Itabashi/Kitaku/Arakawa Reservation for Sightseeing tour/Guided tour | Activity Japan

• Age 10～Age 70
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

This is a 6km walking tour that starts from the north exit of Shimoakatsuka Station on the Tobu Tojo Line and ends at Nishi-Takashimadaira Station on the Toei Mita Line. We will visit Akatsuka Botanical Garden, Tokyo Great Buddha, Akatsuka Fudo Falls, Itabashi Art Museum, Akatsuka Castle Ruins Park, and Itabashi Local Museum. At the botanical garden, you can see beautiful seasonal flowers such as camellias, plums, cherry blossoms, roses, sunflowers, tulips, and cosmos, as well as Japanese gardens, bamboo groves, and recreated forests. The Tokyo Great Buddha is a very large Buddha statue, measuring 13 meters from its pedestal and its head measuring 3 meters. Akatsuka Fudo Falls (a small spring water about 1 meter high) is a place where Shugendo perform purification before training. Itabashi Art Museum (admission fee of about 700 yen is not included in the tour cost), which has themed exhibitions depending on the season, Akatsuka Castle ruins, life from primitive times to the present, and farmhouses built over 100 years ago. We will also take a walk and tour the Itabashi Local Museum where the exhibits are on display. The route from Shimoakatsuka Station to the botanical garden passes through narrow alleys and stairs.

• Age 9～Age 70
• 4～5 hours
• 10:00

In a small conference room, you will experience the basic techniques of calligraphy under the guidance of an instructor. You will finish by creating 1-2 pieces of work that you can display at home. After the calligraphy experience, you will walk around Oyama Shopping Street, which is 1.2 km long and has over 300 shops and restaurants, and have lunch. Transfer to the train and bus to the Akatsuka area. You will visit the Tokyo Great Buddha, Akatsuka Fudo Waterfall, Akatsuka Botanical Garden, Itabashi Museum of Art, Akatsuka Castle Ruins, and Itabashi Local Museum.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 20～Age 65
• 3～4 hours
• 13:00

◆ Special invitation for one day only. ◆Limited to those who can come on March 14, 2024!You can experience this Japanese culture for free.We will accept applications in the order they are received early.If you are interested, please contact us as soon as possible!---------------------------------------------------------------A special Japanese culture experience at a quiet shrine in Tokyo. You can enter a shrine that is usually not open to tourists. First, wear a kimono and hold a sword to feel like a samurai, and women will have their hair done to match their kimono, so take lots of memorable photos. The plan also includes a photo shoot by a professional Japanese photographer, so we will also give you the data! There are some points in the shrine that cannot be photographed, but we have permission, so we will also take photos of the experience. In the Japanese-style room, you can enjoy tea and sweets, and a precious performance of gagaku (one of Japan's oldest musical instruments) right in front of you. Since it is inside the building, you can experience it even on rainy days! You can enjoy all of these in one place! Don't miss this special experience, a collaboration between us and the shrine! ~Experience flow~12:50 Meeting We will be waiting for you near the large ginkgo tree (in front of the dance hall) in the grounds of Shichisha Shrine. 13:00 Change into kimono Hair set for women 14:00 Shoot in the dance hall Props such as swords are provided, so feel like a samurai and have your photo taken by a professional photographer! 14:40 Move to the Japanese-style room Enjoy tea, sweets, and live gagaku music. 15:50 Pray for a safe journey in the main hall 16:30 End of experience 17:00 Change into your clothes and head home safely. *Please note that the estimated start time and experience time may change depending on the number of participants.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity