Goen Japan · Harajuku to Asakusa
A Goen Japan guide meets you in Harajuku and takes a small group by train to Meiji Jingu, the Tsukiji outer market and finally Senso-ji, where you spend about an hour. It's the way to see three of Tokyo's classic sights in one morning, and learn the subway while you're at it.
Goen Japan's morning tour has 257 reviews at 4.9 stars. It starts in front of the UNIQLO store in Harajuku, walks into the forest of Meiji Jingu, then rides the subway to the Tsukiji outer market for a snack, and ends in Asakusa. Groups are capped at 8. Guests mention the guide writing their wishes in Japanese on prayer plaques, and help with the trains.
Senso-ji gets the most time of any stop: about 60 minutes, including Nakamise. The listing names "Entry/Admission - Senso-ji Temple" as an inclusion. Ignore that: entry to Senso-ji costs nothing, for everyone, all day. You are paying for the guide, the route and the company. Some guides finish with Hoppy Street or a sushi recommendation.
Two costs are not in the price: your train fares, about 550 yen, and whatever you eat at the market. The tour is not wheelchair accessible. Senso-ji is the last stop, so you reach it late in the morning, when Nakamise is filling up.
Meet in front of the UNIQLO Harajuku store, Jingumae 1-14-30.
The torii gates and forest path to the shrine, with how to pray at a Shinto shrine.
Seafood and street snacks in the market lanes. Food is paid by you.
The shopping street up to the temple.
The main hall, the incense, the pagoda and the stories, then the tour ends in Asakusa.
★★★★★She explained all the customs really well so we felt confident in participating in the temples, she also offered to write our wishes in Japanese so the Japanese gods can read them when we hung them on the trees!
★★★★★We had a lovely morning with Zenji visiting the Meiji shrine and gardens, Tsukiji outer market Senso-ji temple with the Nakamise shopping street. He also took us to Hoppy Street at the end.
★★★★★Great tour! Learned so much about Japanese history. Kosuke was a wonderful guide, he helped us navigate the fish market and the train station.
★★★★★He explained the origins and details to all of the temples and destinations we visited.
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The listing says so, but there is nothing to pay: Senso-ji is free for everyone. The tour price covers the guide. Hours are in our entry and hours guide.
About 60 minutes, the most of any Tokyo day tour we list, including Nakamise.
It starts in front of UNIQLO Harajuku and ends in Asakusa, near Senso-ji.
No. You travel by subway with the guide and pay your own fares, about 550 yen.
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