Best of Tokyo
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Port
Tokyo, Japan
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
City Tour,Local Sightseeing
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$209.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 7½ Hours
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Meals Included
Meals included
The wonders of Tokyo are yours to discover on this full day of sightseeing. By motorcoach, travel to the city center passing famous landmarks en route.
Visit the famous and beautiful Meiji Jingu Shrine -- a tribute to the Emperor Meiji (late 1800s) who ushered in the Meiji Restoration. This change in government ended the Tokugawa Shogunate and opened Japan to the outside. Enter the shrine through twin 40-foot-tall Torii gates that are among the largest in Japan.
Lunch is served at a deluxe local restaurant or hotel.
Asakusa is your next stop. In ancient times it was a notorious entertainment district, but now it is the location of the beautiful Senso-ji or Kannon Temple. A golden image of the Buddhist goddess Kannon is enshrined here. Legend claims the statue was miraculously fished out of the river in AD 628.
Head to the Imperial Palace Plaza in central Tokyo -- the park surrounding the home of Japan's Emperor. Take photos* of the plaza, which is home to the Fushimi-yagura watchtower, ruins from the Edo Period, and the famous Nijubashi Bridge.
Notes:
Tour requires a walk of 10 to 15 minutes from the bus parking area to the Imperial Palace Plaza; the palace is not visible from the plaza*. Participants cannot stay on the bus at Asakusa. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Bring local currency (yen), as many vendors do not accept credit cards or US dollars.