Yanaka Historical Walking Tour: Discover Tokyo's Old Town, Nezu Shrine, and Craft a Lucky Cat
4.9
96 Ratings
Bunkyo City

-Feel the Shinto vibe as you cross a vibrant red arch in Nezu Shrine, a portal into another world

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Nezu Shrine - You’ll see the continuous Torii gates, which reminds you of the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto.
  • Yanaka District - See around Yanaka area and have a traditional Japanese lunch.
  • Nezu Museum - Pass by Nezu Museum
  • Cafe Neko-e-mon - Experience painting Japanese cat doll while having dessert and drink in a good Japanese old house cafe.
  • Yanaka Ginza Shopping Street - A shopping street which has a nostalgic atmosphere. We will sample some street foods.
What's Included
  • Tour photos
  • Lucky cat craft experience (painting)
  • Food samplings (Various types of local snacks and sweets)
  • 1 drink & sweet at a cafe
  • 3.5 hours with a local guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information
  • The itinerary for this tour includes some locations that are not accessible by a wheelchair or stroller.
  • Please note that we are unable to guarantee allergy-free or cater to dietary restrictions as the food is prepared in kitchens that do not belong to MagicalTrip. Additionally, there may be instances where substitutions are not possible at certain stops; however, we will make every effort to compensate at different stops throughout the tour.
Location
ディージェイ根津駅前
- Outside of Tokyo Metro Nezu Station Exit 1 - Your guide will be holding a red/orange sign saying "Magical Trip" - When arriving at Tokyo Metro Nezu Station, go to Exit 1 and up stairs to ground. - Your guide will be waiting just right in front of upstairs
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Leoniel424
May 18, 2024
Amazing guided tour - I learned a lot about Yanaka through this guided tour. We were even allowed to paint a waving cat's stature ourselves and drink a free drink. When the tour was actually over, Kenji (our guide) took us to two other short spots. Thanks to Kenji I had one of the best experiences and entertainment on my trip!
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Liesvb01
May 12, 2024
Nice tour! - Very nice tour along places that you would otherwise not easily find. Painting a cat was very funny! Nice guide who told a lot about Japanese culture and to whom you could ask many questions.
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Athirahothman
May 11, 2024
Thank you Ryo & Chihiro! - Ryo and Chihiro made our 10k steps walking trip a fun one. It was a lovely experience being walked through the local neighborhoods and we really enjoyed painting our manekineko cats! Thank you guys for a great day 🩷
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Kathyhz8000wv
May 5, 2024
Tokyo trip - Nice tour, our guide was helpful and informative. The rest of the people visiting were great as well. Enjoyed all of it. Had a great time
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Kathryn_from_mtl
May 4, 2024
Lovely off-the-beaten path tour - I really enjoyed this tour and Hina was a wonderful guide! Super friendly, knowledgeable, and with excellent English. If you're into cats, there are plenty of cute kitty moments along the way, including a visit to a delightful little café where we painted little ceramic cats and were served cat-paw-shaped goodies and tea in a cat-paw-shaped mug. I appreciated Hina's guidance on the best spots to pick up the souvenirs I was looking for, like chopsticks. The Nezu Shrine was beautiful and we were lucky to be just in time for gorgeous blooming azalea bushes. Looking back at the listed itinerary, I don't recall any street-food samplings being offered, but maybe this was due to spending more time in stores where I wanted to buy gifts, not sure! Regardless, I didn't feel like I missed out on anything – the tour was jam-packed and I would highly recommend it. Thanks again for everythign, Hina!
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Rubberb2021
May 2, 2024
Game Ghostwire Tokyo and shopping - What Amazing afternoon. Our gide was wonderful. If you love shopping and the Game Ghostwire Tokyo. You will love this tour. The last stop on the tour is straight out of the game.
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Faraway19514659361
Apr 25, 2024
Pleasant and informative - Nao was an excellent guide, knowledgeable and friendly. It was a really good mix of history, culture and shopping! We had plenty of time to explore and Nao took lots of photos too. Would recommend.
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Lamisaa2024
Apr 22, 2024
Amazing walking tour - This was an amazing walking tour. The tour guide Hana was really sweet and friendly. She gave us a lot of information about the places we visited, introduced us to local delicacies and snacks, and took our pictures tirelessly. Overall, it seemed like an intimate walk with a group of friends instead of a regular walking tour. We were able to experience the local culture through this tour. Highly recommend taking this walking tour!
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Frchik
May 19, 2024
Nice tour - The tour was nice but the description was a little misleading. It stated that we would have a “traditional Japanese lunch” and sample various types of local snacks and sweets, as well as a sweet and drink at a cafe. We did have a small pastry and iced coffee while painting our ceramic cat but the only other food we had was a small fried pork patty. While it was delicious, I didn’t eat lunch thinking I would be sampling various snacks. I was starving at the end of the tour. The guide was very nice and the walk through the residential area was informative and serene.
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Chrisfs6850ji
Apr 20, 2024
looking at historic Tokyo today - Our guide was very informative & friendly Overall it was a very good experience We went to the Cat Cafe which was a very new adventure for us
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