customs, food ,history and architecture and pointed out many things of interest .Our last stop was Nesu shrine to see the temple and azaleas - during the azaleas festival - which were spectacular.If you like a relaxed stroll round a charming old town district - this is the tour for you.
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Tadayoshim2024
Jan 22, 2026
Historical walk in Yanaka! - It was a nice historical walk in Yanaka, loads of knowledge and loads of hidden spots for pictures. Our guide Sam, was a really energetic and fun guide!
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Max
Jan 22, 2026
History come to life - Sam is such a good tour guide. Very knowledgeable and very kind. We learned a lot about little things that normally we wouldn’t think about! 10/10
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Inspire20439119534
Mar 13, 2025
Customised, enjoyable tour. - Guide was interested in what we wanted to get out of the tour and customised the itinerary to fit. Very amenable and charming. Made a big difference having someone to translate written and spoken Japanese.
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Txngo
Dec 26, 2024
Great tour! - Thank you so much Yoshi Onari for being our guide for our 2 days in Tokyo. He was very knowledgeable about the history through out our tour. He even helped us get the special discount metro card for our son, which was pretty complicated. He was very friendly and helpful! We highly recommend this tour with Yoshi.
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Mike_w
Nov 17, 2024
Great private tour! - Fun tour, great guide. We walked and talked as he showed us all the special areas. Lots of shopping and food available. Very interesting and more fun being private.
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Rousisoreide
Sep 5, 2024
Highly recommended private tour through hidden places - The tour through the more quiet suburbs in the north of Tokyo was super fun and inspiring. Thank you Hina for beeing such a wonderful tour guide!
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Wiiidiii
Sep 5, 2024
A must do tour! - Hina was lovely and showed us the Tokio suburbs with it's lovely shops, restaurants and shrines. We really got a feeling of the "normal life" near the busy Tokyo city center. Hina was super nice and fun and told us a lot of interesting facts - in perfect English. Thank you for this lovely afternoon!
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Shannonrp8589nn
Jun 8, 2023
Yanaka Shopping and Food Tour with Puppet Show - Kiyoshi was a wonderful guide - very engaged and knowledgeable. The Yanaka shops were delightful and we enjoyed the various food bites and the plum sake with soda! The puppet show was surprisingly entertaining and funny. After days of tours, the family was too tired to make the temple at the end but Kiyoshi was very gracious about us ending early. More cultural than food tour. The textile street outside the Nippori station was something we would never have found on our own if not for arriving early for the tour and exploring a bit.
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up to 4 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).