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Ninja Explores Old Samurai Residences in Sakura
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Sakura
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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A layover at Narita Airport is the perfect opportunity to become a ninja! Let's explore the well-preserved 200-year-old Samurai residences, located just a 30-minute away on the Keisei line. While we are not professional ninjas ourselves, we will help you putting on your costumes in a room at the Sakura Millennium Center and capture amazing photos under the luminous fresh greenery of trees, Our three-hour exploration includes tea-time, where you can enjoy delicious wagashi with either a bowl of matcha or green tea. Our tour is conditional on the changing rooms at the Sakura Millennium Center being available. If they are not, we will regrettably have to cancel.
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Highlights
3 hours
Offered in Japanese & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in Japanese & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Green tea or Matcha with Japanese confectionery for the Old Samurai Residence Tour. Soba noodle lunch for the Hotta-tei Tour.
Rental fee for the ninja costume and accessories
Admission to the samurai residences, 250 yen for adults and 120 yen for students
A taxi fare from millennium Center to Makata Shrine. A taxi fare to Hotta-tei.
Meeting Points
Departure
Keisei Sakura Sta. (North)
Go to the ticket gate (2nd floor) of Keisei Sakura Station and look for a guide holding
a welcome board with your name on it.
Return
Ninja Explores Old Samurai Residences in Sakura
(1) Reviews
Sakura
About
A layover at Narita Airport is the perfect opportunity to become a ninja! Let's explore the well-preserved 200-year-old Samurai residences, located just a 30-minute away on the Keisei line. While we are not professional ninjas ourselves, we will help you putting on your costumes in a room at the Sakura Millennium Center and capture amazing photos under the luminous fresh greenery of trees, Our three-hour exploration includes tea-time, where you can enjoy delicious wagashi with either a bowl of matcha or green tea. Our tour is conditional on the changing rooms at the Sakura Millennium Center being available. If they are not, we will regrettably have to cancel.
++Here is another option: Ninja...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in Japanese & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in Japanese & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Green tea or Matcha with Japanese confectionery for the Old Samurai Residence Tour. Soba noodle lunch for the Hotta-tei Tour.
Rental fee for the ninja costume and accessories
Admission to the samurai residences, 250 yen for adults and 120 yen for students
A taxi fare from millennium Center to Makata Shrine. A taxi fare to Hotta-tei.
Meeting Points
Departure
Keisei Sakura Sta. (North)
Go to the ticket gate (2nd floor) of Keisei Sakura Station and look for a guide holding
a welcome board with your name on it.
Return
Itinerary
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Millennium Center Sakura
You will get dressed in your ninja costumes in a room at the Millennium Center, conveniently located near Keisei Sakura station. While we are not professional ninjas ourselves, we will help you put on your ninja costumes and taking amazing photos at all the best spots.
Now that you’re all true ninjas, LET’S GO!!
20 minutes
2
Makata Shrine
Taking a taxi for a few minutes, you can visit Makata Shrine where you will have the chance to purify your hands, draw omikuji(fortune slip), and offer a prayer for your happiness.
20 minutes
3
Samurai Houses
In a 5-minute walk, you can visit three 200-year-old Samurai residences. You can enter two of them. Taking photos inside is permitted.
Let’s imagine what life was like for a samurai during the Edo period (1603-1868)!
30 minutes
4
Hiyodori Hill
Just a 1-minute walk away, you can find a tranquil lane running through a bamboo forest which has remained almost unchanged since the Edo period.
Let’s walk along the beautiful lane, which samurai may have used 200 years ago to travel to and from Sakura castle. It’s a great spot to take many beautiful photos!
15 minutes
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Sakura Museum
In several minute walk, you can visit a Japanese confectionery, Kimuraya Zorokumochi Honpo, 222-1 Shinmachi, Sakura Chiba prefecture, located near the Sakura Museum. You will select your Wagashi to enjoy with either matcha or green tea at the Millennium Center or the shop. You won’t be visiting the Sakura Museum.
10 minutes
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Millennium Center Sakura
In a 7-minute walk, you can return to the Millennium Center, where you will change your clothes. You can enjoy Wagashi with Matcha if you haven’t drunk tea at the Japanese confectionery.