During this tour, visit the famous/infamous Yasukuni shrine, view relics of World War 2 and enter a museum revealing the Showa Era, a few years before the war and the following years (1935-1955). Expect to see army gear, a Zero fighter plane, Japanese newspapers, and old black & white photos. This travel through time is a great way to form your opinion about Imperial and occupied Japan… and about the life of Japanese grandparents!

Departure: Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo from Tuesday to Friday in 2014 (September, October, November, December) and 2015 (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September). Departure possible from another hotel in Chiyoda ward or from Kudanshita station.
Recommended starting time: 09:30.

Discount for children: 2.000 yens

New morning/evening walk started in April 2014 following requests from our customers from Mexico and the USA!

Discover surprising exciting facets of Japan in Akihabara’s maze! This Geek & Otaku kingdom has anime/manga/figurines shops, cosplay costumes speciality shops, electronics and robot stores, retro game centres with video games from (before?) your childhood, Japanese girls from maid cafés in maid uniforms…

Departure: Akihabara station in Tokyo on Wednesday (16:30) and Friday (09:30) in April 2014.

Discount for children: 2.000 yens

Nice in any season with a blue sky, rain or snow, this walk was our most popular morning/evening walk in Japan from 2013 to April 2014: from France, Israel, Mexico, South Korea, the Philippines and the USA… everybody looked happy!

Feel the Japanese artistic sense through traditional and modern paper-based creations and through diverse religious designs… We will visit a dedicated centre and an exciting Shinto shrine where you may see many types of colourful “Washi” handmade paper, origami, Japanese paper dolls, Asian cut paper, statues of gods and horses, translucent and golden lanterns (wonderful when lit up at night)…

Departure: Hotel Niwa Tokyo in Tokyo from Monday to Friday in May and June 2014.
Recommended starting times: 09:30 and 16:30.

Reservation recommended: 1 day before your tour.

Discount for children: 2.000 yens

You wonder about the Japanese gods and mythical creatures? You are interested in Buddhism and in Japan’s ancient religion Shintoism? Then, this walk is for YOU! Travel through the mystic world of Japan in a little-known district of Tokyo…

Do not miss this dense walking tour with a rare engraved wall, fox army, hidden dragon, salt Jizo, peaceful Kannon, Lucky/Happy Gods and a Buddhist temple in a kindergarten! To see holy statues and other objects at close range, you may even step on tatami mats inside a big Buddhist temple… Our English speaker knowing the area and Japanese culture will show you the way, reveal interesting and fun objects, and provide background information. Unique and enlightening!

Kagurazaka is one of the pearls of Tokyo! Feel love at the shrine site of the first Shinto wedding, discover a charming maze of small streets in Kagurazaka, and enter a beautiful modern shrine with intriguing lucky charms and a bright coffee shop! On the way back, we will introduce you to the shopping street and to products of Japan’s culture at shops for Japanese sweets, green tea, gorgeous kimono dresses, flower-shaped hairpins… This romantic walk is wonderful in Spring :)

Departure: Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo from Monday to Friday in May and June 2014.
Recommended starting time: 09:30, 16:15.

Reservation recommended: 1 business day before your tour to enable us to check whether a Shinto wedding ceremony is scheduled at one of the visited shrines and to adapt the tour accordingly.

Discount for children: 2.000 yens

We strongly recommend you this walk if you love the traditional and ancient “Made in Japan”, want shopping ideas, and wish to meet/interact with Japanese people during your holidays in Japan.

Explore Japanese life and culture by visiting shops in Jimbocho. Look, listen, touch and get answers to your questions about traditional and everyday life objects. You will typically discover Wagashi cakes, Washi paper, Mamebon books, Ukiyo-e woodblock prints, ancient maps, fun family card games…

Our English speaker knowing the area and Japanese culture will lead you from little shop to little shop, introducing you to the shopkeepers and to their products, and will translate your questions (English to Japanese) and the shopkeepers’ answers (Japanese to English). Feel free to buy sweets, souvenirs and gifts for your children and friends!

Departure: Jimbocho station in Tokyo on Monday (13:00), Wednesday (13:00) and Friday (13:00) in April 2014.

Discount for children: 2.000 yens

Walking tour in Tokyo with English-speaking guide for 2-8 participants.

Admire, smell and touch “sakura” cherry blossoms at the heart of Tokyo! Walk the beautiful flowered path in Yasukuni shrine then Chidorigafuchi, near the ancient walls of Edo castle… Diverse species of cherry trees live there; this tour will be a chance to see cherry blossoms of very different shapes and colours. Bring your camera with you! Our English-speaking guide will lead you to gorgeous spots :)

We strongly recommend you this walking tour if you like flowers and want to see many many many Japanese cherry blossoms! Travel to Japan, enjoy cherry blossoms in Tokyo then return home with great memories and photos of your Japanese Spring 2015!

Walking tour in Tokyo with English-speaking guide for 2-8 participants.

In Japan, flower lovers enjoy cherry blossoms (“sakura” in Japanese) by day and by night in Spring… We propose you to do just that, starting with the impressive path leading to the main hall of Yasukuni Shinto shrine by daylight and continuing with dense rows of cherry trees along a canal lit up by lanterns when the sky darkens. Our English-speaking guide will lead you through the most beautiful and romantic paths of cherry blossoms… On the way back, will you buy Sakura cakes or sweets to get a Japanese taste of Spring?

We strongly recommend you this walking tour if you want a sweet time in Tokyo, love the grace and perfume of cherry blossoms, and wish a taste of Japanese life. Live unforgettable holidays in Japan with a sweet, sweet Sakura evening in Tokyo :)