Fall is finally here! We locals who tolerated the long sticky summer are now crawling out of our caves to enjoy the upcoming exciting autumn events. Today we welcomed 24 guests from France, Australia, US, UK, Singapore, Mexico, Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Canada and Hungary. Everyone had a 2.5hr pleasant stroll under the crisp autumn air. For our guests and viewers staying in Tokyo next month, here are some amazing spots where you can enjoy the autumn colors for Foliage in downtown Tokyo starting around mid November. https://livejapan.com/en/article-a0000567/ We hope all of our guests enjoyed the tour as much as we guides did. Thank you for choosing our tour and wish you all a safe journey home or to your next destination 😉 For more information about our tour, please visit our website at https://tfwt.jp/top/east-gardens-of-the-imperial-palace/ , https://www.facebook.com/TokyoFWT (Posted by Asako)
Thank you for choosing our weekly tour at on October 17. We welcomed 5guests from UK, Singapore, U.S.A and Spain. 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. Yesterday was the perfect day for the tour because there wasn’t a cloud in the blue sky and it was very comfortable. Unfortunately, the leaves on the trees haven’t yet changed color. However, we enjoyed full broom of fragrant olives and its scent. Speaking of the colored leaves, if you want to see the colored leaves during your stay in Japan, you should go mountain area. I highly recommend around Hakuba in Nagano prefecture. You can see the beautiful colored leaves and snow-capped mountains now. It’s colder than Tokyo, so be sure to bring warm clothing and take trekking shoes. It takes 3 hours to get to Hakuba on the Chuo Main Line. In addition, if you have some free time in your schedule, get off at the Hotaka on the way and visit a wasabi farm or eat soba noodles. Please keep in mind Soba may cause allergies. Be carefully! […]
Many thanks to the guest who joined the tour. On that day we hosted 28 people from USA, Mexico, France, New Zealand, Canada, Germany, Libya, South Korea, and Spain. 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. The weather was very fine for the tour. It was clear sky and dry air. The season is turning autumn and no more heat was waving in the city. However, this time of the year is difficult for residents in Japan since the temperature can be cooler than summer but warmer than the average of autumn. We have to be cautious about our body condition adjustment in the changing of the season, especially from summer to autumn, as well as autumn to winter, which might come very soon. Sometimes we have difficulty in choosing what to wear outside. Autumn is said to be the season for sports, appetite, and art in Japan. Speaking of art, near the ending point of the tour, Hirakawamon Bridge is the National Museum of the Modern Art. It is located in only a few minutes walk […]
Thank you for choosing our tour at the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on October 7, 2023. We welcomed 25 guests from USA, Netherlands, UK, Germany, Spain, Argentina, Peru, Iran, Taiwan, and Australia. 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. The weather was cool and very pleasant. We finally felt that autumn had arrived. The autumn leaves will gradually start now. How about enjoying autumn with us? In Japan, it’s known as the ‘Autumn appetite,’ and it’s a delicious season with great food. October 9th is Sports Day, a national holiday. Autumn is a fitting season for enjoying sports as well. One of our guests told us that he watched the American movie ‘RONIN,’ released in 1988. Do you know about RONIN? In modern Japan, ‘RONIN’ refers to individuals who didn’t pass university or high school entrance exams, or those who are unemployed and preparing for future opportunities. Historically, it referred to people without a permanent residence, particularly samurai who lost their homes and wandered in search of new lords during the feudal period. Some individuals […]
Many thanks for joining us on our tour at the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on Sep. 30th. We welcomed 26 guests from Australia, Mexico, USA, Canada, Lithuania, Italy, Finland, Germany, Poland, India and China. It was a tremendous opportunity for us to meet wonderful people from all over the world and exchange the cultural information. We really appreciate all guest for sharing precious time and inspiring us with interesting conversations. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached so that you can remember the fun we had during the tour. I hope you enjoyed out tour as we did very much. (Group A) (Group B) There is a proverb in Japan that says, “No summer heat nor winter cool goes beyond “Higan”. “Higan” refers to the one-week period centered around the Vernal Equinox and Autumnal Equinox Day. This year, “Higan” was from September 20th to 26th. We were able to see “Higan-Bana” (red spider lily) in the garden. Today, however, it was unseasonably hot and humid.The night before the tour was the harvest moon. On this day, it is customary to watch the full moon while eating “Dango” (dumpling), but you can also enjoy hamburgers that are only […]
