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Asakusa

Tour Report of Asakusa on March 1, 2025

Many thanks for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Asakusa on March 1, 2025. We welcomed 10 guests from US, Australia, Italy, Canada, 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. Group A Group-B Today was very warm, making it perfect for our tour. Perhaps because of that, Asakusa seemed more crowde...
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Tour Report of Asakusa and Ueno Park on February 23, 2025

Many thanks for joining Tokyo Free Walking tour at Asakusa and Ueno Park on February 23, 2025. We welcomed 11 guests from Canada, Australia, Scotland, Malaysia, Hong Kong and India. 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> Group-A Group-B <Ueno> The Somei Yoshino, known as the iconic cherry bl...
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Tour report of Asakusa on February 19th; Chilly day but warmed at heart with cultural experiences

Thank you for choosing our tour at Asakusa on February 19. We welcomed 19 guests from the US, UK, Sweden, Germany, Brazil, Spain, Thailand and Canada. This time, four boys and a girl participated in the tour and enjoyed experiencing Japan culture such as fortune telling paper, purification fountain and many actively. 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. Group ...
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Tour Report of Asakusa on February 15, 2025

Many thanks for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Asakusa on February 15, 2025. We welcomed 2 guests from Australia. 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. In Japan, Valentine’s Day on February 14th is a special occasion when women give chocolates to men. There are different types of chocolates: Honm...
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The Yushima Tenjin plum blossoms have began to bloom, the Asakusa tour on February 12

Thank you for choosing Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Asakusa on February 12. We were delighted to have six people from America, Canada and Japan. It was unusually warm weather in February and we hope you enjoyed walking with us. As mentioned, the photos we took during the tour are posted as follows. Yushima Tenjin near Ueno Shinobazu Pond has been loved by people from the Edo period(1603-1868) as one of the best plum blossom viewing spots in Tokyo. Plum blossoms bloom in winter and it’s time for sp...
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Asakusa & Ueno Park Tour on Feb. 9th, 2025; A little chilly but refreshing sunny day

Thank you very much for participating in the Asakusa and Ueno Park Tour held on February. 9th!! We welcomed the total number of 10 Guests from US, Iraq, Australia, Indonesia, Germany, and France.    The day was a bright sunny day, but a bit chilly.  It’s usual that Tokyo rarely have snow even if northeast and northwest area have much.   Some of the guests already enjoyed ski in Japan and some other Guests had a plan to visit snowing area.   We wish every guest enjoyed winter season of Japan. We ...
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Tokyo’s oldest stone bridge, the Asakusa tour on 5th February 2025

We’re grateful that you chose Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Asakusa on Wednesday, 5th February. Five people kindly joined the tour from America, Switzerland and Germany. We were lucky to take a group photo with a prominent chivalrous robber during the Edo period. The doll has been repaired and has just returned to its original place. The photos we took during the tour are posted as a memory for you. There is a traditional Japanese garden on the left side of Sensoji Temple main hall. It’s small but ...
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The day before “Setsubun”, the last day of winter: Tour report of Asakusa on February 1st

Dear Guests, thank you for joining our Tokyo Free Walking Tours in Asakusa on Feb. 1st.Even though it was still winter according to the calendar, it was a sunny and pleasant day that felt like early spring. We hope that everyone who participated warmed their bodies and souls by walking and talking with us. We welcomed 7 guests in total from Malaysia, Germany and Australia. Thank you for spending your precious time with us. We hope you enjoy the rest of your stay in Japan.As promised, group photo...
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The tour report of Ueno and Asakusa on January 29th

Many thanks for joining us on our tours at Ueno in the morning and Asakusa in the afternoon on January 29th. We welcomed 21guests from 7 countries, UK, Taiwan, Germany, Australia, Indonesia, Iran and France. It was a tremendous opportunity for us to meet wonderful guests from many countries and to share interesting conversations. Also, it was really nice seeing some of you in both tours and having a previous guest again with her friend!! As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached so th...
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A chilly winter day but a warm company with our worldwide guests

Thank you for having joined our walk. Today, we welcomed 15 guests for the Asakusa tour and 11 guests for the Ueno Park tour. The weather on Saturday was a little chilly with occasional gusts, but we were able to have a nice warm company exchanging variety of views and interests. We were also glad to have known that many of the guests today had already joined our different tours or would join others a few days later. Thank you again for your support. We notably had a few young guests today. I ho...