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Tokyo high lights, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Sword Museums, Stroll Japanese Garden
Product code 230272P19
From
From JPY 34,000
Dates
Available from Sep 1, 2020
Start times
9:30 AM
Travelers
Infant ages 0-5, Child ages 6-12, Adult ages 13-99
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Tokyo high lights, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Sword Museums, Stroll Japanese Garden
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Duration
6 hours to 7 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English
Confirmation
Instant
Meeting point
Meeting point provided
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
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From
From JPY 34,000
Tokyo high lights, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Sword Museums, Stroll Japanese Garden





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Duration
6 hours to 7 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English
Confirmation
Instant
Meeting point
Meeting point provided
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Why Travelers Love This
Ryogkoku area well known as Sumo town has many museums of various Japanese traditional themes such as Sumo, Hokusai’s Ukiyo-e Wood block print, Japanese Sword and Edo Museum. We walk along Sumo town while the guide will talk about historical background and lead to the museums. The walking tour starts at Sumida Hokusai museum with 1800 collections of wood block prints by Hokusai and his apprentices. After strolling at Yasuda Japanese garden and Ryogoku terrace café, we visit Japanese sword museum where wide variety of sword, sword mountings, armors and others are displayed and video introduces process of making sword.
Overview
Ryogkoku area well known as Sumo town has many museums of various Japanese traditional themes such as Sumo, Hokusai’s Ukiyo-e Wood block print, Japanese Sword and Edo Museum. We walk along Sumo town while the guide will talk about historical background and lead to the museums. The walking tour starts at Sumida Hokusai museum with 1800 collections of wood block prints by Hokusai and his apprentices. After strolling at Yasuda Japanese garden and Ryogoku terrace café, we visit Japanese sword museum where wide variety of sword, sword mountings, armors and others are displayed and video introduces process of making sword.
What's Included
Included
National Licensed Tour Guide
Not included
Lunch
Museum admission: Fukagawa Edo: 500 yen, Sumida Hokusai Ukiyo-e: 400yen, Japanese sword: 1000yen
Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
The guide will meet you at JR or Oedo line Ryogoku station.
End point
The guide will meet you at JR or Oedo line Ryogoku station.
Itinerary
Stop 1
1 hour
Stop 1
The tour starts with walking along Sumo Stadium and Sumo museum while seeing the Sumo stable where sumo wrestlers practice. The guide will talk about historic background of Sumo and Sumo wrestling. Sumo museum displays every sumo related things such as sumo wrestler's attire, Dohyo sumo wrestling's ring. The museum is closed on Saturday, Sunday and national holidays.
Stop 2
1 hour
Stop 2
Kyu-Yasuda Tei-en literally means the garden formerly owned by Yasuda Zenjiro. He is the great-grandfather of Ono Yoko, widow of John Lennon. The garden is not large but a typical Daimyo garden having a central pond, a small island, a circular path, a small shrine and tea house. You can relax in the garden or at Rhogoku terrace cafe facing the garden.
Stop 3
1 hourAdmission not included
Stop 3
Next visit the four-story Sumida Hokusai Ukiyo-e museum designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Sejima Kazuya. The museum keeps 1800 collection of wood block prints by Hokusai and his apprentices. You will learn Hokusai's energetic and enthusiastic life for Ukiyo-e.
Stop 4
1 hourAdmission not included
Stop 4
Visits Japanese Sword Museum where preserves and displays wide variety of Japanese swords, sword mountings, armors and many other related objects and documents. A Japanese sword is regarded as a cultural asset and art. With 1000 years of history the sword has played a significant role in Japanese history and culture.
Stop 5
1 hourAdmission not included
Stop 5
Lastly take metro to visit Kiyosumi garden. Designated as the Place of scenic Beauty by Tokyo Government, Kiyosumi garden is scenic Japanese garden where was created by the the founder of Mitsubishi, Yataro Iwasaki for his employees’ recreation and to invite the guests. The stepping stones arranged near the pond edge and stone bridges lead us to the next islets viewing the changing scenery. The large pond called Dai-Sensui used to take advantage of drawn water from Sumida river. Many ducks, fish and turtles live in the pond. The garden also features innumerable stones used as bridges, stepping stones over the pond, and stones for a dried waterfall. They were collected from nationwide by steamships owned by Iwasaki family’s company.
Stop 6
1 hourAdmission not included
Stop 6
Fukagawa Edo Museum is a life-size reproduction of a Tokyo streetscape from the closing years of the Edo period (1603–1867). The Museum shows the lifestyles of the people at Edo period, the homes they lived in and the daily goods they used. The museum's lighting also changes to reflect different times of day.
Additional Info
Public Transportation Nearby
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infant Seats Available
Specialized infant seats are available
No Back Problems
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
No Pregnant
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No Heart Problems
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Physical Easy
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Other
Gratuities : Your tour guides gratuities are NOT included in the cost of your tour package. Although, not compulsory, tipping is expected and is an expression of your satisfaction with the people who have assisted you throughout your tour. In line with this, we highly suggest that you include the specific amount that you want for the gratuities. For your reference, you base upon the cost of the tour booked as suggested gratuities per person : 10% - $12, 15% - $18, 20% - $24.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Policy type
Standard
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Experience may be cancelled for bad weather.
Refund eligibility
100% refundable 1+ days before
Refund eligibility
0% refundable 0-1 days before
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