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Tour Report of Asakusa and Ueno Park on March 23, 2025

Many thanks for joining Tokyo Free Walking tour at Asakusa and Ueno Park on March 23, 2025. We welcomed 26 guests from USA, UK, Brazil, Australia, Philippines, Canada, Italy and Mexico. It was a tremendous opportunity for us to meet wonderful guests from many countries and share interesting conversations. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached so that you can remember the fun times we had during the tour. Asakusa AM Group A Asakusa AM Group B Asakusa AM Group C Asakusa PM Group A A...

2025.03.23

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Spring has come and what a beautiful day it is!

Thank you for choosing our tour at the east garden of Imperial palace on 22nd March. We welcomed 19 guests from USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Ireland, Spain and Chill. I hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us during the tour in the beautiful spring day. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached to remember the fun times we had. <Group A> <Group B> <Group C> After the tour, we have instant Kimono time. You can put on it in 30 second and ...

2025.03.23

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

“A New Beginning in life” Tour report of the Eastern Garden of the Imperial Palace on March 20

Thank you for joining the Tokyo Free Walking Tour at the eastern garden of the Imperial Palace on March 20. We were delighted to welcome 29 guests from Mexico, Australia, Austria, Germany, Spain, Brazil, the UK, the US, Israel, and Argentina. Despite yesterday's unseasonal snowfall and severe cold in Tokyo, today we enjoyed a pleasant excursion in great weather. We hope you had a wonderful time exploring, engaging in interesting conversations with our guides and fellow participants. As promised,...

2025.03.21

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The newly re-opened Shitamachi Museum, the Asakusa and Ueno Park tours on March 19

Thank you for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Asakusa and Ueno Park on March 19. We welcomed seven people from Philippines, Netherlands, Canada, America and Brazil. In fact, it snowed rapidly and was cold in the morning on that day. Nevertheless, we appreciate very much that you kindly participated in our tour in spite of the bad weather. Having said that, the long-awaited cherry blossom season is finally here. We could admire the early cherry blossoms bloom in Ueno Park. As mentioned, the ph...

2025.03.20

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Meiji Shrine and Harajuku Tour on March 16, 2025

Thank you for choosing our tour at Meiji Shrine and Harajuku tour on March 16, 2025. We welcomed 16 guests from USA, Canada, Singapore and China. 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 Group D Group E Despite the chilly, rainy weather, we welcomed 16 guests. As you may know, graduation ceremonies in Japan take place in March. A typical ce...

2025.03.16

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on March 15, 2025

Having welcomed 23 guests from various countries of US, Canada, UK, Austraila, Itaty, Germany, Taiwan, Israel, China. We conducted the tour in 4 groups. I was hipping around from group to group to see if every guest was enjoying the tour. Our tour is characterized by each group consisting of around ten guests with a few guides so that the guests could enjoy conversation with local Japanese, or the guides. Due to the increase of the foreign tourists in Japan, guided tour is also popular among the...

2025.03.16

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Asakusa Tour on March 15, 2025

Many thanks for joining us on our tours at Asakusa in the morning on March 15th. We welcomed 9 guests from Austria, the U.K., and the Netherlands. It was a tremendous opportunity for us to meet wonderful guests from many countries and to share interesting conversations. We’ve posted group photos and snapshots so that you can look back on the fun times we had. <GoupA> Today's tour consisted of two groups: one with three guides and six guests plus a child, and one with two guides and two guests. T...

2025.03.15

Asakusa

Imperial Palace East Garden on March 9th, 2025

Thank you for choosing our tour at Imperial Palace East Garden on March 8th. We welcomed 41 guests from Spain, USA, UK, Canada, Australia, France, Brazil, Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Malaysia. Despite the chilly and rainy weather, we hope you still had a wonderful time exploring with us and engaging in great conversations throughout the tour. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached to remember the fun times we had. Early March is the perfect time to admire the plum blossoms (ume) at...

2025.03.11

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Nio Guardian! Tour Report of Asakusa and Ueno Park on March 9, 2025

Thank you for choosing our tour at Asakusa and Ueno Park on March 9. We welcomed 31 people from U.S.A., Germany, Canada, Netherland, Singapore, United Kingdom, Spain,India, New Zealand and Philippines. 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. At Hozomon Gate of Senso-ji Temple, there are two magnificent Nio statues standing as a pair. The Nio statues are guardian...

2025.03.10

AsakusaReportUeno Park

Tour Report of Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on March 2, 2025

Many thanks to those who participated in Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Meiji Shrine and Harajuku. It was so cheerful that it felt like we jumped straight into the middle of Spring today. On such a lovely day, we welcomed 11 guests from Germany, USA, Italy and Spain. The conversations with the guests covered a wide range of topics: scholarship system, tuition-free education, Indian feng shui, and so on. One guest recommended her favorite restaurants in Tokyo. Some other guests joined our Asakusa or ...

2025.03.03

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku