🚩 Tour Highlights

📷 Your Personal Night-Time Photo Guide
Explore a side of Asakusa most tourists never see, safely guided by a local guide who knows every hidden corner and every perfect angle.

📸 The Ultimate Photo Mission
Forget the daytime crowds. Your guide will guide you to the exact spots and angles for the most iconic — and most Instagrammable — shots of illuminated Senso-ji Temple.

⛩️ Silence Behind the Neon
Feel the dramatic contrast of Asakusa at night: from a rooftop view of the glowing city, to the hush of a 1,400-year-old temple, to a lantern-lit Edo-era backstreet.

🍀 A Real Japanese Wish-Making Ritual
Try your luck with an authentic Omikuji (fortune slip) at Senso-ji, and learn the proper way to bow and pray at Asakusa Shrine — no guidebook required.

👨‍👩‍👧 Kids Go Free
Children 12 and under join free. Families are welcome.

• Area: Asakusa, Tokyo

• Duration: 60 mins

• Language: English

Available Start Times　5:00 PM – 9:00 PM(Every 30 minutes)
Booking Deadline　　   Reserve by 12:00 PM the day before

🥷 What You’ll Experience

1. Meet Your Guide, Then Head Up… / Meet your guide from NINJA GO TOURS at the 1F entrance

Meet your NINJA guide at the 1F entrance of the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center — easy to find, right across from Kaminarimon Gate. Together, you'll head up to the open-air observation terrace on the 8th floor for a stunning first look at your entire route: the golden glow of Senso-ji Temple on one side, and the glittering Tokyo Skytree on the other. It's the perfect way to get your bearings — and your first great photo — before the adventure begins.

2. Beneath the Giant Lantern, Into the Ghost Street

Descend into the heart of Asakusa and stand beneath the massive red lantern of Kaminarimon, Tokyo's most iconic gate. By night, with the daytime crowds gone, you'll get a rare, unobstructed shot of this legendary landmark. From there, step onto Nakamise-dori — by this hour, the souvenir shops have pulled down their shutters, transforming the 250-meter street into a quiet open-air gallery of hand-painted Edo-period artwork, seen by almost no daytime visitor.

3. Photos & Fortunes at a 1,400-Year-Old Temple

Arrive at Senso-ji's Main Hall and Five-Story Pagoda, dramatically lit against the night sky — one of the most breathtaking sights in Tokyo. Your guide will help you find the best angle for your photo (if it's rained recently, ask about the secret "mirror shot"). Then, try drawing an Omikuji fortune slip, a beloved Japanese tradition, and learn what to do if you draw bad luck.

4. A Shrine, a Legend, and One Last Perfect Shot

Just steps away, discover Asakusa Shrine, dedicated by the Tokugawa shoguns themselves. Your guide will explain the surprising difference between a "shrine" and a "temple" — a mystery that puzzles most first-time visitors to Japan — and show you how to properly pass through a torii gate. Your journey ends on Dempoin-dori, a narrow lane of wooden facades and paper lanterns that feels frozen in the Edo period, for one last unforgettable photo before you head off to dinner.

📍 Logistics

Meeting Point
1F Entrance of the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center (directly across from Kaminarimon Gate)

Access
2-minute walk from Asakusa Station (Ginza Line / Asakusa Line), Exit 2 or A4

⏳ Itinerary (60 minutes)

• Meeting & Introduction (8 min)

• Kaminarimon Gate & Nakamise Street (11 min)

• Senso-ji Temple & Five-Story Pagoda (13 min)

• Asakusa Shrine (12 min)

• Dempoin-dori Street (11 min)

• Dismissal (5 min)
  The tour ends on Dempoin-dori, a short walk from many excellent dinner spots — including the lively Hoppy Street, if you're up for it.
  

📝 Important Notes

Costs
Food, drink, and the optional Omikuji fortune slip (approx. ¥100–200) are not included in the tour price.

Attire
We will walk for about 60 minutes, so please wear comfortable walking shoes.

Weather
The tour will proceed in light rain (cancelled only in stormy weather). Much of the route has covered arcades for shelter.

Families
Children 12 and under are free. Families are welcome, but a guardian must accompany children.

Look for
Your guide will be in everyday clothing with a black mask or bandana — not a full costume.

Available Start Times　5:00 PM – 9:00 PM(Every 30 minutes)
Booking Deadline　　    Reserve by 12:00 PM the day before