5-Hour Tokyo & Edo Hidden Gem Bike Tour with Lunch Tokyo: 5-Hour Historical Cycling Tour with Lunch
ID: GYG330546-587001
Category:
Country: Japan
Duration:
05:00 hours
Description
Cycling around hidden gems in Tokyo, where you can experience the essence of life during the Edo period.
Meet up with a local guide and start cycling to Asakusa area where it's been popular since the Edo period (1603 ~ 1868)
Meet a local guide at Asakusabashi station and listen to a small lecture about traffic rules in Japan. After that, we'll head to the Asakusa area, where people in the Edo period loved to travel. There is a famous toy company called BANDAI, and we can see big figures of anime characters such as DRAGON BALL, Doraemon, and more. Let's take photos with them and visit the most touristy spot in Tokyo, called the Asakusa Kaminarimon Gate.
Let's ride through the beautiful bridge where we can see the huge SKYTREE and enjoy cycling along the Sumida river to the historical Sumo area called Ryogoku
After a short sightseeing around the Asakusa area, we will head to the Ryogoku area, famous as Sumo town. On the way there, we'll ride through a beautiful bridge where we can see the picturesque Sumida River and the towering SKYTREE, which stands at 634 meters (the highest radio tower in the world). In Ryogoku, we will take a short walk to explore the history of Sumo and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
After the lunch, visit Fukagawa Fudo-son temple to encounter a Japanese style Buddhism temple and then visit Edo Museum to see how Edo people lived 150 years ago.
After lunch in the Ryogoku area, we will cycle to the Fukagawa area. First, we will visit the Fukagawa Fudo-son Temple, where we can observe how Japanese people worship in their daily lives. Afterward, we will head to the Edo Museum to explore how the streets were in the Edo period (150 years ago).
Highlights
- Skip the crowds and take a refreshing ride to Tokyo's local areas
- Visit a Shinto shrine and a Buddhist temple with a local guide.
- Everything is included, such as a delicious lunch and rental bikes.
- Go to the small historical museum to see how people in the Edo era lived!
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Because most Japanese restaurants are not fully ready for providing vegetarian menus, limited choices of vegetarian foods in our tour is available.
All levels are welcome.
Anyone over 150cm ( 4′11″) tall can join this tour.
The tour may get cancelled in case of unsuitable weather for safety reasons.
You cannot leave your luggage at the rental bike office during the tour. Please do not bring your luggage with you, or alternatively, store them in lockers before the tour.
Itinerary order is subject to change depending on traffic, weather, and operation
If any place is closed, we will try to attend an alternate location
Please note that there might be other participants
Out of respect for other guests and to ensure the best tour for everyone, we must start the tour on time.
You will not be able to join the tour, get a refund or reschedule if you are late for the tour and miss the group.
We recommend obtaining travel insurance on your own before participating.
AsakusaBashi Station Exit A3 (Toei- Asakusa Line)
You will see a guide waiting outside of the Exit A3
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
