Tokyo Small-Group Walking Tour: Ningyocho and Nihonbashi Districts
Tokyo, Japan
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Trip Type: Walking Tours
Duration: 3 hours
Discover old-time gems in ultra-modern Tokyo during a 3-hour walking tour that takes you to long-standing vendors in the Ningyocho and Nihonbashi districts. With your guide, you visit shops that carry traditional incense, musical instruments, gold-leaf decor, calligraphy materials, stationery and more, plus you’ll sample favorite treats and learn about classic Japanese arts. This small-group tour is limited to 12 people, allowing for a more personalized experience.
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Discover old-time gems in ultra-modern Tokyo during a 3-hour walking tour that takes you to long-standing vendors in the Ningyocho and Nihonbashi districts. With your guide, you visit shops that carry traditional incense, musical instruments, gold-leaf decor, calligraphy materials, stationery and more, plus you’ll sample favorite treats and learn about classic Japanese arts. This small-group tour is limited to 12 people, allowing for a more personalized experience.Meet your guide in the Ningyocho district and walk to several shops to sample old Tokyo favorites. First, stop by a store established in 1897, during the Meiji period, that specializes in Japanese sweets. Then nibble on popular early 20th–century treats, such as caramels, fish jerky, bean paste snacks and Ramune soda, before you taste both savory and sweet versions of a popular rice crackers called senbei.
Peruse several shops displaying traditional goods such as shamisen (a musical string instrument), tenugui (woven cotton towels with writing or decorations) and calligraphy arts. Learn about kodo, the traditional Japanese incense ceremony, at an incense store that has been in business since 1705.
You'll visit a temple and a shrine before leaving Ningyocho for the nearby neighborhood of Nihonbashi. A hub for merchants during the Edo period, it now houses financial firms and the Tokyo Stock Exchange. However, you can still find plentiful classic Japanese shops tucked into the alleyways.
Follow your guide to a 200-year-old katsuobushi (fish shavings) vendor, a seaweed specialist, an old-fashioned stationery store, and a workshop where artisans make the gold leaf that adorns ceramics and furniture. After a few more sweets, your 3-hour tour wraps up at Mitsukoshimae Station so you can easily make your own way to your next destination.
Peruse several shops displaying traditional goods such as shamisen (a musical string instrument), tenugui (woven cotton towels with writing or decorations) and calligraphy arts. Learn about kodo, the traditional Japanese incense ceremony, at an incense store that has been in business since 1705.
You'll visit a temple and a shrine before leaving Ningyocho for the nearby neighborhood of Nihonbashi. A hub for merchants during the Edo period, it now houses financial firms and the Tokyo Stock Exchange. However, you can still find plentiful classic Japanese shops tucked into the alleyways.
Follow your guide to a 200-year-old katsuobushi (fish shavings) vendor, a seaweed specialist, an old-fashioned stationery store, and a workshop where artisans make the gold leaf that adorns ceramics and furniture. After a few more sweets, your 3-hour tour wraps up at Mitsukoshimae Station so you can easily make your own way to your next destination.
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