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Best of Tokyo's Shopping & Food: Japanese Cultural Experience

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Spend your day with us browsing Ningyocho, a charming neighborhood known for its special, traditional souvenirs and goods made right here in Japan and get some insight to the foods and snacks the Japanese people eat and typical items they use in everyday life
  • Shop for the perfect handmade souvenirs to take back home
  • Time travel back to old-world Tokyo
  • Get tips on what else to see, do and eat during your stay
  • Join Local English-speaking guide
  • Taste Amazake, a sweet non-alcoholic drink
  • Snack traditional treats (expect Ningyoyaki cakes, rice crackers, Wagyu beef sukiyaki croquettes)
  • Gratuities
  • Additional Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Departure Point

2-chōme-3-1 Nihonbashiningyōchō, Chuo City, Tokyo 103-0013, Japan Mechanical clock tower near McDonald's in Ningyocho (note there are 2 clocks — meet by the one on the same side as McDonald's). In Japanese: Ningyocho Karakuri Yagura Edo Rakugo.

Return Details

Mitsukoshimae Station, 2-chōme-1 Nihonbashimuromachi, Chuo City, Tokyo 103-0022, Japan Mitsukoshimae Station (Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line)

  • 2 Chome-2 Nihonbashiningyocho, Chuo City, Tokyo 103-0013, Japan
    The tour starts at one of the tower clocks which shows the story of Edo lifestyle at 12:45 pm. We will learn how Ningyocho was created .
    10 minutes
  • 2-chōme-4-2 Nihonbashiningyōchō, Chuo City, Tokyo 103-0013, Japan
    We will stop at the Ningyoyaki cake shop which was founded 116 years ago. This shop is the original store which started making the Ningyoyaki with red bean paste inside. If the shop is less crowded, we can walk to the back of the shop to observe how Ningyoyaki is being made. We will try one of Ningyoyaki which was made in front of you.
    10 minutes
  • Amazake Yokocho, Chuo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
    Amazake Yokocho, as the name implies, still has several amazake shops. What is Amazake? There are 2 types of Amazake. In summer we will enjoy cold “Kome-koji Amazake” : This form of Amakaze is made from Kome-koji, which is steamed rice combined with rice malt. It is non-alcoholic and naturally a slightly sweet drink. In winter we will enjoy warm “Sake-kasu Amazake” : This form of Amakaze is made from sake lees called Sake-kasu. Some sugar is added to it because Sake-kasu is not sweet. Sake-kasu Amazake may contain less than 1% alcohol. In Japan, drinks that have less than 1% alcohol are counted as non-alcoholic beverages. We will walk through the allies in Ningyocho stopping at several shops. Most of them have been in the business for more than 100 years within the family. We will talk about the history and culture in this area. We will try a few more snacks as we walk along. Some of them are sweets and others are savoury.
    90 minutes
  • Nihonbashi, Chuo City, Tokyo 103-0027, Japan
    We will visit long-established handicrafts stores. We’ll visit a Japanese traditional Washi paper store that was established in 1653 (the Edo Period). You can see all kinds of high quality brushes in the store established in 1718. Hair brushes and clothes brushes for men and makeup brushes for women are popular. You can see valuable ukiyo-e prints in a 430-year-old fan store. It would also be interesting to taste the products at a store specialising in dashi soup stock, or at a kitchen knife shop or a store specialising in gold leaf. The tour will end at Mitsukoshi department store, which has been in business for 350 years.
    60 minutes
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children 5 and younger are free of charge
  • Vegetarian, and Vegan options are available on this tour.
  • A moderate amount of walking is involved; please wear comfortable walking shoes
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Wildchild481
05 Feb 2023
Tour guide didn’t show up. Waited at the meet area for half an hour and rode a bus home, reached out to tour operator to see what was going on and requested a refund
Ana_C
09 Nov 2020
the guide was well informed and spoke very good english. We had a tour of nice shops and businesses with traditions older than 100 years and tasted some really tasty traditional japanese bites, which were included in the ticket price. A friday well spent!
Tania Q
14 Jun 2020
Nosso grupo tinha 5 pessoas e a guia AYA FUJITA foi muito simpática além de falar um inglês fluente! A tarde estava nublada em SHITAMACHI (cidade velha, período EDO), e o ponto de encontro foi no velho relógio onde tem a dança das marionetes de hora em hora - Ningyocho significa "cidade das bonecas" - aí eram fabricadas para o teatro de marionetes. Foi incrivel caminhar pelas ruas de casas simples e comércio típico de Ningyocho e Nihobashi e experimentar biscoitos tipicos e outros snacks como Ningyoyaki (sponge cake with red beans paste), Sukiyaki croquette, Senbei (rice cracker) e Amazake (sake leftover). Aí também há uma infinidade de restaurantes típicos. Visitamos também lojas de artesanato em papel e origamis, de leques, além do famoso Templo SUITENGU onde se reza por um bom nascimento - dá para sentir a religiosidade desse povo simples, educado e prestativo. Aya também nos contou um pouco da histórias destes bairros que são muito antigos e inclusive foi triste ver que o progresso e a modernidade estão acabando com a atividade artesanal da cultura tradicional japonesa - por exemplo, da construção de urnas funerárias - e dificultando a sobrevivência financeira desses artesãos. E, é tudo encantador nas velhas ruas e vielas de Ningyocho e Nihombashi! Obrigada, Aya!
This tour in Japan is organized by Intrepid Urban Adventures - Japan

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