January 2025 | Tokyo Free Walking Tour®

The tour report of Ueno and Asakusa on January 29th

Many thanks for joining us on our tours at Ueno in the morning and Asakusa in the afternoon on January 29th. We welcomed 21guests from 7 countries, UK, Taiwan, Germany, Australia, Indonesia, Iran and France. It was a tremendous opportunity for us to meet wonderful guests from many countries and to share interesting conversations. Also, it was really nice seeing some of you in both tours and having a previous guest again with her friend!! As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached so th...

2025.01.30

AsakusaUeno Park

A chilly winter day but a warm company with our worldwide guests

Thank you for having joined our walk. Today, we welcomed 15 guests for the Asakusa tour and 11 guests for the Ueno Park tour. The weather on Saturday was a little chilly with occasional gusts, but we were able to have a nice warm company exchanging variety of views and interests. We were also glad to have known that many of the guests today had already joined our different tours or would join others a few days later. Thank you again for your support. We notably had a few young guests today. I ho...

2025.01.27

AsakusaUeno Park

Silence of Winter in the East Garden of Imperial Palace on 25th January

Thank you for choosing our Tokyo Free walking Tour of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on 25th January. We welcomed 34 guests from Australia, France, Brazil, USA, New Zealand and Sweden. I hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us during the tour of silent winter before spring. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached to remember the fun times we had. A group B group C group D group Do you know the “Gashuin”? When I visited the temple and shrine I col...

2025.01.27

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

The sacred place of Maneki-Neko, the Asakusa tour on 22nd January

We appreciate your choice of Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Asakusa on 22nd January. Five guests from New Zealand, Spain, Britain, America and Bolivia were welcomed. The weather was mild in the middle of winter. Although the Nakamise Shopping Street was crowded with people, we hope you enjoyed exploring Sensoji Temple and Asakusa Shrine areas. As promised the photos we took during the tour are posted for your memory. Maneki-Neko, beckoning cats are one of the popular lucky cats sold at the Sensoji N...

2025.01.23

Asakusa

Report of Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on January 19, 2025 —New Sake arrived!

Thank you to those who participated in Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Meiji Shrine and Harajuku. We welcomed six guests from New Zealand, India, Iran, and Singapore. Some guests have been living in Japan for many years and know very well about Japan. The other guests visited Ryogoku Arena to watch the Grand Sumo Tournament. They said that it was so hard to get the tickets. The topics with our guests are various, and the talks are so interesting that we often learn many new things about Japan from th...

2025.01.20

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Plum flowers are beginning to bloom (Tokyo Free Walking Tour, 2025.1.18)

Thank you for joining our Tokyo Free Walking Tour of the east gardens of the imperial palace on January 18th. We welcomed 30 guests from , Australia, Singapore, Ireland, Philippine, US, UK, Portugal, China, Greece and Finland. 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 Im...

2025.01.19

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report of Asakusa on January 18, 2025

Many thanks for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Asakusa on January 18, 2025. We welcomed 9 guests from Australia and Sweden. 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. Group A Group B Some guests asked why they could see many students wearing their school uniforms even on the weekend on the public trai...

2025.01.19

Asakusa

Ueno Tour on Jan.15th; Pleasant day with lots of culture and history

On behalf of our guides, I just wanted to send a few words of gratitude. Thank you for joining our tour at Ueno Park on January 15th. We welcomed a guest from Indonesia who lives in Japan. She was very interested in Japanese culture and history and asked us many questions. She said "Mottainai, What a waste! in English, without knowing Japan while visiting". That's true!! We had a great time talking with her in the wonderful weather like early spring. We’ve posted group photos and snapshots to lo...

2025.01.16

Ueno Park

Asakusa Tour on Jan. 12th, 2025;　Still in the mood of Osho-gatu or the beginning of the year

Thank you very much for participating in the Asakusa Tour held on Jan 12th!! We welcomed 27 Guests from Mexico, Australia, US, Malaysia and drop in guests. Nakamise shopping street was still decorated with Osho-gatsu ornament which made us still in fresh mood. As we were informed beforehand that bunch of boys and girls will join, we welcomed guests with five Teams with total 13 Guides. We really hope you enjoyed our tour despite the chilly weather. We posted group photos and snapshots as p...

2025.01.13

Asakusa

The Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace, 11th January 2025

Thank you for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour in the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on the 11th of January. 15 guests from US, UK, Brazil, Greece and Philippines. 8 of 15 guests met our tour by chance at the Otemon Gate which is the middle part of the tour and they jumped in on site! We are very happy to have guided you all. Hopefully, our guests enjoyed our Tokyo Free Walking Tour! As promised, group photos are attached to remember the fun times we had. Group A Group B oppo_0 Group C One of...

2025.01.12

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace