Guided cycle tour on the backstreets of the central Tokyo

Guided cycle tour on the backstreets of the central Tokyo

On this tour we are enthusiastic about exploring interesting places along the urban riverside by both bike and boat.

Although this is a full day tour we’ll proceed at a leisurely pace, stopping long and often enough to really take in the sights and tastes.

Actual cycle time over mostly flat, quiet streets is around 3 hours, making this easily doable by everyone.

We’ll take our bikes aboard a ferry at a pier near Asakusa. From the ferry you’ll experience Tokyo from a wonderfully unique perspective, which you might not have thought possible.

Following our 30 minute cruise, we’ll disembark and resume our bike tour through the old time streets of Tsukishima, then, reach our specially chosen seafront lunch spot which has a variety of different tuna bowls.

We’ll move on to what once was the center of seafood wholesale in Tokyo: Tsukiji Fish market. Then, we’ll cycle along the riverside to the Fukagawa area.

Finally we board the ferry again and head off back to our home base.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Sanyabori Park, 1-4-9 Higashi Asakusa, Taito 111-0025 Tokyo Prefecture

Watching Sanyabori Park, which is actually a filled in canal. In Edo times, people enjoying the foods and theater of Asakusa would travel along it to Yoshiwara, which was an infamous red-light district established in the Edo era (17th century), by boat.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Honryuin Matsuchiyama Shoden, 7-4-1 Asakusa, Taito 111-0032 Tokyo Prefecture

Visiting a temple is a part of Sensoji, founded in 595. There are many images of daikon (Japanese radish) and coin purses in the temple. The daikon represent our minds trapped in deep ignorance, emanating the poison of anger, but by offering a daikon to the temple, that poison will be purged from our body and soul. The coin purse is a symbol of treasure, and it represents the gift of prosperity in business .
There is also a beautiful, authentic Japanese garden in the temple. You can ride a small funicular tram up to the main building instead of walking up the stairs.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Imado Shrine, 1-5-22 Imado, Taito 111-0024 Tokyo Prefecture

Visiting a shrine which is founded in 1063. This shrine is now a “Power spot”, which is popular with those who want relationships or marriage partners.(Power Spot=Sacred place)
•Beckoning Cat, Fortune Cat
It is believed that the first beckoning cat image was found in this shrine. We Japanese believe that beckoning cats bring great fortune, such as business prosperity, and family happiness. The catʼs left paw brings many customers and its right paw brings money.

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Tokyo Skytree, 1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida 131-0045 Tokyo Prefecture

Watching the Skytree from the bank of Sumida river.

Pass By: Asakusa Nitemmon Pier, 1-12-7 Hanakawado Nss Bldng.1F, Taito 111-0033 Tokyo Prefecture

Boarding a boat.

Stop At: Sumida River, Tokyo Prefecture

Cruising by a boat on the river.
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Duration: 40 minutes

Pass By: Asakusa, Taito Tokyo Prefecture

Watching the banks of Asakusa area from a boat.

Pass By: Etchujima Wharf, 1 Etchujima, Koto 135-0044 Tokyo Prefecture

Disembark.

Stop At: Tsukishima Monjya Street, Tsukishima, Chuo Tokyo Prefecture

Cycling inside the Tsukishima Monjya street.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Toyomi Sports Park Day Camp Ground, 3-19 Toyomi-cho, Chuo 104-0055 Tokyo Prefecture

Lunch at a restaurant near this place.
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Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Tsukiji Jogai Market, 4-16-2 Tsukiji, Chuo 104-0045 Tokyo Prefecture

Strolling inside the Tsukiji fish market.

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Minami Takabashi Bridge, 2 Shinkawa, Chuo 104-0033 Tokyo Prefecture

Cycling through the old bridge.

Stop At: Fukagawa Edo Museum, 1-3-28 Shirakawa, Koto 135-0021 Tokyo Prefecture

Visiting Fukagawa Edo Museum, the exhibition and collect the materials, etc. related to the Edo period, along with the store, by providing a place for meetings of residents, it is installed at the facility in order to achieve the promotion and improvement of the culture.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Fukagawa Fudodo, 1-17-13 Tomioka, Koto 135-0047 Tokyo Prefecture

Sightseeing of temple. You may have a chance to watch the ceremony of worship. A lot of traditional Japanese sweets shops and restaurants nearby.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Tomioka Hachimangu, 1-20-3 Tomioka, Koto 135-0047 Tokyo Prefecture

Sightseeing of the shrine.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Etchujima Wharf, 1 Etchujima, Koto 135-0044 Tokyo Prefecture

Boarding a boat.

Stop At: Sumida River, Tokyo Prefecture

Watching the banks of river. You have a chance to see a landscape of twilight in Tokyo.

Duration: 40 minutes

Pass By: Asakusa, Taito Tokyo Prefecture

Illuminations in Asakusa welcome you (from autumn to spring only).

Pass By: Asakusa Nitemmon Pier, 1-12-7 Hanakawado Nss Bldng.1F, Taito 111-0033 Tokyo Prefecture

Disembark.

Stop At: Joyful Minowa, Minamisenju, Arakawa 116-0003 Tokyo Prefecture

One of the shopping malls in Arakawa-ku. There are over 40 shopping arcades located along Tokyo’s last surviving tram line. Each with its own unique shops and local flavors, they are frequented by locals and are part of the special atmosphere of east Tokyo.

Duration: 15 minutes