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East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Imperial Palace East Garden tours on May 3

Thank you for choosing our tour atImperial Palace East Garden on May 3. We welcomed 31 guests from US,SLOVAKIA,FRANCE,NZ,CANADA,DENMARK,ISRAEL,INDIA,GERMANY and UK. I hope all of you enjoyedand shared interesting conversations with us during the tour. As promised, groupphotos and snapshots are attached to remember the fun times we had. Group A Group B oplus_2 oppo_0 oppo_0 Group C Group D Group E Golden Week has come In Japan, the period from April 29 to May 6 is known as Golden Week, one of the...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Imperial Palace East Garden on February 22nd,2025

Thank you for choosing our tour at Imperial Palace East Garden on February 22nd. We welcomed 10 guests from UK, USA, Australia and India. I hope all of you enjoyedand shared interesting conversations with us during the tour. As promised, groupphotos and snapshots are attached to remember the fun times we had. Some flowers have begun to bloom in the Garden.Right now, the plum blossoms are at their peak, and the Kanzakura (early-blooming cherry blossoms) are also in bloom.Camellias and sasanquas a...
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Temporary Suspension of Tours

(Updated Apr 7)Tokyo Free Walking Tour will suspend all of its tours until further notice, in light of the situation surrounding COVID-19. The health and safety of our guests has always been our priority. The suspension was decided observing the latest advisory from the government and health authorities. We will announce on this website on any updates on when we resume our tours. We apologize for any inconveniences, and very much appreciate your understanding. We are all in this together, and we...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Important notice on our East Gardens of the Imperial Palace tour

Please be advised of the recent situations that may affect our tour. The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace is being prepared for a once-in-a-reign Ceremony in November by the new Emperor. Some areas of the Gardens are closed down to erect a special ceremonial complex built just for this occasion.As the Ceremony nears and the construction progresses, these close-downs may necessitate us to modify or cancel our East Gardens tour. We will keep you posted on the developments. Please also refer to ...
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Important Notice regarding Our Tours

Please be advised of the recent situations that may affect our tour. Tokyo is experiencing an unprecedented heat wave this summer with temperatures nearing 40 degrees celcius (100 fahrenheit). Our tours may be modified or canceled without prior notice in order to protect the health of our guests and guides.The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace is being prepared for the Ceremony by the new Emperor in November. The Gardens are currently partially closed down; as the Ceremony nears and the constr...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

On Bushido, or the Samurai Way (June 2nd)

It was a pleasant day just before the start of the rain season. I had just finished sharing the story of the 47 samurais who willingly gave up their livesforthe honor of their master. Aguest from the UK asked aquestion - "When did such ideals of the samurai way come about? Is such mentality still common in the society?" There is a perfect bookon this subject. It isBushido: TheSoul of Japan, originallywritten in English in1899 (textavailableonline). The book was written by the Japanese educator I...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (May 26 morning)

Thank you so much for joining TFWT for the morning tour on May 26th. We welcomed 8 guests from USA and India. A family, a lady and a group of three men. We enjoyed walkingunder the beautiful weather in May. Now irises were blooming in Ninomaru garden. For another month will be the best time to come and enjoy the irises. Hydrangeas are beginning to bloom in the Honmaru area. Even after the cherry blossoms, we can enjoy a lot of flowers in this Imperial palace garden. This is a place to enjoy fres...
Asakusa

Tour Report on August 20 , Asakusa areas

Thank you for coming Asakusa areas. We welcomed several guests on that day and briefly introduced ourselves. Right after that, we started our tour with climbing the roof top of Asakusa Tourist Information Center, where we enjoyed seeing the breathtaking views of these historical areas. Normally, we visit seven spots in this Asakusa strolling and conclude at Asakusa Shinto Shrine. Recently, rainy and overcast conditions have prevailed and lasted a half month in most of Japan. It has highly likely...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report on August 19

Thank you so much for joining our tour on August 19 in muggy weather. I sincerely appreciate the participation of 31 friendly guests from almost all the continents and hope some of you enjoyed the instant kimono afterwards. Also it was lucky that we could complete the tour before heavy rain. There is a small museum of the Imperial collection(Sannomaru Shozokan)at the East Gardens on our walking tour route. They have nearly 10,000 priceless treasures such as the pictures and art products which ha...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report: August 12, 2017

] Japan enters the "bon" summer vacation week when people return to their hometowns and get together with their families and friends. It is one of the busiest times of the year for public transport, when highways are clogged and train reservations are near impossible, so good luck to our 36 guests for their remainder of their stay in Japan! The weather forecast for Saturday was initially very tricky, but it turned out to be one of the better days, cloudy with occasional sunshine. I went with a g...