East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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Tour Report on 29-Mar, East Garden of Imperial Palace

Thank you for choosing Tokyo Free Walking Tour at East Garden of Imperial Palace. On 29-Mar, we had two tours (AM/PM) and had totally 25 guests, from India, USA, Singapore, China, UK and Canada. We guides enjoyed the conversation with the guest today and hope they enjoyed our tour as well. AM tour AM tour AM tour AM tour This spring is quite unusual - we had a hot day like summer a few days ago, but today was very chilly like winter. To get warm from inside, I recommended my guests to eat Ramen ...
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Spring has come and what a beautiful day it is!

Thank you for choosing our tour at the east garden of Imperial palace on 22nd March. We welcomed 19 guests from USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Ireland, Spain and Chill. I hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us during the tour in the beautiful spring day. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached to remember the fun times we had. <Group A> <Group B> <Group C> After the tour, we have instant Kimono time. You can put on it in 30 second and ...
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“A New Beginning in life” Tour report of the Eastern Garden of the Imperial Palace on March 20

Thank you for joining the Tokyo Free Walking Tour at the eastern garden of the Imperial Palace on March 20. We were delighted to welcome 29 guests from Mexico, Australia, Austria, Germany, Spain, Brazil, the UK, the US, Israel, and Argentina. Despite yesterday's unseasonal snowfall and severe cold in Tokyo, today we enjoyed a pleasant excursion in great weather. We hope you had a wonderful time exploring, engaging in interesting conversations with our guides and fellow participants. As promised,...
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Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on March 15, 2025

Having welcomed 23 guests from various countries of US, Canada, UK, Austraila, Itaty, Germany, Taiwan, Israel, China, we conducted the tour in 4 groups.  I was hopping around from group to group to see if every guest was enjoying the tour.  Our tour is characterized by each group consisting of around ten guests with a few guides so that the guests could enjoy conversation with local Japanese, or the guides. Due to the increase of the foreign tourists in Japan, guided tour is also popular among t...
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Imperial Palace East Garden on March 9th, 2025

Thank you for choosing our tour at Imperial Palace East Garden on March 8th. We welcomed 41 guests from Spain, USA, UK, Canada, Australia, France, Brazil, Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Malaysia. Despite the chilly and rainy weather, we hope you still had a wonderful time exploring with us and engaging in great conversations throughout the tour. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached to remember the fun times we had. Early March is the perfect time to admire the plum blossoms (ume) at...
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Imperial Palace East Garden on March 1st, 2025

Thank you for choosing our tour at Imperial Palace East Garden on March 1st. We welcomed 24 guests from Ireland, USA, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Germany, Malaysia, and Mexico. 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. As the gentle warmth of early March signals the arrival of spring, the beauty of the season makes our tour today even more delightful. Hinamatsuri...