Last updated March 31, 2024
Strolling through Yanesen
13. Yanaka, Nezu, Sendagi
The Yanesen area is popular among foreign visitors who like to take strolls throughout the streets. In addition to quaint temple towns, shopping areas, historic sites that can be found all around, and sundry shops, you can also stop by establishments such as restaurants.
- Metropolitan center and sub-center
- Joto
- Downtown
Route
Select a spot to see details such as tourist information and barrier-free information.
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Start
JR, Keisei Line, Nippori-Toneri LinerNippori Station [East Exit]
About 3 minutes on foot
About 150 meters
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Spot1
Shimogoinden Bridge (Train Museum)
About 15 minutes on foot
About 900 meters
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Spot2
Kannonji Temple, Roofed Mud Wall
About 2 minutes on foot
About 120 meters
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Spot3
Yanaka Cemetery (About 300 meters)
About 13 minutes on foot
About 780 meters
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Spot4
Yomise-dori Street (About 340 meters)
On foot
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Spot5
Yanaka Ginza & Yuyake Dandan
(round-trip 350 meters)About 3 minutes on foot
About 170 meters
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Bus Stop
Toei Bus上58 Sendagisanchome Bus Stop
About 4 minutes by bus
3rd stop
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Bus Stop
Toei Bus上58 Nezu-jinja-iriguchi Bus Stop
About 4 minutes on foot
About 200 meters
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Spot6
Nezu-jinja Shrine (About 240 meters)
About 15 minutes on foot
About 900 meters
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Goal
Tokyo MetroSendagi Station
[Elevator entrance and exit]
- Information used in the creation of this website was current as of January 2023
- Indicated route travel times are calculated based on a speed of about 60 meters/minute
Route Details
There is also useful information for when you actually visit a spot, such as the time required, details on restrooms, and travel time between spots.
Explanation of PictogramsNote Items are indicated in dark blue if applicable.
- Wheelchair-accessible restroom (located within the ticket gates at train and subway stations unless noted otherwise)
- Nursing area (with diaper-changing table, unless noted otherwise)
- Written communication possible through communication boards or paper
- Osotomate-friendly facility
- Parking for the impaired
- Explanations, etc. available through tactile maps or in Braille
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Start JR, Keisei Line, Nippori-Toneri Liner Nippori Station [East Exit]
The course starts at the East Exit of JR, Keisei Line, Nippori-Toneri Liner Nippori Station.
For station details, refer to the JR East website and the Keisei website and the Nippori-Toneri Liner website operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Transportation.Nippori-Toneri Liner website operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Transportation
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About 3 minutes on foot
About 150 meters
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Spot1 Shimogoinden Bridge (Train Museum) About 5 minutes
A balcony called the "Train Museum" is installed near in the middle of the bridge, from which you can see many trains passing by, including JR Shinkansen and limited express trains as well as Keisei Line trains, etc.
Accessibility Information
There’s a space near the middle of bridge to watch trains.
Restroom Information
Wheelchair-accessible restrooms (with diaper-changing table and ostomate facilities) located at Nippori Station East Exit public restroom.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
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- Address
- 2-58 Nishi-Nippori, Arakawa-ku
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- Free
- Closed days
- Free
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 15 minutes on foot
About 900 meters
Travel Tips
Be careful as the street at the top of Yuyake Dandan slope is inclined toward the stairs. Be careful of cars as the road is narrow.
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Spot2 Kannonji Temple, Roofed Mud Wall About 5 minutes
An earthen wall made by alternately stacking roof tiles and soil, with a tiled roof. It imparts the atmosphere of temple town Yanaka that has endured from the Edo period.
Accessibility Information
Traffic is light on the road in front of the wall of Kannonji Temple so it can be enjoyed comfortably.
Restroom Information
Wheelchair-accessible restrooms (with diaper-changing seats) located at Yanaka Cemetery & Yanaka Disaster Prevention Community Center.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- -
- Address
- 5-8-28, Yanaka, Taito-ku
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- Free
- Closed days
- Free
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 2 minutes on foot
About 120 meters
Travel Tips
Please be careful when crossing the road headed towards Yanaka Cemetery from Kannonji Temple as traffic is relatively heavy.
