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Ueno Park

Quintessential Ueno Park Tour on July 14 at 1:30pm

Welcome to Tokyo Free Walking Tour! We offer the four different walking tours in Tokyo and Ueno Park is the latest tour. Our tour is operated by the volunteer guides but all of them have unrivaled knowledge and experiences with some jokes. Since the tour usually has small groups of people, you will enjoy an intimate atmosphere with us and we won’t give boring lectures. Ueno Park is about 140 years old and was indeed the family temple of the ruling Tokugawa clan in the feudal period. Take a walk ...
2019.07.13
Ueno Park
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

July 7 Meijijinngu and Harajuku tour: It rained here How was it at the Milky Way?

Today it rained continuously during the tour and we felt chilly for the month of July. Despite the weather we could welcome 11 guests at the starting point, the first Torii gate of the Meijijingu shrine. All the guests were from USA except for a guest from Germany. We divided the guests into four small groups, 2 or 3 guests for each, so that our guides could be as attentive as possible to each individual guest. The shrine’s inner garden and the Takeshita-dori Street seemed to be a little bit les...
2019.07.08
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report on Jul. 6th (Tour of The East Garden of the Imperial Palace)

Thank you for joining our tour of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on Jul. 6th. We had 22 guests. They were from Australia(3), Brazil(2), Canada(5), Germany(1), Sweden(2) and U.S.A.(9). Even though in the middle of the rainy season, it did not rain and was luckily cooler than usual. Our guests enjoyed taking pictures of historic sites covered by verdure. The Star Festival called "Tanabata" based on the legend from China is held on the night of Jul. 7th in Japan. The legend is about a young...
2019.07.07
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Enjoyed green in the heart of Tokyo: The East Garden of Imperial Palace Tour on June 29, 2019

Thank you for joining our tour to the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on June 29. We welcomed 15 guests from UK(2), Spain(3), USA(5), Germany(1), Canada(2), and Argentina(2). We divided them in to 4 groups. The weather was raining at the beginning but the rain let up during our tour. Once we got into East Garden, we totally forgot we were in the center of Tokyo. It was totally covered with fresh and bright green, the moisture helped to make its green much more vibrant. In the main field of Ea...
2019.06.30
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace
Asakusa

WELCOMED 20 GUESTS FROM HAWAII : JUNE 25 ASAKUSA PRIVATE TOUR

Tokyo Free Walking Tour provides with 4 route tours regularly: East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Saturday, weekly & weekday once a month) Asakusa (Sunday, bi-weekly) Meiji Jingu Shrine & Harajuku (Sunday, bi-weekly) Ueno (Sunday, bi-weekly) (Please refer to our calendar : In addition to regular tours listed above, TFWT also offers private tours based on request, but only if we can arrange tour guides. The Asakusa tour held on June 25 was the good example. We welcomed 20 guests from Hawaii, wh...
2019.06.29
Asakusa
Asakusa

Let’s enjoy rainy season in Japan: 　 June 23 ASAKUSA & UENO tour

Thank you for your participation to “Tokyo Free Walking Tour - Asakusa Route & Ueno Route” on June 23 Sunday. We welcomed 20 guests from Australia, Bulgaria, Germany, India, Switzerland, UK & USA. The clouds hang low all day, thus during the tours we worried when it starts to rain. But the deity of weather was on our side! Probably you might be aware that it is the rainy season in most part of Japan right now and we’ve been having humid weather. Does this sound depressing? That makes sense. But ...
2019.06.24
Asakusa
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

ENJOYED CHATTING IN RAINY DAY REPORTING FROM THE EAST GARDENS OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE (JUNE.22)

Thank you for joining our Tokyo Free Working Tour on June.22. We welcomed a total of 30 guests from: UK(5), Spain(2), Sweden(4), USA(3), Russia(1), Germany(2), Australia(4), Swiss(1), Brasil(4) and Italia(4). During the tour, it rained on and off but we could enjoy the tour with all of our guests. Still enjoyable many blue colors in the east side of garden. In the rainyseason, multiple varieties of iris and hydrangea entertain us with raindrops. So that you don't need to worry about the weather ...
2019.06.23
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

TOUR REPORT ON June 18, 2019(THE EAST GARDEN OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE)

Thank you for joining our tour to the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on June 18. We welcomed 21 guests from USA, UK, Israel, Italy, Canada, Taiwan, Germany, Pakistan, and Bolivia. We divided in to 4 groups. The weather was humid and hot like summer. We enjoyed our walking tour and wonderful conversation very much. And we enjoyed various kind of beautiful iris flowers in Ninomaru garden. (Typical Japanese Garden) Introducing hot springs in Japan. We Japanese love onsen! It is not too much to ...
2019.06.20
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Sunny Day Tour During Rainy Season — @Meiji Jingu Shrine & Harajuku on June 16, 2019

Thank you so much for joining our tour at Meiji Jingu Shrine & Harajuku area on June 16. We welcomed 12 guests from Pakistan, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and France! The rainy season had already started in Tokyo, but we were blessed with sun during this tour. We could enjoy to see the Japanese traditional wedding at the front of the main Pavilion of Shrine, or many young people enjoying playing dress-up at the Takeshita-dori Street! On June 16 was the Day of Japanese Confectionery, so the Shr...
2019.06.17
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

A bad weather for the outdoor tour, 15 June 2019, the East Garden of the Imperial Palace

Many thanks to 20 guests who participated in this tour from USA, Germany, Spain, Greece, Belgium, India and Indonesia. We divided into 4 groups. The weather was terrible so it was not a very comfortable tour for all of us. We really appreciated our guests’ patience on that day. Actually, June is a rainy season in Japan. The phrase “June Bride” does not match with Japanese climate. June is not popular wedding month in Japan. In that sense, the guests experienced a very typical June weather althou...
2019.06.16
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace
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