Free tours, last Saturday of every month

We have free volunteer-guided walking tours on the last Saturday of every month (except December). You can choose among the following tours:

new statue of Fudomyoo

【Course A】
“Find the difference between Shinto shrines &
Buddhist temples. Experience the mysterious Goma Fire Ritual in Esoteric Buddhism."

Tour dates & time : the last Saturday of every month, 2:00 pm– 4:00 pm (2 hours)
Visit: Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine and Fukagawa Fudoson Temple
Meet at: Torii gate of Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine (3 minute-walk from Monzen nakacho station on the Tozai Subway Line: see the map)
Tour fee: Free of charge

【Course B】

Kiyosumi Teien garden

“Learn about Basho, the founder of Haiku, the world’s shortest poems; 

Take a scenic walk in a 

Japanese Garden.”

Tour date & time: the last Saturday of every month, 1:00 -3:00 pm
Visit: Basho Kinen-kan Memorial Museum and Kiyosumi Garden Park
Meet at: Basho Memorial Museum(7minute-walk from Morishita Station on Toei Shinjuku-Line or Oedo Subway Lines : see the map)
Admission: 100 yen for Basho Memorial Museum and 150 yen for Kiyosumi Garden Park (pay at the gate)
Tour fee: Free of charge


【Course C】— Customized course
Please feel free to consult us concerning other courses and their dates as well.

*Inquire at least two weeks in advance for tour arrangement.

Examples:

●Fukagawa Edo Museum

Here, you can get a feel for what life was like in Tokyo’s old town in Edo period.
●Sumo stables
You may have a rare opportunity to watch a powerful Sumo wrestlers’ morning training session.
●Edo wood carving
You can admire a skilled artisan’s precious traditional crafts.

For application: Please select your desired course and e-mail to : koto.guide (a) gmail.com -- replace (a) with @--, with the subject "Koto City Walking Tour", and your name, gender, nationality, number of participants and your contact number in message body*. We will reply to your e-mail as soon as possible.

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