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Spot3 Yanaka Cemetery About 30 minutes
The cemetery has the graves of many famous people like Hasegawa Kazuo and Yokoyama Taikan. Also famous for its cherry blossoms, but no blossom viewing banquets are allowed.
Accessibility Information
Only some roads have sidewalks, but there is little car traffic. The path to Tokugawa Yoshinobu’s tomb is paved with stone and has steps, which will make it difficult to navigate by wheelchair.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom near the former site of the five-story pagoda Restroom Information
Wheelchair-accessible restrooms (with diaper-changing seats) in 2 places. (8:30-17:00)
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3821-4456 (Yanaka Cemetery Management Office)
- Address
- 7-5-24, Yanaka, Taito-ku
- Fee
- Free to walk around cemetery
- Hours
- 8:30 - 17:30. Free to walk around cemetery
- Closed days
- Free to walk around cemetery
- Official Website
- http://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/reien/park/index073.html
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 13 minutes on foot
About 780 meters
Travel Tips
The road from Yanaka Cemetery to Yomise-dori Street goes downhill for about 300 meters. The sidewalk past Yanaka Elementary School is narrow. Be careful. "Megurin" Taito City Loop Bus can be taken from Yanaka Cemetery to Yanaka Ginza and Yomise Dori.
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Spot4 Yomise-dori Street About 15 minutes
In the past, this was a street bustling with night stores. Yomise Dori means "Night Shops Street." With new shops increasing, it has become a popular spot.
Accessibility Information
No sidewalks, so be careful. "Megurin" Taito City Loop Bus can be taken from Yanaka Cemetery to Yanaka Ginza and Yomise Dori.
Restroom Information
Wheelchair-accessible restrooms (with diaper changing tables) located at Yanaka Disaster Prevention Community Center.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- -
- Address
- Bunkyo-ku, Taito-ku
- Fee
- -
- Hours
- Varies by shop
- Closed days
- Varies by shop
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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On foot
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Spot5 Yanaka Ginza & Yuyake Dandan About 30 minutes
About 70 shops in a shopping district with a retro atmosphere where you can savor the vitality and warmth of Tokyo’s Shitamachi area. Yuyake Dandan is the name of the steps located between Gotenzaka and Yanaka Ginza. Yanaka is famous for its cats that take the form of artistic objects or character goods in Yanaka Ginza. You might also meet real cats here.
Accessibility Information
Bustles with many tourists on weekends and holidays. Be careful in walking or moving about.
Restroom Information
Wheelchair-accessible restrooms (with diaper-changing table) located at Yanaka Disaster Prevention Community Center.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- -
- Address
- Taito-ku, Arakawa-ku
- Fee
- -
- Hours
- Varies by shop
- Closed days
- Varies by shop
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 3 minutes on foot
About 170 meters
Toei Bus 上58 Sendagisanchome Bus Stop
About 4 minutes by bus
3rd stop
Travel Tips
Board Toei Bus 上58 for Ueno-Matsuzakaya-Mae.
Toei Bus 上58 Nezu-jinja-iriguchi Bus Stop
About 4 minutes on foot
About 200 meters
Travel Tips
Be careful as there are no sidewalks from the Nezu-jinja-iriguchi intersection to Nezu-jinja Shrine.
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Spot6 Nezu-jinja Shrine About 20 minutes
An old shrine said to have been founded by Yamato Takeru no Mikoto about 1,900 years ago. On the grounds are the Wishing Kaya Tree, Otome Inari Shrine, Senbon Torii, etc.,
famous for matchmaking. Renowned for its azaleas, 3,000 azalea shrubs come into full bloom during the Bunkyo Azalea Festival in April.Accessibility Information
Wooden thresholds at the Karamon Gate and West Gate leading to the shrine are 20cm and 15cm high, respectively. There are wheelchair-accessible restrooms (with a diaper-changing table and ostomate facilities) at the two entrances to the grounds.
Restroom Information
Wheelchair-accessible restrooms (with diaper-changing tables and ostomate facilities) located on the south side (Omotesando side) and north side.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3822-0753
- Address
- 1-28-9, Nezu, Bunkyo-ku
- Fee
- Free entry to grounds
- Hours
- Free entry to grounds
- Closed days
- Free entry to grounds
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 15 minutes on foot
About 900 meters
Travel Tips
An elevator is located between Exits 1 and 2 of Sendagi Station
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Goal Tokyo Metro Sendagi Station
[Exit with an elevator]The course finishes at an exit with an elevator of Tokyo Metro Sendagi Station.
