Yanaka: Old Tokyo's Historic Quiet Streets
Tokyo, Japan
Commerce & TradeReligion & SpiritualityArchitecture
Yanaka offers a rare glimpse of old Tokyo, where the spirit of shitamachi still lingers in quiet streets, temple towns, and wooden lanes. The walk links places like Yuyake Dandan, Yanaka Ginza, the Asakura Museum of Sculpture, Tennoji, Yanaka Cemetery, Kannonji, Sansaki-zaka, and Zensho-an. Together they reveal a district shaped by survival, memory, and the human scale of the older city.
The stops
- 01 Yanaka Ginza
- 02 Yuyake Dandan
- 03 Asakura Museum of Sculpture
- 04 Tennoji Temple
- 05 Yanaka Cemetery
- 06 Kannonji Temple
- 07 Sansaki-zaka
- 08 Zensho-an Temple
The narration at every stop is in the app — this is just the map of where it takes you.
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On the App Store
Walk Yanaka: Old Tokyo's Historic Quiet Streets with a voice in your ear.
Download Odyssey Guide on iPhone to start this walk.
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