Thank you for choosing our tour at East garden of Imperial Prerace on September 27th 2023. We welcomed 35 guests from Austria, Australia, Israel, Italy, France, United States, Canada, Philippine, and China. Start with 2groups, at Ohteman Gate we welcomed Big Family member 13 Drop in, why not refuse them. 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. It was a little bit humid and high temperature even almost the end of September. But we could see and hear an Autumn walking nearby. We could see Cluster amaryllis, or red spider lily and soon will see Osmanthus around the corner. Young boys from Australia enjoyed scavenger hunt related to Edo Castle and finally all cleared, really a good job done. Other young guy interested in Japanese Game Pachinko, one of Japanese culture, isn’t it?. Also there is a women on Birthday, we presented her an Origami made IRIS. Hope she had a happy memorial day. Lastly we had interesting question even not Edo Castle, that is ‘Shichifukujin’(Seven Lucky Gods) Here is a short explanation. Seven Lucky Gods are […]
Thank you for choosing our tour at The East Garden of The Imperial Palace on 23th September. We welcomed 20 guests from Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Israel, Spain, and UK. Before we started the tour, we were caught in a slight shower. However, the rain stopped and we were able to start the tour as usual. It was a bit cooler than last week and comfortable. 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 Japan, there is a proverb that says, “The heat and the cold are all the way to the equinox.” As the saying goes, yesterday was a good day for touring. We enjoyed our tour without sweat on Autumn equinox holiday. Japan is about to start the autumn tourist season. Colored leaves are very beautiful, but Autumn is full of delicious food that can only be eaten at this time of year. I highly recommend Japanese chestnuts. Sweets using the fresh chestnuts are excellent! And be sure to try the chestnuts rice too. In addition, Japanese pears are fresh, juicy, and sweet. Not only […]
Many thanks to the guests who joined the tour on that day. We welcomed 16 guests from USA, Argentine, France, Canada, 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. Flower season already passed, but we can enjoy some flowers even in hot summer season. Our guests enjoyed flowers and takes a lot of photos in the tour. In our tour, we explain historical objects in old Edo castle and near Tokyo station, however we think it’s boring for young guests. So we have Scavenger hunt game for them, in which the guests can check the items in the tour way. Example, Stone lantern, Shachihoko statue, etc. We made this game for young, but it might be fun for adult guests also. Who is a winner? One more information for our coming guests in the future. Our meeting place is the Marunouchi Central Gate (ground floor) at JR Tokyo Station. Please find our flag there. Your feedback is important and helpful to us. If you enjoyed our tour, please consider posting a review on our TripAdvisor/Facebook etc. […]
Many thanks to the guests who joined the tour on that day. We hosted 18 guests from New Zealand, Poland, Germany, Spain, Philippines, Canada, USA, Brazil, and UK. The weather was cloudy in the beginning but later turned fine and hot. But that day was not as hot as in August. 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. Summer is ending day by day but still hot and humid air covered us. Such climate is the reason most Japanese old buildings including feudal lords’ castles were made of wood. People used fire much more frequently in daily life. So fire disasters happened very frequently and were easily spread in the city. During Tokugawa Shogunate (1603-1868), the period the Edo castle which existed in the East Garden governed the whole of Japan, Edo, former name of Tokyo experienced more than 50 major-scale fire disasters. The castle wasn’t an exception. The stone base during the course, located between checkpoints and the former castle compound area shows the trace of fire occurred in 1850’s. The surface is broken and darkened […]
Thank you for choosing our tour at The East Garden of The Imperial Palace on 26th August. We welcomed 7 guests from Singapore, Australia, Italy, and Lithuania. Before we started the tour, we were caught in a slight shower. However, the rain stopped and we were able to start the tour as usual. It was a little bit hot and humid but got better. 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. Now the weather forecasts on TV predict the course of a latest Typhoon every day. For Japanese checking the course of Typhoon is very important to make plan in summer vacation season. Recently many Typhoons come across Japan. They bring heavy rain, strong wind, and natural disaster. To avoid damage from Typhoon, Japanese railway company (especially each JR) may decide to suspend their services in advance. If so, you won’t go anywhere. This is called “ planned suspension.” Two weeks ago we had a big trouble of Shinkansen for three days after planned suspension. Many foreign tourists also got in trouble as well as Japanese […]