For station details, refer to the Tokyo Metro website.
Sightseeing spots around the area between
Yanaka, Nezu and Sendagi
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Spot7 Yanaka Disaster Prevention Community Center
The facility has an information center called Yanaka Sanpo Kichi on the 3rd floor.
Accessibility Information
Has a wheelchair-accessible restroom with ostomate facilities and a nursing room. (Open 8:30-22:00, Saturdays/Sundays/holidays 9:00-22:00. Closed 2nd Sunday.)
Wheelchair-accessible restroom on 1st floor Restroom Information
Wheelchair toilet with ostomate facility on 1st floor (with diaper changing seat). (Open 8:30-22:00, Saturdays/Sundays/holidays 9:00-22:00. Closed 2nd Sunday.)
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3828-9291 (Seibu Residents’ Office Yanaka Annex)
- Address
- 5-6-5, Yanaka, Taito-ku
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- 8:30 - 22:00 (Saturdays, Sundays, holidays 9:00-22:00)
- Closed days
- Second Sunday
- Official Website
- http://www.city.taito.lg.jp/index/shisetsu/hall/kuminkan/01575392.html
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot8 Shitamachi Museum Annex (Old Yoshidaya Liquor Store)
A Meiji-era liquor store, which was relocated here, exhibits equipment used in alcohol sales, etc.
Accessibility Information
Half of the threshold at the building’s entrance was removed, to allow the entry of wheelchairs.
Restroom Information
There are no public restrooms.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3823-4408
- Address
- 2-10-6, Uenosakuragi, Taito-ku
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- 9:30-16:30
- Closed days
- Mondays (the following day if Monday is a holiday)
- Official Website
- http://www.taitocity.net/zaidan/shitamachi/shitamachi_annex/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot9 Zenshoan Temple
The cemetery has the graves of many famous people like Yamaoka Tesshu and Sanyutei Encho, famous for stories about human warmth.
Accessibility Information
Path is stone paved but with flat stones and shallow grooves, posing no large obstacle to wheelchairs.
Restroom Information
There are no wheelchair-accessible restrooms.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3821-4715
- Address
- 5-4-7, Yanaka, Taito-ku
- Fee
- Free entry to grounds
- Hours
- Open 9:00-17:00
- Closed days
- None
- Official Website
- https://zenshoan.com
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot10 Mori Ogai Memorial Museum
Memorial hall built on the former site of Kanchoro, the residence of Meiji-era writer Mori Ogai, which exhibits items related to Mori Ogai. It is also possible to use the cafe only.
Accessibility Information
The building gives consideration to barrier-free design, but to reach it from Shinobazu Dori, visitors must climb the steep slope of Dango Zaka. Can be accessed by taking the Toei Bus (草63 to Ikebukuro Station East Exit) from Dango Saka Shita bus stop to Sendagi 1 chome bus stop.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom (with ostomate facilities and diaper-changing station) on 1st floor Restroom Information
There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom (with ostomate facilities and diaper-changing station) located on the 1st floor.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3824-5511
- Address
- 1-23-4, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku
- Fee
- ¥300 (Different fees for special exhibits) (Impaired visitors with one caregiver: Free, inquire for details)
- Hours
- 10:00 - 18:00 (Enter up to 17:30)
- Closed days
- 4th Monday, Tuesday (the following if that is a national holiday), etc.
- Official Website
- https://moriogai-kinenkan.jp/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot11 Taito City Tourism Volunteer Group
Free guide for groups of 2 or more participants, if requested by 10 days in advance.
Accessibility Information
Restroom Information
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Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3842-5599
- Address
- 2-18-9, Kaminarimon, Taito-ku
- Fee
- -
- Hours
- Weekdays, 10:00 - 16:00 (accepting telephone calls)
- Closed days
- Afternoons of 2nd and 4th Wednesdays every month and certain days (Sanja Festival, Tokyo Marathon, Samba Carnival, etc.--guiding in Asakusa on all these days)
- Official Website
- http://www.taitouboragai.com/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.