Tokyo Highlights, Shibamata,Temple of Wood Carving, Japanese Style House
説明
Shibamata is nostalgic town loved by the locals.The approaching path lined with sweet dango dumpling, rice cracker shops leads toward Taishakuten temple nick named "temple of wood carving". depicting scene from Buddhist scripture and must attract you by their intricacy. Suikei-en Japanese garden of the compound encircled with wooden corridor shows you beautiful and seasonally changing scenery of the garden. Yamamoto-tei, a former wealthy merchant’s residence features Japanese-Western style architecture creating a harmony of a Japanese drawing room, western architecture and Japanese garden. Ranked 4th by American magazine Sukiya Living, the Journal of Japanese Gardening in 2019, Yamamoto-tei will give you rich and relaxing time while sitting on cool tatami mat viewing tranquil Japanese garden. Then visit Soramachi shopping area at the foot of Tokyo Sky tree, and lastly Sensoji-temple creating a fantastic night view.
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旅程
The tour starts by strolling along the approaching path to Shibamata Taishakuten temple nicknamed "Temple of wood carving". Shibamata is also loved by the locals as the town where famous movie actor, Tora-san lived. In front of JR Shibamata station there is a pair of bronze statues of “Tora-san” and his younger pretty sister “Sakura”.
At the end of approaching path there is a grand gate called Nitenmon of Shibamata Taishakuten temple having roughly 400 year’s history. Nitenmon gate was built all using hard and mold free zelkova trees so as to last long, plus for artistic beauty. When you enter the compound first pray to the Bodhisattva, then purify yourself at the purification place. A huge Kuromatsu pine tree in the temple complex is named “zuiryu no matsu” meaning “the dragon ascends to the heaven”. The pine tree is thought to be over 500yrs old.
The main hall leads to wooden Carving gallery and traditional Japanese garden called Suikei-en ( admission : 400yen/person). There are such a numerous wood carvings inside and outside that the temple is called “Temple of Carving”. After visiting the gallery let’s take off your shoes and walk the corridor leading to the Japanese garden “Suikei-en” within the compound. While walking on the wooden corridor encircling the garden you can enjoy seasonal changing scenery.
Within a few minutes from Shibamata Taihakuten temple is Yamamoto-tei, a former merchant’s residence where features Japanese – Western style, creating a harmony of a Japanese drawing room, western architecture and Japanese garden. All rooms are open designed with few walls in between and face the garden over corridor. You can relax sitting on tatami mat hearing sound of waterfall water to the back of the garden, eating Match tea & sweet available here.
Soramachi is amusement spot located at the foot of Tokyo Sky Tree having Sumida aquarium and restaurants & shopping areas where you may find perfect souvenirs. During the daytime visitors can see penguins swimming actively in The Sumida aquarium.
Sensoji Temple is the oldest temple in Tokyo and most popular among the locals. The area from the Thunder gate through the main hall of Sensoji temple has been lit up from the sunset to 11:00 pm. It creates a fantastic night view with very little people while Sensoji temple is very crowded with tourists and worshippers during daytime.
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集合場所と時間
The tour guide will meet you at your Hotel's lobby.
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- Gratuities : Your tour guides gratuities are NOT included in the cost of your tour package. Although, not compulsory, tipping is expected and is an expression of your satisfaction with the people who have assisted you throughout your tour. In line with this, we highly suggest that you include the specific amount that you want for the gratuities. For your reference, you base upon the cost of the tour booked as suggested gratuities per person : 10% - $12, 15% - $18, 20% - $24.
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So, you are off to Japan 885916461 Things to do in Tokyo - (see as much as you can - Tokyo is like 10 big cities.) There’s a marvellous designer op shop called Ragtag Harajuk (and to get there you need to go past/over/around the busiest intersection in the world!) Maggie Beer recommends Shirosaka Restaurant in Tokyo’s Akasaka district. Had a fabulous lunch there, it’s really special (we booked online before leaving, a bit expensive, but soooo worth it). Making wood block prints in Tokyo. We booked by email as soon as we knew our dates. Look up some great public art (including the Golden Turd) Loved the big dept stores (every railway station has one!) basement food stalls & hassle-free evening meals in 6th floor restaurants. Museums around Ueno station. Flea market in Ginza once a month. Toyama has glass museum. Kanazawa has best old garden, castle, museum, Suzuki Zen museum market for meals, coffee shops. And if you want to see the Ghibli, buy your tickets now (we missed out) Travel really, really light lots of moving around. You walk millions of steps EVERY DAY so light, light, comfortable shoes. Other aspects of Japan you need to see The art islands of Naoshima and Teshima are a must. You can stay in traditional ryokan in village on island- there are lots of guest house type places, and you could catch a ferry to the other islands each day. Or you could stay at Uno, easy to get in and out of). We stayed at a Tonosho Hotel - within steps of the port, easy to do day trips to the islands. There are three - Naoshima, Teshima and Megijima. If you can only do 1 or 2, I’d do them in the order they’re listed here, although Teshima for day trip with lots of strolling is tops. Then there’s the Benesse Art accomodation looks fantastic and would be a real (expensive) treat. Visit Kyoto It’s delightful and relaxed and fun. The Sanyo arcade is top evening meal and stroll venue.(side trip to Nara or the pilgrimage walk on Kumano Kodo trail below Kyoto.) Hiroshima - confronting, harrowing, must visit. In addition to ground zero and all the bomb memories If you like seeing old European masters without crowds there’s a fabulous art museum (about stop 3 on the hop on hop off bus from the Granvia - a hotel which is the absolute perfect spot to stay, with a dark and atmospheric cocktail bar downstairs and an expensive five star restaurant upstairs). It’s the perfect foil to the nuclear bomb stuff Okinawa is possibly the best place I've ever been - three hours flight south of Tokyo, and a whole world away from anything you’ve experienced. It even has whale sharks! and many other fabulous aspects - marvel at the age of people still working every day, the population’s said to be the happiest on Earth, tilling the soil by hand, fresh, fresh, fresh food & seafood. virtually no English. ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS: On Okinawa, we stayed at Nanjo because it had a fabulous onsen. It’s a bit out of town though. Our place was closer to the inspiring, shocking, amazing Peace Museum - learn about history first hand. This is one of the few places we did day tours Options in Tokyo - if you can, stay close to Shinjuku station (it has one decent coffee shop) stay in east Shinjuku if possible - great restaurants, bars, lots to do; the best thing is shinjuku station - easy to get anywhere Kimi Ryokan - old style backpacker place, cheap and on Yamamoto line. Ueno area - stay near Ueno train station as great museums and gardens and market and magnificent people watching. Kanazawa has Guest House ShIro which is a delight and memorable. Get double room which is futon on tatami. Owners Jiro and Asuka are a young couple who have restored an old merchant's house. It's right across the road from the Ken Ruoken garden and the castle. Onimichi was a quirky backpacker place in the covered arcade, called Guest House Yado but get the double upstairs room with big window.
