Thank you for choosing our tour at the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace on Nov. 5th. We welcomed 5 guests from UK and Israel. I hope all of you enjoyed our tour and shared with us interesting conversation of history and culture for a few hours. We’ve posted group photos and snapshots so that you can look back on the fun times we had. It was a warm and comfortable day. Leaves were beginning to change color. We could enjoy autumn leaves, flowers, and a lot of fruits in orchards. Near the orchards we could see Asarum leaves. Asarum is the motif of the Tokugawa Shogun family crest. We can see Tokugawa Family crests on the roof tiles of a guardhouse of Edo castle. Once again, thank you so much for joining us on our tour. We enjoyed talking with guests and learned a lot from them. We always make efforts to improve our tours and highly appreciate your feedback on our TripAdvisor/Facebook etc. Your comments motivate us to continue our volunteer activities. We’d love to see you again! Thank you! (posted by Kaori)
Many thanks for joining our tour at the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace on October 22nd. We welcomed 9 guests from U.K , Portugal, Malaysia, U.S.A and Netherlands. We started the tour from Tokyo station and enjoyed walking though the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace for about 2 hours. It was such a comfortable day for walking. Now it’s autumn in Japan. I feel a little bit cold. Some guests may have felt so warm. OH!! OH!! What a huge world. It was a great opportunity for us to meet wonderful guests from all over the world and to share interesting conversations. Group photos and snapshots are attached so that you can remember the calm time we had in the park. During your stay in Japan, please enjoy taste of autumn like new rice, Shine Muscat Grape, and chestnut sundae or parfait . Thank you again for your joining our tour. Next time you are in Tokyo, please come to another tours Asakusa, Ueno and Meijijingu shrine. We ‘d love to see you again. Thank you!! (posted by Keiko N)
Thank you for choosing our weekday tour at East Garden of the Imperial Palace on 12 Oct. We welcomed 5 guests from Canada and Israel. We hope all of you enjoyed it. It was cloudy and a bit colder than usual, but we were so happy we didn’t use umbrella during the tour. As promised, we post group photos and snapshots here to remember the fun times we shared. Ninomaaru garden is a beautiful Japanese style garden where we can stroll around it. We enjoyed watching carp in the pond and looking contrast between modern building and Japanese traditional landscape. Our guest told us useful information that Montreal has a Japanese garden and people live in there can enjoy Cherry Blossoms in spring. That sounds great! By the way our tour starts at the Tokyo Station. Japanese railways was found at 14th October in 1872. Now we celebrate 150th Anniversary of Japanese railways! Opening of railways 150 years ago was a symbol of Japanese modernization after the end of Edo period. Japanese railways have been still improving especially Shinkansen. Nishi kyusyu Shinkansen has just opened from Nagasaki to Takeo Onsen in Saga. Let’s take Shinkansen and visit all over […]
Thank you for joining us on September 24. Tokyo Free Walking Tour have reopened our tour on the day and we welcomed the first guests in this two and a half years! It was super happy for us to see and guide all of you around Tokyo station and the east garden of the Imperial Palace. First half of the tour, we walk in the modern city. Then go to an old place. One guest joined us on the way of tour. Anyone can participate anytime and any point of our tour without reservation if the tour is not full. Please try to join our tour even if you didn’t book. There is one old building named Hyakuninbansyo in the park. It was used as a guardhouse and many Ninjya were working there. She is demonstrating how a Ninjya walks. You can enjoy to walk around the Japanese garden in the park. Some special Koi fish are in the pond. What do you think this object is? Thank you again to visit our tour. It was very very very nice to see you! We schedule more tours on October. October 2. (Sun) Meiji Shrine and Harajyuku at10:00 October 12. (Wed) […]
Reopen of “East Gardens of the Imperial Palace Tour” On this tour, you can feel the transition of times from Edo (the former name of Tokyo) to Tokyo by walking through the center of business (the first half) and the center of politics (the latter half). We believe you will enjoy this historical walk. The tour kicks off from Tokyo Station, the main entrance of Tokyo. The meeting point is the Marunouchi side of the Tokyo Station Building, a classical red brick building, and one of the iconic construction of modernization of Japan in mid of 19th century. The tour proceeds to the Imperial Palace, walking through Marunouchi, the economical center of Japan. The west side is His Majesty the Emperor’s Residence. We escort you to the east side, “East Gardens of the Imperial Palace” which is open to the public. The Gardens occupy the main area of the former Edo Castle, where the HQ of Tokugawa Shogunate had resided from the beginning of the 17th century to the mid-19th century. Please expand your imagination to the Samurai world. You will be visiting a beautiful traditional Japanese garden where you can enjoy seasonal nature. Currently, you can observe “Higanbana (cluster […]
