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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-...

2025.07.28

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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...

2025.07.24

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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...

2025.07.19

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East End of Tokyo: Asakusa and Ueno Tours on 16 July 2025

Many thanks to the guests who participated in the 2 tours of the day. In the morning we hosted 5 people from Belgium and France at Sensoji temple in Asakusa and then in the afternoon we hosted 7 people from Belgium, France, and USA at Ueno Park. The weather was not so good as it was cloudy all day and sometimes raining hard. But thanks to the weather, we were not showered with strong sunlight so the temperature wasn't very high. As promised photos taken during the tours are posted here to recall...

2025.07.16

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Early Summer Sunshine🌞as a Typhoon Approaches – Ueno & Asakusa Tours on July 13th, 2025

Although Tokyo is officially still in the rainy season, the bright sun calls for a host of essentials—from sunscreen and portable fans to cooling body sheets, sprays, and sun umbrellas.In addition, during Tokyo’s unfamiliar hot and humid weather, older adults and children may need a wheelchair or stroller. You can rent one for a fee at the Asakusa Culture Tourist Center; the service is called Babycal. Our guide can assist you in obtaining one on the day of your tour. On July 13, our morning and ...

2025.07.14

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Tour Report of Asakusa on July 5, 2025

Many thanks for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Asakusa on July 5, 2025. We welcomed 12 guests from Australia, US, Austria and South Africa. 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 Tanabata is a Japanese festival celebrated on July 7th, based on a romantic legend about two st...

2025.07.06

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Free cool places and refreshing drinks in Asakusa, the Asakusa and Ueno Park tour on July 2

Many thanks for choosing Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Asakusa and Ueno Park on July 2. We welcomed 16 guests from Canada, America, Australia, Sweden and Belgium. It’s hot and humid, but we hope you enjoyed walking with us. As promised, the photos we took during the tour are posted. Hot days continue despite the ongoing rainy season. Wearing a hat, drinking a lot of water and staying in the shade are recommended to prevent heat stroke. The Sensoji Temple area can offer various cool places, water an...

2025.07.03

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Kicking Off Summer🍉: Ueno & Asakusa Tours (June 29, 2025)

June 30 marked the official start of summer at shrines across Japan, when people take part in Chinowa-Kuguri—the ancient ritual of passing through a giant wreath made of miscanthus grass to wash away the past six months’ impurities and pray for health and good fortune in the months ahead. On the Asakusa morning tour, our guests were fortunate to witness the ritual one day early, on June 29, alongside the opening of the summer festival at Asakusa Shrine.Together with the guests on our Ueno tour—w...

2025.06.30

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Asakusa Tour on June 28, 2025

Many thanks for joining us on our tours at Asakusa on June 28th. We welcomed 8 guests from the USA. It was a tremendous opportunity for us to meet wonderful guests from many countries and to share interesting conversations. We’ve posted group photos and snapshots so that you can look back on the fun times we had. GroupA Today, there was a ring made of sacred grass or reeds in the precincts of Asakusa Shrine. It’s called Chinawa. Chinowa could be found at Shinto shrines. Visitors walk through the...

2025.06.29

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Crystal Clear Sky in the Rainy Season with “Wind God”😤 – Ueno Park/Asakusa on June 22nd

For those preparing for rain, a lucky break in this rainy season has delivered clear skies and relatively dry conditions, thanks to a strong breeze from the Wind God at Kaminari-mon (Thunder Gate).The unexpectedly powerful, mid-summer-like sunshine created cool shade beneath the trees. Our Ueno Park tour welcomed five guests from South Korea and the United States, while the Asakusa tour hosted nine guests from Italy, Saipan, Slovakia, and the United States. We appreciate our guests' interest in ...

2025.06.24

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