Tokyo City Walk: East Tokyo Historical Walk

A nice route through the quiet, but traditional side of Tokyo. This route takes you from Kiyosumi Garden and Fukugawa Edo Museum, via traditional neighborhoods, to Sumida river and the Edo-Tokyo museum. Can be used as a cycling route as well.

Walking time: 3-4 hours

Go to Monzen-nakacho Station on the Oedo Line (purple Metro line) or Tozai Line (light blue Metro line). Leave from Exit 5.
When you come out turn around, then walk around the corner of the MUFJ bank.
Walk along the road until you get to the big red gate on your left. Walk through the gate and down the road.
Check out the traditional shops, restaurants and the massive temple! Have a look inside if it’s open.
When you are done, take a right at the entrance to the temple.
Have a look in the shrine at the end of the road, then take a left.
Walk down this road, going under the express way.
Keep on going forward when you get to the crossing with the Minimart convenience store.
Walk down this road, going over the bridge.
At the second traffic lights after the bridge, town right.
You will see this strange statue as you go around the corner.
Keep on walking until you get to a bridge going over a long garden.
Go down the garden to the left. Though it’s worth checking out the other parts of the garden if you like it.
When you get to the end, turn left.
Walk on your right until you get to the traffic lights, then turn right.
Walk down until you get to the second set of traffic lights next to the Daily Yamazaki convenience store.
Turn left and walk down this road.
You will pass the Fukugawa Edo Museum (深川江戸資料館) after a few minutes. Go inside if you want to!
Continue down the road, then take a right at the end.
Cross the road, and take a left around the Kiyosumi Garden (清澄庭園).
Walk down this road. The entrance to Kiyosumi Garden is a minute down the road, on your left.
When you are done with the garden, continue down the road.
Continue past the high school on the right and free public garden on the left.
Take a right when you get to the end of the public garden.
Keep on going forward at the crossroads.
Continue down this road, going over a green bridge.
When you get to the end of the bridge, go down the stairs and walk along the river.
Just before the first bridge, take a right town up the stairs.
Walk down to the main road.
Take a left at the first traffic lights on the main road.
At the next traffic lights, take a right turn around the dry cleaners.
Then take a left immediately after that.
Continue straight down this road, going over a bridge. Turn left at the petrol station.
Walk down the wide road, staying on the left side. You will see a gate to a shrine on the left. Go in and have a look!
Come back out of the shrine area. Opposite the gate is a wide road. Go down this and you will end up at Ryogoku station (両国駅). Check out the Edo-Tokyo museum if you have time (see map in the station).
Continue down the road, under the tracks and past the Sumo statium.
You will see the entrance to the Former Yasuda Garden (旧安田庭園). Go inside! It’s free!
Walk around the pond and come out of the opposite entrance.
Cross the road diagonally and enter the garden.
Check out the huge building inside the garden.
Now make your way back to Ryogoku station (両国駅), which you walked past earlier.