Overview

This tour starts from “Omotesando”, an old-fashioned shopping street. You will traverse the 800m long street and explore the various shops such as eel restaurants which have welcomed tourists since Edo era, wooden inns which have an atmosphere of the town in the Edo era, the shops selling hand-made Narita Special rice crackers, Teppo-zuke of Uri, Yo-kan, local sake, and the other Japanese sweets.

You’ll then proceed to the Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, built in the year 940 to celebrate the Buddhist Fudo Myoo deity. There are various buildings and monuments of interesting on the temple grounds, including a 15m high gate made of Japanese zelkova wood which is called Keyaki in Japanese, plus the ‘Nioh gate’ which was built in 1830 and was designated as a national important cultural property. There is a three-story Edo-era pagoda, which offers a good photo backdrop. In addition, there is a large pagoda for peace whose symbol is nine rings shimmering with gold (called ‘Kurin’). Mandara (Buddhist visual schema of the enlightened mind) are drawn in brilliant color on the walls and ceilings in the pagoda.

After seeing the temple, enjoy a nice stroll around the expansive Japanese and Western style gardens surrounding the temple.

At the end of the tour, we will visit Honten Sake Brewery. The most famous brand in this brewery is “Chomeisen” (Spring of Longevity), a winner of several prestigious competitions. The water used in brewing is top-quality water that is said to heal the illnesses of the pilgrims. At the brewery, we can taste "Chomeisen" and some seasonal Sake made at here with JPY500〜700 per 1 drink.

When you join this tour to walk around Narita-san where Japanese history and traditional culture are filled with, you are definitely able to leave Japan without any regrets.