2024-05

Ueno Park

Exploring the Toilet Museum, the Ueno Park tour on May 29

Thank you for joining the tour on May 29 at Ueno Park. We welcomed eight people from Australia, America, Germany and Poland. The weather was fine and we hope you enjoyed walking with us. The photos we took during the tour are posted. Ueno Park is known for a significant cultural center in Tokyo. In addition to the seven museums, there is a unique museum called ‘Toilet Museum’ making the park more artistic. The Toilet Museum was built four years ago when it was renewed. After being asked by the T...
2024.05.30
Ueno Park
Asakusa

Tsuyu and Hydrangea: Asakusa and Ueno Park Tour on May 26, 2024

Many thanks for joining our tours at Asakusa and Ueno Park on May 26, 2024. We welcomed 24 guests from US, Australia, India, Israel, Germany, Spain and Poland 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 Hydrangea in Ueno Park Ueno Park Group A Ueno P...
2024.05.26
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East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Come and join the fun! Tour Report of the Imperial Palace East Garden on 25 May, 2024

Hi, guys! Planning a trip to Tokyo? Why not join our super fun and free walking tour? We're Tokyo Free Walking Tour (TFWT), a lively group of English-speaking locals who are passionate about Japanese traditions and love meeting people from around the world. Today, we had an awesome walking tour of the Imperial Palace East Garden. Ten of our enthusiastic guides welcomed 24 wonderful guests from all over the world at Tokyo Station. We split into four groups, with 2 or 3 guides per group, making su...
2024.05.26
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Asakusa

One of the best souvenirs in Japan is a “Commemorative postage stamp”! Tour Report of Asakusa on May 22, 2024

Thank you for choosing our tour at Asakusa on May 22. We welcomed 12 people from U.S.A., Australia, New Zealand and Spain. 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. 　　 　　 I think one of the best souvenirs in Japan is a commemorative postage stamp. Commemorative postage stamp can provide various information about Japan such as culture, food, scenery, history, art et...
2024.05.22
Asakusa
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Tour Report on Meiji Jingu Shrine and Harajuku Tour, 19 May 2024; Is Shintoism a “Religion”?

Thank you very much to the guests who joined the tour. The weather was cloudy but the temperature was moderate just as this time of the year. On this tour we hosted 9 guests from USA, India, Singapore and New Zealand. We hope everybody enjoyed the tour and conversation with us and other guests. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached to remember the fun times we had. As we explain on the tour, Meiji Jingu shrine is where Meiji Emperor and Empress are enshrined as the divine gods. Th...
2024.05.20
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on 18 May 2024, Guiding in the area where Japan’s governance has taken place for centuries

Many thanks to the guests who participated in the tour to the East Garden of the Imperial Palace located just next to Japan's governmental section. On the tour of the day we hosted 13 guests from India, Australia, Canada, France, and Singapore. The weather was unusually hot in this time of the year. So we try to get into shaded areas while guiding.  We hope everybody enjoyed the tour and conversation with us and other guests. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached to remember the f...
2024.05.20
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Beautiful carps are waiting, too. Tour report on May 14, 2024 at East Garden of the Imperial Palace

Thank you for joining our tour at the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on May 14, 2024. We welcomed 15 guests from Canada, Poland, Spain, USA, Germany and Singapore We hope everybody enjoyed the tour and conversation with us and other guests. Courtesy of our guests, we can post the photos of today’s tour which might interest you to join next time. Group A Group B Group C On previous day, we had a heavy rain in Tokyo. Today, someone had a strong luck to attract a very fine weather. The period b...
2024.05.15
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace
Asakusa

Report of 12 May 2024 tours, Experience Paris in Asakusa and Ueno Park

Hello, everyone. I am Masa, one of the guides who hosted the Asakusa tour in the morning. I am reporting on tours of the day. As a tour guide for foreign guests, I realised it is important to know how our guests feel when they travel in Japan. Thus I traveled to one of the world's most famous tourist spots to take a glimpse of how foreign tourists view our country a few month ago. I included my analysis of this agenda in this report. Firstly, thank you very much to the guests who participated in...
2024.05.14
AsakusaUeno Park
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

East garden of Imperial palace tour on May 11

Thank you for choosing our tour at the East Garden of Imperial Palace on 11 th May. We welcomed 24 guests from US, UK, Australia, Ireland, India, Argentina, Iran and El Salvador. 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> In our tour, we head for castle palace area through three guard house. Second house is the biggest called Hyakunin-B...
2024.05.12
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Does even deities change his clothes for summer season…? : Tour Report of Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on May 5, 2024

Thank you so much for having choose our walking tour on May 5, 2024 at Meiji Shrine & Harajuku. We welcomed 11 guests from US, UK, Poland, Finland, Singapore and Argentina, and had a precious time with them. Here are many good pictures we took during the tour attached. We hope all you enjoy! Group A Group B Group C Group D At this day, Meiji shrine had one of the annual event called "Onzo-sai", which was for changing deities' clothes from winter ones to summers ones. Almost all priests of Meiji ...
2024.05.11
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku
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