Tokyo: Private Tour of Beckoning Cat Painting at Yanaka
Nippori Station
- Stroll through Yanaka's "Cat Town," exploring emotional alleys with relaxing cats
- Unleash your creativity: paint your own Manekineko (beckoning cat) and take home a lucky mascot
- Enjoy a hilarious and heartwarming finger puppet show
What to expect
- This private tour offers a cultural experience in Yanaka, a popular strolling area for Japanese people.
- Yanaka is also known as “Cat Town". It is also full of alleys, slopes, and temples, where cats can be seen relaxing in the emotional streets.
- In addition to the experience of painting “Manekineko (beckoning cats),” cute ornaments that have been placed in stores as merchants' items since the Edo period, you will watch a finger puppet show.
- You can design your own beckoning cat and take it home as a mascot that will continue to bring you good fortune even after the tour is over.
- The finger puppets will be played in a theater dedicated to finger puppets. You can enjoy a short play that makes you laugh without words.








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