Asakusa

Asakusa

Tour Report of Asakusa on September 6, 2025

Many thanks for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Asakusa on September 6, 2025. We welcomed 13 guests from Czech, Mexico, Australia, Germany, USA and Vietnam. 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. Group A Group B Group C Recently, we’ve had a series of extremely hot days, but today the heat was a bi...
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Existence of the rice paddy, Asakusa and Ueno Park tours on September 3

We are grateful for your participation in our tours in Asakusa and Ueno Park on September 3, where we met 21 people from Vietnam, China, Italy, Israel and America. Nakamise Shopping Street in Asakusa was not so congested as usual, perhaps due to heatwave. We hope you enjoyed walking with us. As promised, photos we took during the tours are posted. Shitamachi Museum on the shore of Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park is a nostalgic place to make you travel back to the early to mid-1900s. The daily activi...
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Tour Report of Asakusa on August 30, 2025

Many thanks for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Asakusa on August 30, 2025. We welcomed 14 guests from Germany, USA, Canada and Philippines. 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. Group A Group B Group C Group D We would like to thank our guests for joining us today even though it was extremely hot...
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Tour Report of Asakusa and Ueno Park on August 27 2025

Thank you for choosing Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Asakusa and Ueno Park on August 27, 2025. We welcomed 5 guests from USA, France, and UK in Asakusa and 3 guests from USA and UK in Ueno park. I hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us during the tour. Tokyo has been experiencing a series of extremely hot days, but we are guiding you while taking care to prevent your heatstroke. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached to remember the fun times we had. Asak...
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Tour Report of Asakusa on August 24, 2025

Many thanks for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Asakusa on August 24, 2025. We welcomed 5 guests from Germany, USA and Switzerland. 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. Group A Group B It was a very hot and humid day, and we were carefully mindful of the risk of heat stroke. Even in such extremel...
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Tour report of Asakusa and Ueno Park on 20 August 2025

Many thanks for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour. We welcomed 3 guests from Australia and Philippine in Asakusa tour and also 3 guests from Hungary and Philippine in Ueno tour. We had an extremely hot day but had wonderful time with very active guests. Some are going to climb Mt. Fuji and another to hike at Mitake valley during their stay. They inspired us with their energy and even gave thank you remark for our work in such a hot day. How passionate and kind they were!! It is always a big joy fo...
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Asakusa Tour on July 30th

Thank you very much for joining the Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Asakusa on July 30, 2025. We were delighted to welcome 17 wonderful guests from the United States, New Zealand, and Taiwan. It was truly a pleasure to spend time with you and share lively conversations while exploring the history and charm of Asakusa together. Unfortunately, during the tour, there were some guests who became unwell due to the heat or had to leave early to see a doctor. We hope they are feeling better now, and sincere...
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Searching for Cooler Places🌡️: Asakusa & Ueno Tours on July 27th, 2025

On a relatively quiet day—one day after the big fireworks—our Asakusa & Ueno tours welcomed nine guests from Australia, Canada, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, and Vietnam. At Senso-ji, two large outdoor mist-and-wind machines gave us relief in temperatures nearing the mid-30s Celsius (mid-90s Fahrenheit). On a relatively quiet day—one day after the big fireworks—our Asakusa & Ueno tours welcomed nine guests from Australia, Canada, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, and Vietnam. At Senso-...
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Lotus flowers in full bloom at Ueno Park Shinobazu Pond, Asakusa and Ueno Park tours on July 23

Manny thanks for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Asakusa and Ueno Park on July 23 in spite of the extremely hot weather. We welcomed 25 people from America, Canada, Chile, India and Greece. We hope you enjoyed walking with us. As promised, the photos which we took during the tours are posted. The lotus flowers are now in full bloom at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park. Shinobazu Pond is one of the best viewing spots for lotus flowers in Tokyo. The Ueno Summer Festival is underway. The Lotus viewing...
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Tour Report of Asakusa on July 19, 2025

Many thanks for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Asakusa on July 19, 2025. We welcomed 21 guests from Germany, Ireland, Australia and USA. 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. Group A Group B Group C Fire Works Show at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise on July 19, 2025, taken by my son The Sumida R...