Tokyo downtown walking trip Yanaka- Yazu- Sendagi

Tokyo downtown walking trip Yanaka- Yazu- Sendagi

I would like to inform Yanaka area walking trip, this area is popular for abroad travelers.

Route
Yanaka-Ginza➡Nezu shrine ➡ Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Garden ➡ Yushima Tenjin ➡
Shinobazu pond ➡Ueno park➡Kanei temple➡Nippori station

Start is JR Tokyo station.
For going to Yanaka, using JR Yamanote line is convenient for abroad travelers.

I recommend JR free ticket for the Inside of Tokyo wards, 700yen.
Nippori station is a 6th station.
Going out from west exit.
Walking about 10 minutes, you arrive Yuyake dandan Stairs.

Walk down this stairs, you arrive Yanaka Ginza, Friendly atmosphere shop street.
This area is a Yanaka Town.

Around Yanaka town has a lot of slopes, and narrow streets.
You can find many temples and Tokyo Shouwa period.
Walking slow and find Tokyo unique view.
Sightseeing point is a Kannon temple in Yanaka.

This temple has a mud wall. This wall is a Yanaka symbol.
Walking few minutes, you arrive Nezu shrine.
This shrine is famous for Azalea flowers.

Near this shrine, I recommend to buy Tai-Yaki,Fish-shaped pancake stuffed with bean jam. 140yen. Lots bean jams in it.

Next is Takehisa Yumeji Museum.
The museum houses collections of Yumeji's works owned by lawyer and curator Takumi Kano, and is located near the Kikuhuji Hotel, Takehisa Yumeji stayed in this hotel.
Yumeji also enjoyed meeting his lover in Hongo.
You can enjoy extensively the romance of the Taisho Era in this museum.

Next is Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Garden.
It is the former estate of the Iwasaki clan who were the founders of Mitsubishi, the name Kyu-Iwasaki-tei means Old Iwasaki house. The premises have three buildings: a Western-style house designed by British architect Josiah Conder, a Japanese house and a billiard house, and cover an area of about 17,000 square metres.
This house is a combined house for western style and Japanese style.
This garden has a very big lawn park and Japanese style garden.
The building is designated as the important cultural property of the country.

Next is Yushima Tenjin shrine in Hongo, is a god of Learning.
Yushima-Tenjin has deified the Michizane Sugawara public, which is Tenman-gu in Edo and Tokyo, and is known as God of learning.
There are many plum trees in this shrine, it's plum tree flower is full bloom in Feb.

Next is Shinobazuno pond. After this pond you arrive Ueno park.
Don't forget to take a picture with Takamori-Saigo statue.
Ueno park has a National Museum, this museum has many statues and historical goods.
Entrance fee is not so expensive.
When you have a time, please enter this museum.

About 10minutes walk, you find a Kan-ei Temple, which is a Tokugawa shogun family's temple.
The Kan-ei temple is the Tokugawa shogun family's temple.
Six of 15 Tokugawa Shogunate are buried in this temple.
Please go to Konpon-Chudou temple.

From this Kanei temple, 5minutes walk you arrive Nippori station.
About 5hours are necessary for this trip.

That's all.