TabiWalkTRAVEL LETTER69 / KOTO

Japan · Tokyo

A little travel guide with Tabi

Your first visit
to Koto Ward

Start slowly, with one place.
Find a view and a small meal.

The pond and Ryotei at Kiyosumi Gardens江東区
Easy walkLocal sceneryA small meal

Hi, I’m Tabi!

Koto offers waterside scenery, gardens and neighborhood history in eastern Tokyo. This guide focuses on Kiyosumi and Fukagawa; treat Toyosu as a separate outing.

This guide covers places within Koto Ward, rather than places immediately beside your app check-in.

01 · EXPLORE

Three places to begin

Three places with different atmospheres. Start with the one that appeals to you instead of visiting them all.

The pond and Ryotei at Kiyosumi Gardens01

A first-visit stop

Kiyosumi Gardens

清澄庭園

A Japanese garden of ponds, stones and trees. The photograph shows the Ryotei across the water; garden admission does not automatically include building use. Watch your footing on stone paths and beside water.

Getting there
Approach the garden entrance from Kiyosumi-Shirakawa station

Tomioka Hachimangu buildings in the evening in 201502

A first-visit stop

Tomioka Hachimangu

富岡八幡宮

A shrine in Monzen-Nakacho offering a view of local worship traditions. The 2015 evening photograph does not guarantee current lighting or nighttime access. Events can change visitor routes.

Getting there
Check the shrine approach from Monzen-Nakacho station

03

A first-visit stop

Fukagawa Edo Museum

深川江戸資料館

A museum introducing Edo-period neighborhood life through reconstructed displays. These are exhibits, not an unchanged original street. Check current exhibitions and closure information.

Getting there
Approach from the Kiyosumi-Shirakawa station area

02 · A LITTLE BITE

What could you try?

Fukagawa-meshi combines clams and rice, with versions including broth poured over rice or rice cooked with clams. Preparation and ingredients vary; check the shop’s description.

Official guide

03 · YOUR FIRST WALK

Keep your first walk simple

Try Kiyosumi-Shirakawa station → Kiyosumi Gardens → the museum area, checking each venue’s entry rules. Save the shrine for a separate Monzen-Nakacho visit.

Check the walking route

Check actual distances and travel times on the map. This suggested walk is separate from your app movement record.

Before you set off

  • Check current entry rules, opening information and return transport.
  • Choose an outing suited to steps, slopes and weather.
  • Respect worship spaces and photography rules; check food ingredients at the shop.
Sources and photographs

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Photo credits

Resized, metadata removed and converted to WebP; display crops vary by screen. Adapted CC BY-SA photos retain the original license.

Photos are historical material dated in the credits, not a guarantee of present scenery or operation. Places without photos use decorative name panels.