Japan · Walking Tours

Ancient Tokyo: City Exploration Game

2 Hours Round trip from Chiyoda City Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore Tokyo’s Kagurazaka district through a self-guided city game
02 Follow clues through narrow alleys, shrines, temples, and historic streets
03 Discover stories from the Edo period, including geishas, shoguns, and samurais
04 Learn about spirituality and religion in Japanese culture
05 Visit atmospheric spots such as Kakurenbo Yokocho and Zenkokuji Temple
06 Play at your own pace with the flexibility to pause and resume anytime

Step into Tokyo’s historic Kagurazaka district and explore its winding alleys through a self-guided city game inspired by the world of Old Edo. As you follow clues from one location to the next, you’ll uncover stories of shrines, temples, geisha quarters, samurai-era streets, and the spiritual traditions that shaped this fascinating neighborhood.

Blending a walking tour with an outdoor escape game and treasure hunt, this experience invites you to solve challenges at each stop while learning about Kagurazaka’s layered past. It’s a flexible way to discover a lesser-seen side of Tokyo at your own pace.

Step into Tokyo’s historic Kagurazaka district and explore its winding alleys through a self-guided city game inspired by the world of Old Edo.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access No

City Tokyo

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Tokyo Daijingu is affectionately called 'O-Ise-sama in Tokyo' because of its enshrined deities.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.It was established in 1993 featuring mainly the history and the culture of Tokyo during the Edo period. The permanent exhibitions of the museum include the life-size replica of the Nihonbashi bridge and the scale models of towns and buildings from the Edo, Meiji and Shōwa periods.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.Kakurenbo Yokocho (Hide-and-seek Alley) in Tokyo’s Kagurazaka area is an alleyway that was named for a story that if one were to be following another person, he or she would lose sight of that person as soon as they enter this street. The alley itself has a traditional air about it, and the buildings and cobblestone pavement make it easy to picture geisha walking about during the Edo period.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.Zenkokuji Temple has a bright red gate and is located in the middle of Kagurazaka in Tokyo. It has been a busy temple since the Edo period (1600-1867). A symbol of Kagurazaka, it is still a very popular spot today, known for the two tiger statues sitting in front of the main hall. The temple’s statue of Bishamonten (one of the Seven Lucky Gods) is worshiped as a bringer of good luck.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.long the stone-paved road, refined-looking restaurants and residences packed together will come into view.

In the Sengoku period, weapons merchants lived in the area, which is how Hyogo Yokocho got its name (“hyogo” means “arsenal”)

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.A Hachiman shrine is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the kami Hachiman. It is the second most numerous type of Shinto shrine after those dedicated to Inari Ōkami.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.Kagurazaka was once the playground of Tokyo's political elite and the role of Akagi Shrine was centered around providing support for this community.The national daily newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun has a popular four-column cartoon "Kobo Chan" going daily in its morning edition. Now, the main figure of the cartoon, Kobo Chan, is cast into a 1-meter-high bronze statue at the street corner of the town of Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Chiyoda City 1 city · 2 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Full flexibility: start at any hour, take a break at any time and resume later
This tour is always available to book. We are open 24/7, every day of the week.
Play offline: you DON'T NEED an internet connection to play this city game
This is the safest tour you can book: private, no human contact, you will avoid crowds.