2025-04

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Will Your Wish Come True? Tour Report of Meiji Jingu Shrine and Harajuku Town, 24 April 2025

Many thanks to the guests who participated in the tour by Tokyo Free Walking Tour on that day. On that day we hosted 14 guests from Australia, USA, South Africa and UK. It was cloudy early in the morning but later the sky became clear and getting hotter. It seems summer is coming closer day by day. 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 shared. During the shrine tou...
Asakusa

Amazing, colorful and stunning azalea flowers at Nezu Shrine, the Asakusa and Ueno Park tours on April 23

Many thanks for participating in Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Asakusa and Ueno Park on April 23. We welcomed 27 people from America, UK, Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy, Hong Kong and Australia. Unfortunately, it was rainy all the time but we hope you enjoyed walking with us. The photos that we took during the tours are posted for your memory. oplus_32 oplus_32 oplus_32 Spring flowers after cherry blossoms are azaleas. Nezu Shrine near Ueno Park is one of the best azalea spots in Tokyo....
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Meet Your Friendly Tokyo Free Walking Tour Guide – April 19, Imperial Palace East Gardens

Hi, I'm Masa! I'm an English-speaking tour guide with Tokyo Free Walking Tour. Today, I had the pleasure of leading a wonderful group of international travelers through the Imperial Palace East Gardens. About MeI live in the suburbs of Tokyo with my wife and our dog. We have a daughter and a son, but since they've grown up, they've moved out and are living their own lives. Born and raised in Japan, I've spent nearly 60 years here and love sharing its rich history and culture. On weekdays, I work...
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Experience the OLD &NEW, Tour of Meiji Jingu Shrine and Harajuku town, 20 April 2025

Many thanks to the guests who participated in the tour of Tokyo Free Walking Tour on that day. On that day we hosted 42 guests from UK, Bulgaria, Romania, Israel, Australia, Germany, USA, Italy and Philippines. It was cloudy but moderately warm weather. 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 shared. In this tour, we can experience the old and new aspects of Japan as...
Asakusa

Tour Report of Asakusa on April 19, 2025

Many thanks for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Asakusa on April 19, 2025. We welcomed 16 guests from Australia, US, Germany, Russia, UK, China, Italy and Switzerland. 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. Easter falls on April 20th this year. However, unlike Christmas or Valentine’s Day, it has n...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report of The East Garden of the Imperial Palace on April 16, 2025 🌸

Thank you so much for choosing our tour at The East Garden of the Imperial Palace on April 16 . We welcomed 9 guests from Australia, Germany and USA. It was clear and good condition for walking 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 fun times we had. This year it was colder than usual, so the cherry blossoms lasted longer than we expected. The cherry blossom season in Tokyo...
Asakusa

The Finale of the Yearly Cherry Blossom Rhapsody: the April 13 Asakusa and Ueno tours

Thank you for having joined our free walking tour. This day, we welcomed 21 guests for the Asakusa AM and PM tours and 8 guests for the Ueno Park tour. It was occasionally rainy in the morning and drizzling in the afternoon, which accelerated the fall of cherry petals signaling the end of the season. Despite this weather, you were surely the luckiest visitors, being able to visit Tokyo at the peak season of cherry blossoms. Cherry flowers stay only for a week or two. Because of such vulnerabilit...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Cherry Blossoms still blossoming, Report on the tour to the East Garden of the Imperial Palace, 12 April 2025

Many thanks to the guests who participated in Tokyo Free Walking Tour of that day. On that day in the tour to the East Garden we hosted 36 people from Germany, Australia, Canada, USA, New Zealand, Philippine, Belgium and UK. It was a week after full-bloom of cherry blossoms so usually you can only view mostly faded out cherry trees but this season some still remain lasting longer than usual due to the cooler weather in recent days. We could luckily enjoy still blossoming cherry trees in the East...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

East Garden of Imperial Palace with cherry blossoms in full bloom.

Thank you for choosing our tour at East Garden of Imperial Palace on 5-April.  We welcomed 18 guests from USA, Israel, UK, Malaysia, Belgium, Czech Republic. 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. A group B group oppo_0 C group D group E group Ichi go ichi e(Once-in-a-lifetime meeting, Cherish this moment) This is once in a lifetime opportunity, known in Japanes...
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Tour Report of Meiji Shrine on April 6, 2025

Having welcomed 10 guests from US, Canada, Israel, Malaysia, we conducted the Meiji Shrine tour in 4 groups. As it gets warmer day by day, more visitors seem to pay a visit to the shrine. After the tour I walked around the area where we do not go on our tour. I have never walked farther into the north area of the shrine, which is the backside area from the main hall where there is the treasure house. The area and the path to the place is serene and different from the approach to the main hall. O...