Asakusa

Asakusa and Ueno Park tour on October 8

Thank you for choosing our tour at Asakusa and UenoPark on October 8. We welcomed 27 guests from Switzerland, UK, India, Philippine, Spain, Argentina, Brazil and Australia. I hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us during the tour. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached to remember the fun times we had. Group photos Remembering fun time we shared 和敬清寂(Wa-Kei-Sei-Jaku) Do you like Maccha tea ? Have you experienced a tea ceremony ? 和敬清寂(Wa-Kei-Sei-Jaku) i...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Passers-by Couldn’t Resist Joining our Tours: Welcoming More Than 10 Drop-in Guests along the Way

Thank you for having joined our October 4th tours. The occasional autumn rain caught us a few times, but gladly, we were able to complete the route. Thank you for your patience and cooperation. The cover picture shows the biggest group I’ve ever guided. We accepted eager drop-in guests and the group turned out to be a big, cheerful and sociable group. I hope everybody一including the two-year-old adorable visitor一enjoyed the company. We are also grateful for your enthusiastic participation in the ...
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Enjoy the moon viewing! : Tour report of Meiji jingu and Harajyuku Tour on October 5

Thank you for choosing our tour at Meiji Jingu and Harajuku on October 5. We welcomed 18 guests from Germany, Spain, USA, Canada, China, and France. I hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us during the tour. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached to remember the fun times we had. Group A Group B Group C Yesterday, many people gathered at Maiji Shrine for a memorial service for the dolls. In addition, there were many families celebrating Shichi-go-san(fo...
Asakusa

“October is called Kami-nazuki”; Tour Report of Asakusa on October 4, 2025

Thank you for choosing our tour at Asakusa on October 4. We welcomed 18 guests from Germany, Australia, UK, Bolivia, France,Brazil and Czech Republic. I hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us during the tour. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached to remember the fun times we had. The Asakusa Lantern Festival will be held from October 4th to October 11th. Lanterns will be lit from sunset to 9:30pm for a week from the 4th. It's a truly fantastical festi...
Asakusa

It’s a small world; Report of Asakusa and Ueno Park tours, 1 October 2025

Many thanks to the guests who joined the tours of the day. On that day we hosted 13 people from Malaysia, Australia, South Africa, and Israel at Sensoji temple, Asakusa in the morning and 4 people from USA, UK and Israel in Ueno Park in the afternoon. The weather was cloudy and sometimes raining. But thanks to the cloudiness, the temperature was lowered so we didn't feel hot at all. We hope all of the guests enjoyed the tours and conversation with the guides. As promised photos taken during the ...
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A brand-new tour at Yanaka&Nezu on Nov 1st and 20th

Tokyo Free Waking Tour is delighted to inform you that we are going to begin a new tour at Yanaka & Nezu, adjacent to Ueno Park in Tokyo. There will be trial tours twice on November 1st(Sat) and 20th(Thu) at 2pm. Meeting place will be outside the West Exit of JR Nippori Station. Drop off location: Nezu Shrine. Duration: two hoursSince there was little damage from natural disasters and wars at Yanaka & Nezu, old houses and stores remain. Some old houses have been renovated and converted into cafe...
Asakusa

Three reasons why you should watch Kabuki , Tour Report of Asakusa and Ueno Park on Sep 28th, 2025

Three reasons why you should watch Kabuki : Tokyo Free Walking Tour of Asakusa and Ueno. Have you watched the movie "National Treasure" ?
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

The beginning of Autumn; Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace, 27 September 2025

Many thanks to the guests who joined the tour of the day from all over the world. We hosted 24 guests from China, USA, Australia, Germany, Belgium, New Zealand, Mexico, Italy, Spain, UK and Nederland. It was a mildly warm day despite we’ve already entered Autumn season as blossoming spider lilies can be seen in the tour route. In Japan Spider Lily is called “Manjushage” or “Higan-bana (Flowers of Equinox) as a sign of the beginning of Autumn season. As promised photos taken during the tour are p...
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Autumn has started! Tour report of Meiji Jingu and Harajuku tour on September 22.

Thank you for choosing our tour at Meiji Jingu and Harajuku on September 22. We welcomed 13 guests from Malaysia, Australia, USA and Israel. I hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us during the tour. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached to remember the fun times we had. It was so comfortable day to have a walking tour. We enjoyed strolling Meiji Jingu Shrine without sweating. The day of that tour was the first day of the Autumn “Ohigan.” “Ohigan" is a...
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Tour Report: Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on September 21, 2025

Explore the Meiji Shrine and Harajuku on a free walking tour in Tokyo and also learn about Sumo history.