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Restaurant Bus Tokyo & Zazen experience	Restaurant Bus Tokyo & Zazen experience

Tour Point

  • Experience traditional Japanese culture in a day, including Zazen (meditation) and a Japanese meal!
  • You can also book a zazen experience only or a restaurant bus tour only.
  • Enjoy a seamless experience with our dedicated English-speaking guides.

Zazen Experience

Experience Zazen (meditation), Shakyo (sutra copying), and matcha tea ceremony at Torin-ji in Asakusa, a Rinzai Zen temple with over 400 years of history.

Zazen

Zazen

Shakyo

Shakyo

Matcha

Matcha

Restaurant Bus Tokyo

A double-decker sightseeing bus tour with a restaurant on board, offering Japanese cuisine while you take in the sights of Tokyo.

Let's have a toast on the bus!

Let's have a toast on the bus!

Japanese Course Meal

Japanese Course Meal

Sightseeing from bus

Sightseeing from bus

Tour Price

Get the set plan and save Money!

Restaurant Bus Tokyo &
Zazen Experience Plan

From 35,500 yen

  • Zazen (meditation), Shakyo (sutra copying), and matcha tea ceremony at Asakusa Torin-ji
  • Tokyo Restaurant Bus Japanese Course Meal
  • With English-speaking guides throughout the tour
Morning Zazen Experience &
Lunch Course
Afternoon Zazen Experience &
Dinner Course

Zazen Experience Plan

15,000 yen

  • Zazen (meditation), Shakyo (sutra copying), and matcha tea ceremony at Asakusa Torin-ji
  • With English explanation by the chief priest
Zazen Experience (Morning / Afternoon)

Morning: 9:20 to 11:30, Afternoon: 15:40 to 17:50
*Restaurant Bus Tokyo is not included in this plan

Restaurant Bus Tokyo Plan

25,500 yen

  • Restaurant Bus Tokyo Japanese Course meal
  • With English-speaking guide
Lunch Course
Dinner Course

Lunch: 11:40 to 15:00, Dinner: 18:00 to 21:20
*Zazen experience is not included in this plan

Schedule

  • Morning Zazen Experience & Lunch Course
  • Afternoon Zazen Experience & Dinner Course

Morning Zazen Experience & Lunch Course

  • 9:20

    Tawaramachi Station Exit 2MAP

    Meeting time 9:20

    5 minutes walk to Torin-ji

  • 9:30

    Experience Zazen, Shakyo, and Matcha at Torin-ji (approx. 2 hours)

    5 minutes walk to Tawaramachi Station

  • 11:40

    Restaurant Bus Tokyo

    Departure time 11:40
    Enjoy authentic Japanese cuisine as you tour Tokyo's most famous landmarks on our restaurant bus.

    Kaminarimon Gate → Tokyo Skytree → Ryogoku Kokugikan → Nihonbashi → Otemon → Imperial Palace

    Tokyo Tower (45-minute break)
    We'll have a 45-minute break at Tokyo Tower, where you can explore the area and take pictures.

    Roppongi → Omotesando → Shibuya Crossing → Aoyama Icchome → National Diet Building → Ginza

  • 15:00

    Tokyo Station

    End of tour

Afternoon Zazen Experience & Dinner Course

  • 15:40

    Tawaramachi Station Exit 2MAP

    Meeting time 15:40

    5 minutes walk to Torin-ji

  • 15:50

    Experience Zazen, Shakyo, and Matcha at Torin-ji (approx. 2 hours)

    5 minutes walk to Tawaramachi Station

  • 18:00

    Restaurant Bus Tokyo

    Departure time 18:00
    Enjoy authentic Japanese cuisine as you tour Tokyo's most famous landmarks on our restaurant bus.

    Kaminarimon Gate → Tokyo Skytree → Ryogoku Kokugikan → Nihonbashi → Otemon → Imperial Palace

    Tokyo Tower (45-minute break)
    We'll have a 45-minute break at Tokyo Tower, where you can explore the area and take pictures.

    Roppongi → Omotesando → Shibuya Crossing → Aoyama Icchome → National Diet Building → Ginza

  • 21:20

    Tokyo Station

    End of tour

Meal

Japanese Dinner Course

We have prepared modern recreations of flavors that were beloved by the people of the Edo era, including Tokyo's traditional products such as Edomiso (Edo-style miso) and roasted sake.

