Gyoda Tabi Shoes Cultural Walking Tour
Overview
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3 hours
Mobile ticket
Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture, located about one hour from central Tokyo, is the largest producer of Tabi Shoes in Japan and is recognized as a Japan Heritage site as “Gyoda, a town of Tabi Shoes warehouses that continues to support the footwear culture.
In this tour, visitors will choose their favorite “Gyoda Tabi Shoes” and “Yukitadas” and actually walk around the town of Tabi Shoes warehouses with a guide to experience the kimono culture and enjoy the history and culture of “Gyoda Tabi Shoes” in the town of the most famous Tabi Shoes in Japan. Visitors will also enjoy the history and culture of Tabi Shoes and food culture by touring a Tabi Shoes warehouse and a Tabi Shoes factory, as well as local cuisine. Visitors can also enjoy the “Gyoda Hanahancozu”, where they can see beautiful flowers.
We hope you will enjoy a special moment in the town of Tabi Shoes, a Japanese Heritage Site.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Kanko Bussankan Buratto Gyoda
Choose the Gyoda tabi socks you will wear on the tour. Enjoy free Gyoda City sightseeing maps, souvenir stores and more!
Eat jelly fries, a local food。The Chujirou warehouse is a historical building designated as a Japan Heritage component cultural property and a nationally registered tangible cultural property.
What‘s Included
Jelly fries(LOCAL FOOD) ・Jumangoku manju (japasee buns)
足袋(Japanese socks with split toe)
In-person guide is not licensed or certified
Zori sandals
guide Tip
Options
Gyoda Tabi Shoes Cultural Walking Tour
Chinese Guide travel together
Chinese Guide travel together
Reviews
7 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Tabi Shoes Walking Tour in Japan
TadayoshiY3,Jan 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was very informative and I learned a lot. It was my first time to go to Gyoda in Saitama and I look forward to coming back again. The highlight of the tour was going to the tabi factory and watching the craftsman work.
Kind and lovely experience
Carla R,Jan 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I learnt a lot about Tabi, and tried good snacks! I suggest you try to walk with Tabi, I loved it! Guide and store staff were so kind!
Experience a unique side of Japan
amyfY3846HC,Jan 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A very informative tour with a great mix of learning about local food, local history, and manufacturing that is still surprisingly still occurring here.
Step into local history
jennysP149RD,Jan 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very informative and interesting! We had a lot of stops covered in a few hours, covering Gyoda's rich history and sample of local delicacies. Highly recommended.
Socks, shrine and snacks
Navigate56919073523,Jan 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Mitch-San was a great guide. He told us a lot of information about the history of Gyōda, Tabi and we enjoyed 2 local snacks. We also visited a really beautiful shrine. The highlight for me was visiting the Tabi factory. It was absolutely fascinating. I’ve never experienced anything like that before and to see the process of making the Tabi socks felt really special. It’s something most people can’t see so I think it was worth joining the tour. I want to wear Tabi socks more often now!
Very fun!
731ashec,Jan 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Experience the traditional Japanese culture "footbag" factory, old sewing machines, experienced old masters, and delicious gifts can be bought. A professional Chinese tour guide explained that the whole trip was not cold, and with friends went and bought and ate, and took a lot of memorial photos!
Will also want to play again
Odyssey16111373771,Jan 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Probably because of the winter relationship, today the wind is great. But Miss Tour was very kind to take us along the beautiful streets, visiting the factory and warehouse of the footbag. Passed by the Sandwich store and the Zelliflay store, it was delicious.
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