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Tokyo: Made In Japan Cultural Curiosities Tour
Tokyo: Made In Japan Cultural Curiosities Tour
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Tokyo: Made In Japan Cultural Curiosities Small Group Tour

By Intrepid Travel
9 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is €56 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview
  • Immersion into Tokyo's centuries of history & culture
  • Hidden spots & uncovered stores selling traditional goods
  • Chance to try authentic treats, from Ningyoyaki cakes to ric
  • Shops offering ideal handmade souvenirs to take back home
  • This tour is organised and led by a B-Corp certified company

Activity location

    • Ningyocho
    • Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Mechanical Clock Tower (the one near the McDonald's)
    • 2 Chome-3-1 Nihonbashiningyocho
    • Tokyo, Japan

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Cultural Curiosities Tour
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 12:45
Price details
€55.93 x 1 Adult€55.93

Total
Price is €55.93
Until Fri, 6 Dec

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided tour of Tokyo
  • What's includedWhat's includedFood Samples (Expect Ningyoyaki cakes, rice crackers, Wagyu beef sukiyaki croquettes)
  • What's includedWhat's includedLive tour commentary provided in English
  • What's includedWhat's includedAmazake, a sweet non-alcoholic drink
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAdditional food and drinks not listed as Inclusions

Know before you book

  • Children 5 and younger are complimentary.
  • Maximum group size is 10 people.
  • Check in is 15 minutes prior to the booked tour start time.
  • While this tour is not physically demanding, it is a walking tour, and you will be on your feet and walking for all of the three hours.
  • Vegetarian and Vegan, options are available on this tour.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Spend your day with us browsing for traditional souvenirs and goods – made right here in Japan! Gain some insight into the foods and snacks that Japanese people eat and the typical items they use in everyday life. We’ll start the tour in the neighbourhood of Ningyocho, a district known for its old traditions and, as you’ll soon discover, some very tasty treats.

We’ll visit several shops that have been around for over 100 years, many of which are still family-owned. To kick things off, we’ll try some Ningyoyaki cakes, a true Tokyo speciality. This is a small sponge cake with sweet red bean filling and made in different shapes. We’ll also visit a shop that specialises in a traditional snack: senbei (rice crackers), a favourite in many Japanese households. There are many other shops selling Japanese sweets, snacks, or drinks around this street.

We especially recommend the Wagyu beef sukiyaki croquettes made by the famous sukiyaki restaurant Imahan. On a small street lined with izakaya (Japanese-style pubs) where neighbours stop by, there is a Japanese-style hotel, an old-fashioned ryokan.

Your Tokyo tour will next lead you to one of the eight shrines where virtue, longevity, learning, and wealth are worshipped. Once we’ve exhausted Ningyocho, we’ll visit another neighbourhood nearby, Nihonbashi. The district of Nihonbashi was a hub for merchants during the Edo period. Today, it is predominantly a financial district that houses trading firms and even the Tokyo Stock Exchange. And although Nihonbashi is very much a modern neighbourhood, it features many traditional Japanese shops hidden in its alleyways and even within its department stores. We’ll visit a Japanese traditional Washi paper store that was established in 1653 (the Edo Period).

You’ll get to browse through their museum to watch archives that contain thousands of ancient documents from 360 years of history and Japanese traditional paper. You can purchase high-grade handmade paper products and fine products used by discerning artists from all over the world.

We’ll also discover a toothpick shop that has been in business since 1704, where you will be able to check out delicate handmade toothpicks, plus other handmade items carved from Kuromoji or Lindera umbellata trees. Also, we may visit the kitchen knife shop, brush shop, gold flake shop or Dashi (soup st

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    • Ningyocho
    • Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMechanical Clock Tower (the one near the McDonald's)
    • 2 Chome-3-1 Nihonbashiningyocho
    • Tokyo, Japan