Private Guided Plan
Travel through the history of Edo and Tokyo by touring Nihonbashi Bridge, a nationally important cultural property, as well as Tokiwabashi Bridge, Tokyo’s oldest stone bridge, and other landmarks along the Nihonbashi River, Kanda River, and Sumida River.
Explore the Nihonbashi River, Kanda River, and Sumida River, which flow through the heart of Tokyo. These rivers were the lifeblood of Edo, once the world’s largest city, and even today, you can feel their deep history. The kayak tour can last up to 5 hours, with adjustments made depending on your physical endurance and tidal conditions.
If it were a rakugo (Japanese traditional comedic storytelling) performance, you’d take a hand-rowed boat from the Yanagibashi boat inns to the Yoshiwara pleasure district beside Asakusa. Instead, in this tour, you start from Asakusa and paddle down the Sumida River to Yanagibashi. Enter the Nihonbashi River, where you can gaze up at the Metropolitan Expressway, built in 1963, as it twists and turns like a living creature above the river. Pay your respects to the stately kirin (mythical creatures) standing guard on Nihonbashi Bridge, which was rebuilt in 1911. Paddle through the outer moat of the Tokyo Imperial Palace and pass under Tokyo’s oldest stone bridge, the Jōban Bridge, constructed in 1877, 147 years ago. While searching for the engraved markings on the stone walls of the outer moat, you’ll eventually arrive at the site of the Hitotsubashi Gate. Once you row into the Kanda River, you’ll glide through Ochanomizu Valley, which was carved out of Kanda Hill in 1620.
