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Tokyo Meiji Shrine Cultural Walk with a Local Guide
Tokyo, Kanto, Japan
$49.63
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Have you ever visited a Japanese shrine unsure where to stand, how to pray, or what anything meant? On this 2-hour walk, a Japanese guide who grew up with shrine culture shows you Meiji Jingu, Tokyo's most important Shinto shrine, the way locals experience it.
Pass under the first torii gate and learn how to bow before entering sacred ground. Walk through a forest of 100,000 trees planted by volunteers a century ago, and find out why sake and French wine barrels stand side by side. In the quiet Inner Garden, see Kiyomasa's Well, a spring said to have flowed for 400 years.
At the main shrine, it's your turn: purify at the water basin and pray the Shinto way (bow twice, clap twice, bow once) with your guide beside you. Write a wish on an ema plaque, learn how to choose an omamori charm, and hear how locals use the shrine for New Year visits and weddings.
The tour ends at Harajuku Station, steps from Takeshita Street.
Pass under the first torii gate and learn how to bow before entering sacred ground. Walk through a forest of 100,000 trees planted by volunteers a century ago, and find out why sake and French wine barrels stand side by side. In the quiet Inner Garden, see Kiyomasa's Well, a spring said to have flowed for 400 years.
At the main shrine, it's your turn: purify at the water basin and pray the Shinto way (bow twice, clap twice, bow once) with your guide beside you. Write a wish on an ema plaque, learn how to choose an omamori charm, and hear how locals use the shrine for New Year visits and weddings.
The tour ends at Harajuku Station, steps from Takeshita Street.
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Tokyo Meiji Shrine Cultural Walk with a Local Guide
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 2 hours
- Guided walk through the Meiji Jingu forest, main shrine, and Inner Garden
- Cultural lesson on Shinto rituals (bowing, purification, and the Shinto way of prayer)
- English-speaking local guide
Meeting point
Please meet us at the West Exit of Harajuku Station.
After your booking is confirmed, we will create a WhatsApp group including you and your guide. This will make it easy to communicate with your guide and ensure a smooth meeting on the day of the tour.
Return details
Please meet us at the West Exit of Harajuku Station.
After your booking is confirmed, we will create a WhatsApp group including you and your guide. This will make it easy to communicate with your guide and ensure a smooth meeting on the day of the tour.
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Meijijingu GaienMeet your local guide at Harajuku Station and pass under the first torii gate together. Your guide shows you how to bow before entering sacred ground, then leads you along the gravel path through a forest of about 100,000 trees planted by 110,000 volunteers a century ago, sharing what Shinto, Japan's indigenous faith, really is.
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Meiji Shrine Imperial GardenStep into the quiet garden once arranged for Empress Shoken. See Kiyomasa's Well, a spring said to have flowed for 400 years, the iris garden, and the small pier where the Empress went fishing. The garden admission fee (¥500 per person) is payable in cash at the garden gate.
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Meiji Jingu ShrineAt the main shrine, it's your turn. Purify your hands and mouth at the water basin, then pray the Shinto way — bow twice, clap twice, and bow once more — with your guide right beside you. Write your wish on an ema plaque, learn how to choose an omamori charm, and hear how locals use the shrine for New Year visits, weddings, and blessings for children.
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Tokyo Meiji Shrine Cultural Walk with a Local Guide
Tokyo, Kanto, Japan
$49.63
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!