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Asakusa: 2-Hour In-Depth Historical Tour with Cultural Insights
4.9
23 Ratings
Taito City
Explore the rich history of Asakusa on this 2-hour tour. Uncover intriguing facts about Senso-ji temple, Asakusa’s development, and its influence on Japan’s modernization. Enjoy Japanese sweet snacks and a small group experience.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Sumida River - Just as Asakusa’s history started by the Sumida river, so do our tours. Across the Azumabashi bridge, we will see Tokyo Sky Tree, Asahi Breweries’ headquarters with its world-famous golden flame object.
What's Included
- Headsets provided for clear audio from the guide for groups of 3+.
- Explore 1400 years of history at Sensoji Temple.
- Live English guidance by a certified local expert.
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup
Additional Information
This journey offers you a thorough history expedition in a highly efficient and informative way. Take pleasure in a tour brimming with intriguing tales about Asakusa and Tokyo’s evolution.
Particularly, we will unravel captivating historical truths including:
- The reason Sumida river is the birthplace of Senso-ji temple
- The paralleled growth of Senso-ji temple and Asakusa
- The transformation of Asakusa into a pioneer of Japan’s modernization
- The global impact of the culture that thrived in this area.
Additional significant attributes of the journey include:
- The provision of headsets to ensure you can hear the guide clearly even from afar; applicable to groups of 3 or more.
- Sampling freshly made traditional Japanese sweet treats.
- A maximum limit of ten participants per group.
Location
Burger King Asakusa Azumabashi
The meeting place is in front of a Burger King restaurant right next to Exit 4 of Asakusa subway station (G19) on the Ginza line. Please step outside when you reach Exit 4. See below for details.
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(23 Ratings)
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815danf
Jul 1, 2024
Tour guide Keiko is the best! - My wife and I both this trip for our first day in Tokyo and we absolutely loved it. Our guide, Keiko, was a sweet and lovely woman who did a wonderful job describing the Asakusa area from past to present as well adding her own personal experiences to the tour. 10/10 would recommend!
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704lesleyh
May 20, 2024
Great tour - informative and very professional. - A great way to start our 1st day in Tokyo. Our tour guide, Machiko, was very knowledgeable and friendly. The tour is only 2 hours but we learned a lot of Asukusa and Edo history! Highly recommend!
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Mway10
May 9, 2024
Very interesting tour with a nice and friendly guide ! - Very interesting tour with Keiko ! She was friendly and answered our questions, she told us about the history of the places we visited. We were very happy to do this tour !
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Inspire392685
May 1, 2024
Sachi is a brilliant guide! - Our tour with the guide Sachi was excellent. She was knowledgeable and engaging. She kept my 13 year old son interested in the history of the temple and the neighbourhood. Sachi did a brilliant job with our group.
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Venture301587
Apr 22, 2024
Asakusa Tour Experience - Kay did an excellent job. She provided us with a good experience and was very knowledgeable about Asakusa. She also provided ideas about other places to visit around Tokyo. Thank you for the experience
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Marie_b
Mar 30, 2024
Asakusa Highlights in a small group - We had a lovely time exploring Asakusa with Yasu. He was very informative and had some interesting stories to share about the founding of the city. A definite plus was that he had headsets for all of us so we could hear him clearly over the noise and even when he wasn’t near. It is a very busy tourist destination and having Yasu to help navigate and show us the highlights was a huge help. All four of us including our teens really enjoyed the tour and the small group experience.
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Andrew
Mar 27, 2024
Great times! - Great tour! Very friendly tour guide, good insights and fascinating! We really enjoyed the experience - thank you so much!
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E8575fbcarolinet
Dec 31, 2023
absolutely recommend - We really enjoyed the tour, it was interesting and we had a great time. Yasu was super nice has a lot of knowledge about the city, he answered all our questions. We highly recommend!!
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Noahpu4904ht
Dec 30, 2023
Worth it! - Great tour - Yasu took many photos of us and shared much historic knowledge. Don’t start this tour hungry as you will walk by many nice smelling food stands 😅
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588phis
Dec 30, 2023
Very enjoyable tour - We wanted to know more about the historical part of Tokyo, so we decided to join this tour.
We are a family of 8 and our guide was Yasu San. We started from the Sumida River and then proceeded to the Asakusa district.
Yasu San was very knowledgeable and informative. He spoke clearly and explained many things to us. We learnt a lot about Japan and the history of Tokyo.
The tour was two hours long and it was just right for us. Very manageable pace and not too tiring.
Highly recommended to join this tour.
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