Akasaka Palace (State Guest House) Tours and Activities

Explore the history and culture of Tokyo’s Akasaka district on this guided excursion. Escape Tokyo’s skyscrapers and discover an area where the Edo period comes to life with a 400-year-old garden, the Inari Shrine, Shimizudani Park, and other sites. Enjoy a relaxing stroll, sip a cup of tea beside a pond, and learn about the Edo Shogunate from an informative local guide.

Tokyo is one of the world’s 10 biggest cities. It can be hard to decide what to see and do. Let a professional guide take you on a tour of Akasaka, and learn the history of the city from a local. Go back in time to the Edo period. See where the samurai used to reside, visit shrines and shopping streets, view embassies and guest houses. Watch artisans at work at Aoyama Square, and finish your tour with lunch at a restaurant symbolizing Akasaka.

Learn about the Edo period of Tokyo's history with this private, customizable tour. Your tour will start with a visit to the Edo-Tokyo Museum to learn about what Tokyo was like when it was still called Edo. You'll then head to Asakusa to visit the Senso-ju Temple, followed by some shopping at the Nakamise Shopping Street and a visit to Hama Rikyu Gardens.

Japanese "Bento" is popular as "BENTO" overseas. "Chara-ben", a kind of bento which shapes rice and side dishes into manga and anime characters, is a unique culture of animation advanced country Japan, attracting attitudes all over the world In this plan, we gonna introduce you how to make a Chara-ben into popular characters among foreigners such as Kumamon and Totoro in English. This will be an experience of making a very cute chara-ben decorated with seaweed and cheese easily. It will be too cute to be ate. It is a new attempt to let foreigners get connections with Japanese culture through Japanese-style food.