Tokyo Free Walking Tour®

Enjoy hot and humid summer; Tour Report of Meiji Jingu Shrine and Harajuku town, 6 July 2025

Thank you very much to the guests who participated in the tour. On that day we hosted 11 guests from USA, UK, France and Spain. It was a sunny, very hot and humid day. As promised, photos taken during the tour are posted here to recall fun memories we shared together. We've already entered the very summer season. So in such a hot and humid day, please do not forget to bring water, hat and cooling tools such as a fan when going outside. Luckily we could see the wedding procession at the shrine. A...

2025.07.08

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace Tour (July 5, 2025)

Thank you everyone for joining our tour! The last time I joined the tour as a guide was 7 years ago.A lot has changed since then - especially how we see so many foreign tourists is just mind-blowing. What doesn't change is the joy of getting to know interesting people from around the world, sharing our stories and learning new things. Not only do we explain about the history of Tokyo, we talk about our everyday lives in modern Japan. We do tours in 4 locations, each different and exciting. Join...

2025.07.06

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report of Asakusa on July 5, 2025

Many thanks for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Asakusa on July 5, 2025. We welcomed 12 guests from Australia, US, Austria and South Africa. 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 Group C Tanabata is a Japanese festival celebrated on July 7th, based on a romantic legend about two st...

2025.07.06

Asakusa

Free cool places and refreshing drinks in Asakusa, the Asakusa and Ueno Park tour on July 2

Many thanks for choosing Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Asakusa and Ueno Park on July 2. We welcomed 16 guests from Canada, America, Australia, Sweden and Belgium. It’s hot and humid, but we hope you enjoyed walking with us. As promised, the photos we took during the tour are posted. Hot days continue despite the ongoing rainy season. Wearing a hat, drinking a lot of water and staying in the shade are recommended to prevent heat stroke. The Sensoji Temple area can offer various cool places, water an...

2025.07.03

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Kicking Off Summer🍉: Ueno & Asakusa Tours (June 29, 2025)

June 30 marked the official start of summer at shrines across Japan, when people take part in Chinowa-Kuguri—the ancient ritual of passing through a giant wreath made of miscanthus grass to wash away the past six months’ impurities and pray for health and good fortune in the months ahead. On the Asakusa morning tour, our guests were fortunate to witness the ritual one day early, on June 29, alongside the opening of the summer festival at Asakusa Shrine.Together with the guests on our Ueno tour—w...

2025.06.30

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Asakusa Tour on June 28, 2025

Many thanks for joining us on our tours at Asakusa on June 28th. We welcomed 8 guests from the USA. 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 Today, there was a ring made of sacred grass or reeds in the precincts of Asakusa Shrine. It’s called Chinawa. Chinowa could be found at Shinto shrines. Visitors walk through the...

2025.06.29

Asakusa

2 Europeans helped Shogun’s governance of Japan: Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace, 28 June 2025

Many thanks to the guests who participated in the tour of that day. We hosted 8 people from USA. It was a very hot, humid and sunny day with strong sunlight. It is getting hotter day by day. When you visit Japan this time of the year, be sure to bring water and cooling tools with you outside. As promised, photos taken during the tour are posted to recall fun time we shared together. The East Garden we guide through was a castle premises of Shogun, commander in chief of all Samurai lords in Japan...

2025.06.29

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Crystal Clear Sky in the Rainy Season with “Wind God”😤 – Ueno Park/Asakusa on June 22nd

For those preparing for rain, a lucky break in this rainy season has delivered clear skies and relatively dry conditions, thanks to a strong breeze from the Wind God at Kaminari-mon (Thunder Gate).The unexpectedly powerful, mid-summer-like sunshine created cool shade beneath the trees. Our Ueno Park tour welcomed five guests from South Korea and the United States, while the Asakusa tour hosted nine guests from Italy, Saipan, Slovakia, and the United States. We appreciate our guests' interest in ...

2025.06.24

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Summertime in the East Garden of the Imperial Palace; Tour Report of 21 June 2025

Thank you to the guests who participated in the tour of the day. On that tour, we hosted 11 guests from USA, UK, China, Mexico, Singapore and France. It was a sunny and hot day. We enjoyed the tour with remaining irises in the garden. These are the photos taken during the tour to recall the fun time we shared together. oplus_34 Summer has already begun so it is getting hotter day by day. So if you are planning to visit Japan soon, please be prepared to bring water and cooling pads or sheets duri...

2025.06.22

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on Jun.19, 2025

Thank you for choosing our tour at East Garden of Imperial Palace on 19th June. We welcomed 10 guests from Germany, USA, Singapore, 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. These days, instead of experiencing more rainy days, we are seeing an unusual amount of summer days. This reminds us of “Furin”, one of the seasonal features of summer. “Furin” is “...

2025.06.20

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace