Samurai History Tokyo Walking Tour with Samurai Book Author
Imperial Palace
- Learn how samurai, daimyo and shogun turned Edo (Tokyo) into the world’s biggest city with a culture that matched the greatest civilizations in human history
- Hear the famous tale of the 47 Ronin while visiting their graves
- Explore the ruins of Edo Castle, now in the outer grounds of the Imperial Palace
- Walk through the red Torii gate tunnel to the Shinto Nezu Shrine, and visit a Buddhist temple steeped in the history of the Tokugawa shoguns, learn about Japanese religion and its relation to the samurai
- Eat lunch in a traditional restaurant in old Tokyo
- Visit the resting place of the last shogun and other figures from Edo-era Japan
- A small group tour led by the author
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