Thank you for choosing our tours at The East Garden of the Imperial Palace on February 22. We welcomed 9 guests from Australia, Canada, Poland, Spain and UK. I hope all of you enjoyed our tour and shared with us an interesting conversation of history and culture for a few hours. We are so happy to have met you. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached. Your feedback is important and helpful to us. If you enjoyed our tour, could you consider reviewing our tours? We would appreciate if you could post your review about our tours on our Facebook/TripAdvisor etc. Once again, thank you for choosing Tokyo Free Walking Tour during your precious time in Tokyo. By the way, two days ago The Japan Weather Forecast Association announced that the Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo would begin on March 15. This is the earliest first day of the Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo. For your convenience, we plan to make more tours to enjoy it. Please visit our website and check our tour calendar! We look forward to meeting you in the most beautiful season of Japan. Posted by Yumi.H
Thank you for choosing our tours at Asakusa and the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace on February 15th. We welcomed 12 guests from USA, UK, Germany, Spain and Ireland. It was cloudy but warm weather in Tokyo. I hope all of you enjoyed our tour and shared with us an interesting conversation of history and culture for a few hours. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached. Your feedback is important and helpful to us. If you enjoyed our tour, could you consider reviewing our tours? We would appreciate if you could post your review about our tours on our Facebook/TripAdvisor etc. Once again, thank you for choosing Tokyo Free Walking Tour during your precious time in Tokyo. In case you happen to be back in Tokyo please try another one of our tours. (posted by Kuma)
Many thanks for joining us on our tours at Asakusa and the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace on February 11. We welcomed 7 visitors from Australia, UK and America. It was a bit cold but lovely weather in the middle of winter. I hope all of you enjoyed our tours and shared with us an interesting conversation for a few hours. As we mentioned, the group photos and snapshots are herewith attached. As you may have seen the Japanese flag being displayed at many places. February 11 is National Foundation Day and a public holiday to celebrate the founding of Japan. It is said that Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan ascended to the throne and started the nation on February 11, 660 BC. The national holiday began in 1966. Once again, thank you so much for joining us on our tours. Please tell your family and friends how you enjoyed our tour when you return home and I hope to see you again in another one of our tours should you come back to Tokyo. (Yoshi)
Thank you for choosing our tours at the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace on Feb 8th. We welcomed 13 guests from Australia, USA, UK, Spain and France. It was perfect weather for the tour. I hope all of you enjoyed our tour and shared with us an interesting conversation of history and culture for a few hours under the clear sky. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached
Thank you for choosing our tours at the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace on Feb 1st. We welcomed 21 guests from Australia, UK, Malaysia, Indonesia, and US. It was perfect weather for the tour. I hope all of you enjoyed our tour and shared with us an interesting conversation of history and culture for a few hours under the clear sky. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached. Your feedback is important and always helpful to us. If you enjoyed our tour, could you consider reviewing our tours? We would appreciate if you could post your review about our tours on our Facebook/TripAdvisor etc. Once again, thank you for choosing Tokyo Free Walking Tour during your precious time in Tokyo. In case you happen to be back in Tokyo please try another one of our tours. 【Japanase Culture・・・SETSUBUN】 Feb 3rd is the day of Setsubun. It literally means the division of the seasons, so Feb 3rd is the point of changing from winter to spring. And also, on the old calendar, it is starting new year at this point. Japanese believed that devils or demons come at the point of the each “division of the seasons”, […]
