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The honor of receiving the Imperial Messenger : Tour report of Meiji Shrine and Harajuku Tour on Nov 3rd, 2024

On behalf of our guides, I just wanted to send a few words of gratitude. Thank you forjoining our tour at Meiji Shrine and Harajuku on Nov 3rd. We welcomed 22 guestsfrom USA, Germany, Singapore, Canada, Denmark, Italy, UK And France. The group was divided into four teams.This day was a sharp contrast to the previous day, with clear skies and a slightly sweaty temperature, so we enjoyed walking through the forest filled with signs of autumn and through the lively town.We’ve posted group photos an...

2024.11.04

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace, 2nd November 2024

Thank you for joining our tours of the eastern garden of the imperial palace on the 2nd of November. We welcomed 12 guests from Italy, Norway, Chile, UK, Germany and Japan in the morning tour (AM tour) and 26 guests from Singapore, Greece, UK, US, Colombia, France, Russia, Korea, Australia, Syria and Canada in the afternoon tour (PM tour). 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 f...

2024.11.04

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Haniwa sculptures, the Ueno Park tour on October 30

Thank you for spending your valuable time with us on October 30 at Ueno Park. We welcomed 9 people from Canada, America, India and Italy. It was rainy when we started but the weather turned nice. Some tree leaves at Ueno Park have just started to change color and autumn leaves will likely become most beautiful in a few weeks or so. We hope you enjoyed walking with us. As promised, we posted the pictures taken during the tour for your memory. One of our guests asked if there were any special exh...

2024.10.31

Ueno Park

Report on the tours of Asakusa and Ueno Park, Tokyo’s traditional, spirited area on Japan’s historic general election day, 27 October 2024

Thank you very much for participating in our tours on Japan’s general election for House of Representative members. The guides finished voting and then came to Asakusa and Ueno Park. The outcome of the election was the current ruling party fell short of majority so Japan might face the change of government soon for the first time in 12 years. On such election day, at Asakusa tour we hosted 20 guests from Canada Israel, Argentine, Brazil, Germany, Vietnam, USA, and Philippines in the morning and ...

2024.10.28

AsakusaUeno Park

Asakusa Tour on Oct. 26th, 2024; Trial of Saturday morning tour

Thank you very much for participating in the Asakusa Morning Tour held on Oct 26th!! We welcomed the total number of 20 Guests fromSweden, Philippine, US, Israel, Netherlands, Canada, UK, and Australia. We posted group photos and snapshots as promised. We hope you will be able to remember our tours with these photos!! Asakusa AM Group A Asakusa AM Group B As you know, Japan is a country where earthquakes are frequent. You may be worried about experiencing an earthquake while you are in Japan, es...

2024.10.27

Asakusa

Omikuji: Bad fortune Leads to Good fortune. (Tokyo Free Walking Tour, 2024.10.26)

Thank you for joining our Tokyo Free Walking Tour of the eastern garden of the imperial palace on October 26. We welcomed eighteen guests from Canada, USA, UK, Israel, Germany, Philippines. Our tours aren’t just about following a guide and listening. I hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us while touring the Imperial Palace Gardens, where the ruins of the Edo SHOGUN's Castle remain. Tokyo Free Walking Tour - East Garden of the Imperial Palace Group A Tokyo Free Walk...

2024.10.27

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Asakusa Tour Report on Oct.23

Thank you for choosing our tour at Asakusa on Oct.23,2024. We welcomed 9 guests from US, Swiss, Italy and Germany in the morning. 6 guests from Germany, Belgium and US in the afternoon. 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. On this day, Asakusa Shrine held a Sake Festival. Japanese Rice Wine Sake is deeply related to Japanese original religion Shinto. Sake is m...

2024.10.27

Asakusa

Tour Report: Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on Oct. 20th, 2024

Thank you for choosing our tour at Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on Oct 20th. We welcomed 19 guests from Israel, Germany, Netherlands, US, Italy, UK and Canada. 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. On this day, there was a traditional event where the Shinto priests would make and recite ”tanka”, traditional short poems with 31 syllables to each other. By chance, we ...

2024.10.23

Meiji Shrine and HarajukuReport

The East Garden of the Imperial Palace Tour on October 19, 2024

Many thanks for joining us on our tours at Imperial Palace on October 19. Today, we had an AM tour and a PM tour. As for the AM tour, we welcomed 19 guests from the UK, Germany, Italy, Argentina, Israel, the United States, Canada, India, and France, and as for the PM tour, we welcomed 7 guests from the United States, and Romania. 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 t...

2024.10.20

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Weekday tour report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on October 16, 2024

Thank you for choosing our tour at the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on October 16, 2024. We welcomed 10 guests from Canada, Singapore, Netherlands, and U.S.A. It was a little bit hot to have a tour and humid, but much better than that of last time. 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. In Autumn, Japan has a lot of Chakai（Tea ceremony）all over the Japan. ...

2024.10.18

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace