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The long-awaited event of Sensoji Temple on Dec 13th, the Asakusa and Ueno Park tour report

We’re so thankful that you have chosen Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Asakusa and Ueno Park on December 11th. 13 people joined our tours from US, Canada, India, Malaysia and Australia. The weather was fine at the beginning of winter. The autumn colors of the ginkgo trees at Ueno Park are still beautiful. The photos which we took during the tours are posted. Following our latest report, December 13th is a special day for Sensoji Temple. The Goddess of Mercy which is housed at its main hall will be di...

2024.12.11

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Tour Report of Asakusa and Ueno Park on December 8; Buddha’s Enlightenment Day

Many thanks for joining Tokyo Free Walking tour at Asakusa and Ueno Park on December 8, 2024. We welcomed 24 guests from US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, and Germany. 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. Asakusa AM Group A Asakusa AM Group B Asakusa PM Ueno Park Group A Ueno Park Group B December 8...

2024.12.08

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Have fun with the November 30th trial tour of the antenna shops, the Asakusa tour report on November 27th

Thank you for spending your precious time on TFWT’s tour in Asakusa on November 27th. We welcomed 9 people from USA and Indonesia. It was unusually warm and clear weather at the end of autumn. We hope you had a nice time in Asakusa with us. As promised, the photos we took during the tour are posted. Antenna shops are stores which specialize in local products such as food, drinks and traditional crafts representing 47 prefectures. These shops spread the beauty of those regional products, tourism ...

2024.11.27

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Perfect Day for Walking Tour : Tour report of Asakusa on Nov. 24th

Thank you so much for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Asakusa on Nov 24th. We welcomed 22 guests in total from USA, Norway, Israel, Australia, Slovenia, Chlie and Brazil . The weather was perfect for walking tour. Rainy days have their own charm, but we are happy when we are blessed with clear skies like this today. Unique buildings were also shining. We hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us during the tour. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached t...

2024.11.24

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Asakusa Morning Tour on Nov.20th,2024

Thank you for choosing our tour at Asakusa on Nov.20th,2024. We welcomed 16 guests from USA, Australia, Spain 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 in spite of cold rain. Have you heard of Antenna Shop in Tokyo? There are 47prefectures in Japan. Each of them have their own specialities. Even your vacation time is limited, you can visit many areas in ...

2024.11.20

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Asakusa Morning Tour, Nov. 16, 2024

Thank you for joining our Asakusa tour. Today, we hosted 14 guests from the Philippines, Germany and the United States. We were able to have an agreeable walk with lively exchange of questions and comments while having a glimpse of slightly yellowed ginkgo trees. We hope this occasion has inspired you more for better understanding the Japanese culture and history. Indeed, we really had the repeating guests for our last year’s tour. We really appreciate that. Thank you again for your patience, co...

2024.11.17

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Signs of deepening autumn：Tour report of Asakusa and Ueno Park on Nov. 10th

Thank you so much for joining our tours at Asakusa and Ueno Park on Nov 10th. We welcomed 16 guests in total from Spain, France, Israel, Poland, Brazil, UK and USA. The weather was very comfortable for our walking tour today, and we felt the depth of autumn as we walked. 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 had. By the way, Asakusa and Ueno Park are two of the fir...

2024.11.11

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The Amazing Tori-no-ichi Festival, the Asakusa tour on November 9th

Thank you for joining our tour in Asakusa on November 9th. We welcomed 16 people from Australia, Singapore, Philippines, Italy, France, Germany and America. It was nice on a clear day in late autumn. The Nakamise Shopping street was crowded with people but we hope you enjoyed walking with us. The photos taken during the tour are posted for your memory. The ‘Tori-no-ichi’ Festival is held throughout the country on each day of the Rooster in November every year. Among them, Ootori Shrine’s event i...

2024.11.10

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Report on the tours of Asakusa and Ueno Park, Tokyo’s traditional, spirited area on Japan’s historic general election day, 27 October 2024

Thank you very much for participating in our tours on Japan’s general election for House of Representative members. The guides finished voting and then came to Asakusa and Ueno Park. The outcome of the election was the current ruling party fell short of majority so Japan might face the change of government soon for the first time in 12 years. On such election day, at Asakusa tour we hosted 20 guests from Canada Israel, Argentine, Brazil, Germany, Vietnam, USA, and Philippines in the morning and ...

2024.10.28

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Asakusa Tour on Oct. 26th, 2024; Trial of Saturday morning tour

Thank you very much for participating in the Asakusa Morning Tour held on Oct 26th!! We welcomed the total number of 20 Guests fromSweden, Philippine, US, Israel, Netherlands, Canada, UK, and Australia. We posted group photos and snapshots as promised. We hope you will be able to remember our tours with these photos!! Asakusa AM Group A Asakusa AM Group B As you know, Japan is a country where earthquakes are frequent. You may be worried about experiencing an earthquake while you are in Japan, es...

2024.10.27

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