A Tokyo Cruise water bus on the Sumida River

Itinerary · Tokyo, Japan

A day in old Edo: Nihonbashi to Asakusa by river

The merchants’ quarter, a tidal garden and the water bus up the Sumida to Sensō-ji.

One day

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  1. 10:00

    1Nihonbashi: the merchants’ Edo

    Nihonbashi·Walk

    The bridge and the department stores.

  2. 12:30

    2Yaesu Unagi Hashimoto

    Yaesu·Unagi / Freshwater Eel

    Eel for lunch (Bib Gourmand).

  3. 14:30

    3Hama-rikyu Gardens

    Shiodome·Garden

    The tidal pond.

  4. 16:00

    4Tokyo Cruise water buses

    Asakusa·Water bus

    Up the Sumida to Asakusa.

  5. 17:00

    5Sensō-ji

    Asakusa·Temple

    The temple at dusk.

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