Tourist Info · Yanaka

YANESEN Tourist Information & Culture Center YANESENツーリストインフォメーションセンター

A friendly old-town information center in Yanaka that also runs workshops in calligraphy, ikebana, kimono dressing, home cooking and sushi making. The best briefing for the Yanaka-Nezu-Sendagi walk.

About

Yanaka, Nezu and Sendagi (Yanesen) form Tokyo's best-preserved old downtown, with temple lanes, Yanaka Ginza shopping street and craft shops, and this privately run center on a Yanaka side street is its unofficial welcome desk. English-speaking guides share local tips you will not find in guidebooks, and the center doubles as a cultural classroom: calligraphy, flower arrangement and kimono dressing, plus home-style Japanese cooking and sushi-making sessions. It also arranges walking guides, sells souvenirs, and offers free Wi-Fi and power outlets. It is four minutes from Sendagi Station and about 12 minutes from Nippori.

Highlights

• Workshops in calligraphy, ikebana and kimono dressing
• Home-cooking and sushi-making classes
• Local guides for the Yanaka-Nezu-Sendagi area
• Insider tips on temple lanes and Yanaka Ginza
• Free Wi-Fi and power outlets

Tips

• Book workshops in advance by email; walk-in places are limited
• Walk from Nippori through Yanaka Cemetery and down Yanaka Ginza to arrive here
• Closes irregularly, so check before making a special trip

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• HAGISOLocal Secret · 210 m away
• Yuyake DandanPhoto Spot · 220 m away
• Yanaka Fujimizaka SlopePhoto Spot · 260 m away
• Asakura Museum of SculptureMuseum · 360 m away
• Former Yasuda Kusuo House and GardenGarden · 390 m away
• Coin Lockers · Nishi-Nippori StationLuggage Storage · 500 m away
• KamunabiRamen & Noodles · 500 m away