2024-03

Asakusa

The origin of Sensoji Temple, Asakusa tour on March 27

Thank you so much for joining our tour in Asakusa on March 27. We welcomed as many as 26 people from Canada, America, Argentina, Germany, Israel and Australia. It was a nice spring weather. Anticipated Cherry blossoms haven’t started to flower yet at the Sensoji Temple grounds. Perhaps, the unusual weather conditions may have delayed cherry blossoms. Temperatures are expected to rise for the next days and cherry blossoms will bloom very soon. The Nakamise Shopping Street was very crowded with pe...
Asakusa

Sakura season: Asakusa and Ueno Park Tour on March 24, 2024

Many thanks for joining our tours at Asakusa and Ueno Park on March 24, 2024. We welcomed 52 guests from the US, Canada, Italy, Australia, Spain, India, Turkey, UK, France, Ireland, Argentina, and, Germany. 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> Cherry blossom season is coming, and many tour...
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Tour Report of Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on March 17, 2024: Sakura season is just around the corner!

Thank you to those who participated in the Tokyo Free Walking Tour (TFWT) at Meiji Shrine & Harajuku today, which was a little bit windy, but a sunny and crispy day. There was a St. Patrick’s Day parade on Omotesando street, and also because more and more tourists are visiting Japan looking forward to viewing Sakura, Cherry Blossoms, both Meiji Jingu and Harajuku were so crowded. We welcomed 8 guests from the USA, Germany and the UK. We hope you all enjoyed and shared interesting and joyful conv...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

The East Garden of the Imperial Palace Tour on March 16, 2024

Many thanks for joining us on our tours at Imperial Palace in the afternoon on March 16th. We welcomed 15 guests from the United States, Germany, Hungary, and Argentina. 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. GroupA GroupB GroupC Currently, the forecast for cherry blossom blooming in the Tokyo area is March 22. So the cher...
Asakusa

Coming soon! Golden Dragon Dance at Sensoji Temple in Asakusa! Tour Report of Asakusa and Ueno Park on March 10,2024

Thank you for choosing our tour at Asakusa and Ueno Park on March 10. We welcomed 34 people from USA, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Singapore, Netherland, Israel, UK, Germany, South Korea and Russia. 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.      We would like to let you know about one of the annual events of Sensoji Temple. The Golden dragon dance will be performed i...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace 9 March 2024, Find the Tokyo Tower

Thank you very much for participating in the tour of that day. On that day we hosted 22 guests from Italy, USA, Singapore, South Korea, and Chile. The weather was fine although it was sometimes windy and overall cold. We enjoyed the stroll of the garden looking out the transition of the season from winter to spring. We hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us during the tour. As promised, group photos and snap shots are attached to remember the fun times we had. The i...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Weekday Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on March 5 2024

Thank you for choosing our weekday tour at the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on March 5. We welcomed 10 guests from Greece, Switzerland, Vietnam, and Malaysia. I hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us during the tour. As promised, group photos and snap shots are attached to remember the fun times we had. It was cold and a light rain. We were so surprised that one of our guests ran the Tokyo marathon and completed the race. That was amazing! The latest announcem...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report on the East Garden of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, 2 March 2024

Many thanks to the guests who joined the tour on that day. We welcomed 7 guests from USA, Singapore, UK and Belgium. 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. Recently I watched TV news that flea market in Japan is very popular for foreign visitors. Going to flea market is main reason to come to Japan for some of them. I thought that just old or unnecessary items w...
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Tour Report of Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on March 3rd, 2024 : Hinamatsuri (Doll’s Festival Day)

Thank you to those who participated in the Tokyo Free Walking Tour (TFWT) at Meiji Shrine & Harajuku today.  Today was the most suitable and comfortable day for walking.  Moreover, today was “Taian,” the most auspicious day in the old Japanese 6-day calendar, so our guests luckily met five or six traditional Shinto wedding processions and several families with a new-born baby. We welcomed 5 guests from Switzerland, USA, and Germany.  We hope you all enjoyed and shared interesting and joyful conv...
Asakusa

Enjoy kinomo experience tour in Asakusa on February 28th

Thank you so much for joining our tours at Asakusa in the morning on Feb 28th. We welcomed 16 guests in total from America, Australia, Spain, Brazil, Ireland, Holland and Canada. We 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 recent days we often see many foreign women wearing Japanese kimono and enjoy taking a photo in front of Sensoji temple or Asakusa shrine. In ...