  • Starters

    Smoked pickled radish with cream cheese in a yuba pouch

  • Appetizer

    Yawatamaki, smelt in sweet and sour sauce, grilled seven-spice-flavored duck, simmered shrimp, deep-fried tofu mixed with vegetables

  • Chilled Dish

    Snow crab, kohada (gizzard shad), cucumber, spinach, nagaimo (Japanese mountain yam), young sprouts, rapeseed blossoms, tomato, roasted sake

  • Steamed Dish

    Steamed egg custard

  • Grilled Dish

    Edo-style sweet miso-flavored grilled beef wrapped in magnolia leaves

  • Bowl dish

    Steamed sea bream with turnip

  • Rice

    Grilled conger eel sushi, sweet vinegared ginger, clear soup

  • Dessert

    Matcha blancmange from Sushi Ginza Onodera, warabi mochi

  • Drink

    Coffee, tea

  • Last update: October 24, 2024

Ingredients

Wheat flour
Wheat flour
Egg
Egg
Milk
Milk
Shrimp
Shrimp
Crab
Crab
Crab
Fish
Crab
Duck
Beef
Beef
Alcohol
Alcohol

About Food Labeling

Food pictograms are displayed for 14 kinds of food items on this tour so that guests who cannot eat certain foods due to allergies, vegetarianism, religious reasons, etc. can enjoy the tour with peace of mind.
*Wine or sake bottles can be reserved in advance. On the bus, we will sell them by the glass. There will also be a number of alternative beverage menus available.
*Ingredients may vary depending on the season.
*All photos are used for reference only. Actual dishes may vary.

Drink menu inside bus

Bus Seat Information

Seat for Two

Seat for two

Seat for Three

Seat for Three

Seat for four

Seat for four

Rear seat for Four with roof

Rear seat for four with roof

レストランバス外観
レストランバス内観

*A and B seats will be facing away from the direction of travel. Please be careful.

  • For 2 guests and more

    This plan is "No-shared-table Plan". You will not be sharing a table with other group members.

  • For 5 guests or more

    If there are more than 5 people, tables may be separated.
    Booking by phone is also available.

    Customer Center

You can assign your seat in advance. If you have a seat preference, please specify it.
*The seat you reserve may be changed depending on the number of guests.

How to reserve a seat

Terms and Conditions

Tour Information
Duration 1 day
Travel form Agent Organized Tours
Minimum number of participants 4 people
*Whether the tour will be held is decided by 3 days prior to departure.
Transportation Charter bus
Booking Deadline Until 6:50 am 2days prior to departure
Tour conductor Not available
Planning and Operation Company
Company Name WILLER EXPRESS, Inc.
Location 1-18-13, Shinkiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 136-0082
License Number Japan Tourism Agency Registered Travel Agent No. 2-7818
Display Subscription Type Organized Tour Terms and Conditions
Items included in fee Bus Ride during the tour, dinner, additional option you choose
Items NOT included in fee The cost of transportation, personal beverages and use of facilities and paid equipment not included in the itinerary.
Notice Cancellation fee may be required when changing or canceling.
Cancellation Fee

11 days prior to departure

Free

10 days - 8 days prior to departure

20%

7days - 2 days prior to departure

30%

The day before departure

40%

The day of departure (Before departure)

50%

After departure

100%

Notice

  • Minimum number of participants required is 4 people. We will announce you by email or phone when the tour is canceled.
  • Ingredients on the food menu are subject to change depending on availability.
  • Bringing back any food offered on the bus is prohibited.
  • Bringing food into the bus is strictly prohibited due to food hygiene management.
  • There are no space to store any big luggage in the bus. Please join the tour with a small bag.
  • The seats you have been assigned may be subject to change depending on the number of passengers.
  • Fasten your seatbelt during the ride.
  • Kindly ask the staff inquires about facilities on the bus.
  • The tour may be canceled suddenly due to the vehicle failure. We will announce you as soon as possible if the tour is canceled.
  • The tour may canceled or schedule/route may vary depending on the climate and traffic conditions.

Drink menu inside bus

Alcohol(Glass)
  • Beer(Asahi Super Dry)
  • House wine red/white
  • Sparkling wine
  • Mio Sparling
  • DASSAI Sparkling
  • Whisky with soda
  • Lemon sour
  • Grapefruit sour
  • Cassis and orange cocktail
  • Ume soda
Sake (room temperature)
  • Hakkaisan (Tanrei Amakuchi)
  • Sawanoi (Daikarakuchi)
  • Masumi (Karakuchi)
Shochu
  • Enma (barley shochu)
  • Tomino Houzan (sweet potato shochu)
    (Shochu on the rocks, with soda or oolong tea)
Non-alcohol(Glass)
  • Non-alcohol sparkling wine
  • Non-alcohol beer
Soft Drink
  • Oolong tea
  • Apple juice
  • Orange juice
  • Ginger ale
  • Mineral water
  • Carbonated water
  • Coffee
  • Tea
Bottle Drink
  • Takun Reserva (Red/White)
  • Ginestet Bordeaux (Red/White)
  • Michel Lynch (Red/White)
  • Grand Reale Brut (White)

*Drinks are not included in the tour fee. Please confirm the price on the bus.

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*The above is an example