The tour starts at one of the tower clocks which shows the story of Edo lifestyle at 12:45 pm. We will learn how Ningyocho was created .

We will stop at the Ningyoyaki cake shop which was founded 116 years ago. This shop is the original store which started making the Ningyoyaki with red bean paste inside. If the shop is less crowded, we can walk to the back of the shop to observe how Ningyoyaki is being made. We will try one of Ningyoyaki which was made in front of you.

Amazake Yokocho, as the name implies, still has several amazake shops. What is Amazake? There are 2 types of Amazake. In summer we will enjoy cold “Kome-koji Amazake” : This form of Amakaze is made from Kome-koji, which is steamed rice combined with rice malt. It is non-alcoholic and naturally a slightly sweet drink. In winter we will enjoy warm “Sake-kasu Amazake” : This form of Amakaze is made from sake lees called Sake-kasu. Some sugar is added to it because Sake-kasu is not sweet. Sake-kasu Amazake may contain less than 1% alcohol. In Japan, drinks that have less than 1% alcohol are counted as non-alcoholic beverages. We will walk through the allies in Ningyocho stopping at several shops. Most of them have been in the business for more than 100 years within the family. We will talk about the history and culture in this area. We will try a few more snacks as we walk along. Some of them are sweets and others are savoury.