Best first tourSenso-ji & Old Tokyo Walking Tour
Two hours with a local guide from Kaminarimon to Asakusa Shrine and Hoppy Street, in a group of 12 at most.
At Senso-ji: About 30 min, plus the shrine
Eleven ways to see Senso-ji and old Asakusa, sorted by what you actually do: walk with a guide, eat, ride, dress up or fit the temple into a bigger Tokyo day. Each one has its own page with the time at the temple, the route and what guests say.
Two hours on foot from Kaminarimon: history, how to pray, the back lanes.
Best first tourTwo hours with a local guide from Kaminarimon to Asakusa Shrine and Hoppy Street, in a group of 12 at most.
At Senso-ji: About 30 min, plus the shrine
Lowest priceThe cheapest guided walk in Asakusa: two hours of temple stories, prayer etiquette and Nakamise sweets.
At Senso-ji: About 20 min, plus 40 on Nakamise
Food tours that start or end at the temple.
Eat your way inSeven or more local bites in the lanes around Kaminarimon, enough for lunch, then Senso-ji at the end.
At Senso-ji: About 20 min, at the end
Sake includedTwelve dishes at local eateries, with sake tasting, taiyaki and monja you cook yourself, in two and a half hours.
At Senso-ji: About 10 min
A rickshaw, a kimono for the day or a tea ceremony.
Save your feetA puller-guide runs you through old Asakusa and takes your photos. From 30 minutes, two adults per rickshaw.
At Senso-ji: Rides past the gates
All-day rentalA full kimono set with dressing help, for the whole day: walk Senso-ji in it at your own pace.
At Senso-ji: On your own, all day
Kimono + matchaDress in kimono, then whisk your own matcha with a tea host, a short walk from Senso-ji.
At Senso-ji: None: tea room nearby
Senso-ji as one stop of a bigger day: check the minutes you get there.
Three sightsMeiji Jingu, the Tsukiji outer market and an hour at Senso-ji with a guide, in one morning by train.
At Senso-ji: About 60 min
Whole cityTokyo's big sights in one day by coach, with 45 minutes at Senso-ji, the Skytree deck and a bay cruise.
At Senso-ji: About 45 min
Your own guideA government-licensed guide for your group only, on a route you choose, by train. Senso-ji for as long as you like.
At Senso-ji: You choose
Sumo and hot pot, a short walk from the temple.
Cross-sellFormer wrestlers, a geisha dance and all-you-can-eat chanko hot pot, a short walk from the temple.
At Senso-ji: None: show near the temple