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A wooden staircase, a dining table with chairs, and a traditional Japanese paper lantern. 1
A traditional Japanese building with large windows and a sloped roof. 2
A traditional Japanese room with tatami flooring, sliding doors, and a hanging light fixture. 3
A traditional Japanese building with a tiled roof and wooden beams. 4
A traditional street with people walking, historic buildings, and a traditional gate. 5
By Showcase Tokyo Architecture Tours

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Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €269 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
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Overview

    • See various types of traditional Japanese residence
    • Get to know the history of Tokyo
    • Experience the work of Le Corbusier’s Japanese apprentice, Kunio Maekawa
    • Find out how Western European architectural design was adopted into Japan
    • Enjoy an ambiance that resembles the atmosphere of a famous animation

Activity location

    • Tokyo
    • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 日本、〒100-0005 東京都千代田区丸の内１丁目９−１ | Tokyo Station Marunouchi Front Plaza After exiting the JR Tokyo Station Marunouchi Central Gates, please head to the center of the station building. You will find a carriage porch (for VIP guests) with a Japanese national flag standing on each side. Our guide will be waiting for you there, holding a bag with an illustration of the Nakagin Capsule Tower.
    • Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan

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Private Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum Tour

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 09:00
Price details
€268.97 x 1 Adult€268.97
Total
Price is €268.97
Until Wed, 26 Aug

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Pickup at either JR Shinjuku Station or JR Tokyo Station
  • Inclusions
    Admission fee
  • Inclusions
    English-speaking licensed guide
  • Exclusions
    Your Transport fee to/ from Tatemono-en (the transport fee would be approx. 700JPY one way. We will use trains and buses to get to Tatemono-en.)
  • Exclusions
    Visit to Ghibli Museum

What you can expect

  • Start your tour by taking in a house designed by Kunio Mayekawa, who worked under Le Corbusier and Antonin Raymond, and contributed to the development of modern architecture in Japan. Built during the Second World War, Mayekawa’s sophisticated design was influenced by world-renowned architects and still attracts many visitors.

    Move on to a house designed by the architect Sutemi Horiguchi, who introduced Dutch architecture for the first time to Japan. Built in 1925, just after Horiguchi returned from a trip to Europe, Art Deco style and De Stijl (The Style) compositions are also seen in the traditional Japanese rooms. See the luxurious interior decoration in the residence of the Mitsui family, said to be one of the richest families in Japan.

    The latter half of the tour can be enjoyed especially by Studio Ghibli film fans. We will walk through “Shitamachi”, East Tokyo area, lined with buildings that look like they could appear in one of those animations. Enjoy the beautiful traditional bathhouse and old train which used to run through Tokyo.

    Please note that the tour is an architectural tour of the Tokyo Edo Open Air Architectural Museum. The tour does not go to the Ghibli Museum.

Location

Activity location

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    • Tokyo
    • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 日本、〒100-0005 東京都千代田区丸の内１丁目９−１ | Tokyo Station Marunouchi Front Plaza After exiting the JR Tokyo Station Marunouchi Central Gates, please head to the center of the station building. You will find a carriage porch (for VIP guests) with a Japanese national flag standing on each side. Our guide will be waiting for you there, holding a bag with an illustration of the Nakagin Capsule Tower.
    • Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan