Ueno and Yanaka Culture Art Walking Tour in Old Tokyo

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Walking Tour Yanaka and Ueno

Published on May, 2025

Beth was excellent, knowledgeable and personable. The entire team was understanding when I was at the wrong meeting point. The tour touched on places that would often be missed.

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Published on May, 2025

The guid was very kind and always answered all the questions we asked about Japan and talked gently and politely to us and we enjoyed being around her

Not to be missed

Published on Mar, 2025

Beth was the perfect guide to show me the gems I other wise would’ve missed in Ueno Park. On my own I might’ve skipped a national history museum, but she pointed out the beauty of the building as well as some items of historical relevance. We saw several temples and shrines in the park and she spoke to their age, history and uniqueness. There was time to just sit in a beautiful spot, or grab a cool drink as she share more about the Japanese culture and history. The second part was as interesting as the first as we explored a neighborhood of Yanaka and a captivating museum/house/workshop of a Japanese sculptor who had a center of the home peaceful water garden. More gems I would’ve missed if not for our guide. The itinerary works well with lots of interesting destinations but with ease and flexibility. Highly recommend.

A great day with Beth!

Published on Jan, 2025

Our walking tour of Ueno and Yakata with our guide, Beth, was delightful and enriching. Beth brought the history of these neighbourhoods to live. With her, we were able to admire temples, shrines and pagodas we would not have found on our own. We visited small, lesser-known museums with rich collections. We strolled through lovely gardens. We particularly appreciated that Beth could adapt the tour to our interests as we went along. We highly recommend this walking tour with her!

Lovely tour in Old Tokyo!

Published on Jun, 2024

We loved our full day tour with Beth! :) Great tour for those who love more underrated/less crowded places and want to do relaxing yet rewarding sightseeing through older, cultural parts of Tokyo. There was a good mix of outdoor strolling and indoor museums. We started the morning by meeting Beth in front of Ueno Station, and we had a wonderful stroll through Ueno Park where we did a brief "highlights" tour of National Museum of Nature and Science, and then afterwards saw a really beautiful "hidden gem" temple as well as red torii gates and bronze Buddha. Lunch was at a nearby famous busy shopping street with lots of stores and restaurants. Beth helped us find a nice soba noodle place and taught us how to order food using a ticket machine :) Afternoon was my favorite part, as we explored the Yanaka district. The home of the famous Yanaka sculptor was such a unique museum that we'd never have discovered on our own. It was getting to appreciate art + explore a traditional Japanese home all in one. The cat sculptures were so cute! The rooftop garden was very scenic as well. Yanaka Ginza is a much more unique and "local" shopping alternative to the more touristy regular Ginza. I've been on a hunt for nice matcha bowls in Japan and we discovered them here, made by local artisans and very very reasonably priced. Beth picked out the best stores for us. Very satisfied with our souvenirs! We also got to sample some delicious street snacks as well on the same street! Plus, the street is cat themed...! Finally, we ended with a stroll through Yanaka Cemetery, where we visited a serene temple with one of the nicest Buddha statues I've seen around. You can walk inside the temple if you take off your shoes. Beth was just a lovely tour guide, and she created the whole itinerary on her own. Her passion for what she does clearly shows through. We're so grateful that she shared her cultural knowledge with us! She also gave us some wonderful recommendations for our last remaining days in Tokyo. We can't wait to be back and take another tour! :)

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