Tokyo
Tokyo Tower
The Origin of the City
- 2 hours
- Max 25 people
- Daimon Station, Exit A6
- +100 passport points
- Two guides from 15 people
From old temples to modern skyscrapers, Tokyo Tower and its surroundings hold the best of the city.
Join us for an unforgettable walk around Tokyo Tower and beyond. We move from the serene grounds of Zojoji Temple and Shiba Toshogu Shrine to the glass canyons of Azabudai Hills, unpacking the history, architecture and politics that built modern Tokyo along the way.
The route
Stop by stop, on foot
- 1
Zōjō-ji Temple
We begin at the temple that anchored the Tokugawa shoguns to this city.
The spiritual centre of the Tokugawa shoguns.
- 2
Shiba Park
One of Japan's oldest public parks, and a window onto how Tokyo reorganised itself.
- 3
Shiba Tōshōgū
A small shrine with an outsized connection to the founder of the shogunate.
- 4
Tokyo Tower
The main stop: how a city that burned twice rebuilt itself in steel.
The icon of Japan's post-war miracle.
- 5
Reiyūkai Shakaden
A building unlike anything else in Tokyo, and the religion behind it.
The futuristic "spaceship" temple.
- 6
Nishikubo Hachiman Shrine
A pocket of old Tokyo pressed between towers.
An ancient shrine hidden in the city.
- 7
Azabudai Hills
We finish where the newest Tokyo is being built, and talk about who it is for.
The face of modern Tokyo.
Meeting point
Daimon Station, Exit A6
Your guide holds an orange Tokyo Xplorers flag. Arrive 10 minutes early for the Tokyo Tower walk.
This walk earns a passport stamp
Activate your free Explorer Passport on GoGuideNow, show it to your guide, and this tour adds 100 points towards your next tier.
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