TITO's Tokyo Walking Tours


Itineraries & Rates

Tokyo is full of places like this which satisfies people who like walking, hiking, history, culture and nature.
Jindaiji Temple

Tour # 1

Jindaiji Walking Tour

 

Rate: ¥3,000 per person

   Include: Public Bus Fare, Entrance Fee

   Exclude: Lunch

Meeting Place: Chofu Station (KO18), Keio Line

Departure Time: 9:30 am

Depature Dates: See Calendar

Duration: 5 hours

Level of Difficulty: Easy

 

Chofu Station--(bus)--Jindaiji (Lunch)--Jindai Botanical Park-(bus)-Chofu Station

 

Highlights:

- Jindaiji:  The second oldest temple in Tokyo. The blonze Shaka Nyorai statue is designated a National Treasure.

- Soba:  Traditional soba restaurants line the lanes and paths leading up to the temple.

- Kitaro Jaya:  A goblin (yokai) themed cafe and souvenir shop based on the anime and manga of the GeGeGe no Kitaro. 

- JIndai Botanical Gardens:  This vast park,  sitting next to Jindaiji, has the biggest rose garden in Tokyo and a variety of

                                                    flowers all year round.

 

 

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Open- air museum in Fuchu Kyodo-no Mori

Tour # 2

Fuchu Walking Tour

 

Rate: ¥3,000 per person

    Include: Kyodo no Mori Museum Entrance fee, Train and bus fare 

    Exclude: Lunch

    Optional: Japanese Tea and Sweets

Meeting Place: Fushu Station (KO24), Keio Line

Departure Time: 9:30 am

Departure Dates: See Calendar

Duration: 5 hours

                                                                                                  Level of Difficulty: Easy

 

Fuchu Station--Okunitama Jinja Shrine (Lunch)--Kyodo-no Mori Museum--(bus)--Bubaigawara Station (Next to Fuch Station)

 

Highlights:

- Okunitama Jinja:  This shrine is known as one of the five major shrines in the Tokyo area.

                                    Famous Kurayami Matsuri (Darkness Festival) is held from late April to early May.

- Shimogawara Promenade: Along the way from the shrine to the next destination, we will walk along a 600 m straight                                                                  promenade. This road is surrounded by flowers, blossoms and rural scenes.

- Kyodo no Mori Museum: This museum has not only an indoor museum but an open-air museum and also a vast park.

                                                  You can enjoy historical buildings and flowers all year round.

The mountains seen in the photo are Tanzawa Mountain Range. If the weather is good, Mt. Fuji can be seen from here.
View from Mt. Takao. One of the most attractive destinations for hikers and walkers from the center of Tokyo.

Tour # 3

Mt. Takao Walking Tour

 

Rate: ¥4,000 per person

    Include: Cable Car Fare (Round Trip)

    Exclude: Lunch

Meeting Place: Takaosanguchi Station (KO53), Keio Line

Departure Time: 9:30 am

Depature Dates: See Calendar

Duration: 5 hours

Level of Difficulty: Moderate 

 

Takaosanguchi Station--(Cable Car)--Cable Car Station--(No.1 Trail)----Yakuoin Temple--Summit (Lunch)-- Cable Car

Station--(Cable Car)--Takaosanguchi Station

 

Highlights:

- Cable Car:  This is known as the steepest cable car in Japan. It takes six minutes to go back and forth between the

                        lower and the upper station. 

- Trail #1:  Among numbered trails leading up to the summit, Trail #1 has a lot of cultural properties on the way.

                    We will walk on this trail between the cable car's upper station and the summit.

 

- Yakuoin Temple:  This Buddhist temple was established in 744 on the orders of Emperor Shomu as a base for Buddhism in

                                    eastern Japan.  

Summit:  The photo above is the scenery of Tanzawa Mountains from the summit.

                     On a very clear day, you can even see Mt.Fuji.

 

 

 

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Tokyo River Cruise

Tour # 4

Tsukiji-Asakusa Tour

 

Rate: ¥4,500 per person

    Include: Tokyo River Cruise Fare, Hamarikyu Entrance Fee

    Exclude: Lunch (Food)

    Optional: Japanese Tea and Sweets

Meeting Place: Tsukiji Station (H10), Tokyo Metro, Hibiya LIne

Departure Time: 9:30 amDepature

Dates:See CalendarDuration: 5 hours

Level of Difficulty: Easy

 

Tsukiji Station--Tsukiji Honganji Temple--Tsukiji Outer Market (Lunch: Walk and Eat)--Hamarikyu--(Tokyo River Cruise)--Asakusa--Asakusa Station

 

Highlights:

- Tsukiji Honganji:  A Buddhist temple with an Indian look which is unlike any other architecturally . It also has a stained-glass

                                    window above the entrance of the main hall that you'd expect to see in a Western church. 

- Tshukiji Outer Market:  This outer market is known as Japan's "Food Town", where you can taste all kinds of Japanese

                                                traditional foods. 

                                                A mixture of wholesale and retail shops along with numerous restaurants line the streets.

- Hamarikyu:  This is a large, attractive landscape garden in central Tokyo. Located alongside Tokyo Bay. It features seawater

                            ponds which change level with the tides, and a tea-house on an island where visitors can rest and enjoy the

                            scenery. 

- Tokyo RIver Cruise: It takes about 35 minutes for this cruise from Hamarikyu to Asakusa. It is a great way to see the city

                                        from the cruise on Sumida River.

- Asakusa:  In Asakusa we will visit an observatory to get a bird's-eye view of the town and then visit the Tokyo's oldest

                     and most famous temple, Sensoji.

 

The badge of the logo was made by TITO himself.
Look for this cap with a logo "TITO's Tokyo Walking Tours" at the meeting place

*TITO's Tokyo Walking Tours uses English for its tours.

 

*Method of Payment

    Please pay to the tour guide in cash (Japanese ¥) at the begging of the tour.

 (We also accept payment through PayPal. Using PayPal, we have no access to your credit card

    information. For further information, please contact PayPal.

 

*How to Recognize Your Tour Guide

     Your guide will be wearing a cap with a  TITO's Tokyo Walking Tours' logo in front (photo→).

     They will be waiting for you at the tour meeting place before the departure time of your tour.

     Please arrive at the meeting place at least 10 minutes before the scheduled departure time.

     If you have difficulty finding the meeting place or are delayed along the way, please call the

     emergency phone number on your Confirmation E-mail.

 

*About the Size of the Tour Groups and Booking

     All the tours will be a small size from one to about six persons.

     We accept booking until 18:00 pm on the two days before the tour through this website.

     However, if the tour is already full, you may not be able to book the tour.

 

*Cancellation Policy

      Since you pay at the tour in cash,  there is no payment even if you cancel on the tour day.

      However, please let us know if you have to cancel the tour as soon as you know by e-mail.

      If it is the tour day, please call the emergency phone number on your Confirmation e-mail.

      We do hope you will not cancel, though.

 

*The schedules and duration of all tours are subject to change because of the weather and number of

  participants.

 

*For More Information, See Q & A.