Setagaya Temples and Shrines

**Registration for this walk is now closed. Please join me again for one of my other Tokyo excursions.**

Explore some of Setagaya’s most atmospheric temples and shrines, including Gotoku-ji (the famed “beckoning cat temple”) and Shoin Jinja, a shrine with fascinating historical connections. Hear multiple legends associated with the beckoning cat and decide for yourself which one is real. Stay for an optional lunch along a revitalized shopping street before catching one of Tokyo’s remaining streetcars back home.

Excursion Details:

• ¥7000 (includes 10% sales tax and services of a cultural specialist). Not included: transportation to and from Setagaya (¥900)
• 3-10 participants, ages 14 and older.
• Excursion will run rain or shine.
• Tour leaves from Omotesando station
• Moderate amount of walking over mostly flat ground, with some stairs.
• Led by Mandy Bartok

*While this date should coincide with the cherry blossom season in Tokyo, the changing climate means there is no guarantee.

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