Join a tour by MagicalTrip, proud winner of the Tripadvisor Best of the Best Award. Each experience is led by a MagicalTrip Certified Guide, professionally trained and carefully selected to ensure quality and authenticity. Begin your journey in Asakusa at Senso-ji Temple, Tokyo’s oldest and most famous temple. Stroll along the historic Nakamise Street, with over 300 years of history, and sample traditional street food along the way. After exploring the lively temple grounds, enjoy a peaceful break at a quiet Japanese tea house, where you’ll experience high-quality matcha green tea. Next, head into the backstreets of Asakusa near Hoppy Street to try a local favorite, monjayaki. At a popular local restaurant, your guide will show you how to cook this savory dish made from seasoned flour and various ingredients, and you’ll enjoy sharing the meal with the group. This small-group tour is operated by Magical Trip, a trusted local company with TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence.

Discover two contrasting yet inseparable sides of Asakusa on a Big-Picture History Walk designed to help you understand Japan itself. First, explore Asakusa’s sacred heart—Sensō-ji and Asakusa Shrine—while discovering how Buddhism and Shinto coexist, how Japan moved from isolation to global engagement, and how ukiyo-e influenced Western art. Then step into the secular culture that grew around the temple. See how pilgrims created demand for shops, food and entertainment, transforming Asakusa into Tokyo’s leading entertainment district before Shinjuku and Shibuya. Explore nostalgic streets, traditional theater areas and working-class Hoppy Street while tasting selected Japanese snacks and sweets. Choose the Small Group option to share this carefully designed journey with other travelers, or upgrade to Private for a guide exclusively for your group, a more flexible pace, and more freedom to explore the subjects that interest you most.

Откройте для себя скрытые храмы, проведите традиционные ритуалы и изучите знаковые достопримечательности Асакусы с местным, знающим гидом. Вы исследуете большой главный зал, примете участие в традиционных ритуалах, таких как вознесение молитв, и узнаете об уникальном смешении буддийских и синтоистских традиций.

Besides showing the landmarks like Kaminarimon Gate and Tokyo Skytree, Ryo will accompany you to many lovely temples and shrines around the area. Asakusa is a distinctive place to have both a Buddhist temple and a Shinto shrine next to each other. You will also be able to know more about the religious views among Japanese people. Finally, Ryo will take you to Nakamise Shopping Street, where he will explain the origin of Senso-ji Temple while showing various illustrations. Also, he will tell you how the temple has been loved and supported by a variety of people, from locals to the generals of different periods. The host, Ryo has 6 years of experience working in Asakusa as a rickshaw driver and is passionate about introducing Japanese culture and history through the exploration of Asakusa. He would also be happy to tell his insights with humor from the perspective of a local Japanese comedian. Let’s enjoy to take a deeper look into Asakusa, the most iconic historical site in Tokyo!

What if one short walk through Asakusa could help you understand Japan itself? This private tour goes beyond sightseeing. Your expert guide connects Asakusa’s landmarks with Japan’s history, beliefs, art, and relationship with the wider world. Beginning beside the Sumida River, explore Japan’s isolation and opening to the West. Discover Buddhism and Shinto, compare Japanese and Western dragons at Kaminarimon the Thunder gate, and uncover Buddhist symbolism and ukiyo-e’s (wood block prints) influence on Western art. At Senso-ji and Asakusa Shrine, learn how Japan’s two major religious traditions have shaped daily life and coexisted for centuries. With a private guide exclusively for your group of up to eight, you can ask questions, set a comfortable pace, and focus on what interests you most—from religion and samurai history to modernization and art. You’ll leave with more than memories of famous sights: you’ll gain a clearer understanding of Japan itself.

Это история, которая создала город сегодня. Во время этого частного тура пришло время открыть для себя Токио через храм Сэнсодзи и район Асакуса. Отправьтесь в путешествие, рассказывающее истории, которое будет развлекать вас, в то же время давая вам идеи, которые вы не найдете в учебнике истории. Погрузитесь глубоко в тему с такими достопримечательностями, как ворота Каминаримон, улица Накамисэ и храм Сэнсодзи. Соедините их значимость с этим историческим событием и его влиянием от прошлого к настоящему в Токио. Благодаря вашему местному гиду вы как будто только что совершили путешествие во времени! Withlocals History City Tour™ — один из фирменных туров Withlocals, доступных в крупных городах по всему миру. Мы работаем с увлеченными местными гидами, которые получают справедливую плату. Мы поддерживаем местную экономику, предлагая только местные продукты и предотвращая чрезмерный туризм только с помощью небольших ненавязчивых групп. Наши туры являются углеродно-нейтральными и далеки от стандартных туристических маршрутов.