East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Thank you for choosing our weekday tour at the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on March 5. We welcomed 10 guests from Greece, Switzerland, Vietnam, and Malaysia. I hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us during the tour. As promised, group photos and snap shots are attached to remember the fun times we had. It was cold and a light rain. We were so surprised that one of our guests ran the Tokyo marathon and completed the race. That was amazing! The latest announcem...

Many thanks to the guests who joined the tour on that day. We welcomed 7 guests from USA, Singapore, UK and Belgium. 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. Recently I watched TV news that flea market in Japan is very popular for foreign visitors. Going to flea market is main reason to come to Japan for some of them. I thought that just old or unnecessary items w...

Thank you very much for participating in the tour of that day. On that day we hosted 7 guests from Germany, Taiwan, Turkey, Canada, Singapore, and Poland. The weather was fine so we were comfortable walking on the tour course although it was a cold winter day. Some early blossoming specie of cherry blossoms have bloomed as well as plums in the garden. Photos taken during the tour are posted to remind you of wonderful time we spent together. When we guide the East Garden, we describe the place as...

Thank you for choosing our tour at the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on 17th February. We welcomed 3 guests from Australia. It wasn't so cold we expected. I hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us during the tour. As promised, group photos and snap shots are attached to remember the fun times we had. Next Thursday is our Emperor’s birthday and national holiday. Imperial Household Agency takes place in the Visit of public to the Imperial Palace for His Majesty’s ...

Thank you for choosing our tour at the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on February 10, 2024. We welcomed 15 guests from US, Mexico, and India. 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 A Group B Group C Heavy snow was expected from February 5th to 6th. Some sections of toll roads in Tokyo were closed as a precaution to prevent vehicles from being stuck due...

Thank you for choosing our tour at East garden of Imperial Prerace on February 3rd 2024. We welcomed 5 guests from Germany, and India. Start with a family with 7month cutie kid from Berline/Germany, at Wadakura-mon gate we welcomed a Family from India. 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. Feb 3rd, it is called “SETSUBUN” as a last day of winter, and now we are...

Thank you very much for participating in the tour of that day. I'm Masa, one of the guides of the tour. We welcomed 19 guests from USA, Taiwan, UAE, Ireland, Mexico, India, Argentina, France, Turkey, New Zealand, Zambia, Jordan, and Japanese who accompanied some of others. 17 of them were young, energetic international tour group which was traveling around the world. It was a cold day but the sky was very clear and nice sunshine showered on us. Apricots, winter to early spring flowers started to...

Thank you for choosing our tour at the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on January 20, 2024. We welcomed 20 guests from UK 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. Group A Group B Despite the chilly weather and rain, we thoroughly enjoyed the tour with our guests. The period of 15 days from January 20th to February 3rd is known as "Daikan." But wh...

Thank you for choosing our tour at the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on January 13, 2024. We welcomed 10 guests from US, Canada and Germany. 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 A Group B We, Tokyo Free Walking Tour, extend our condolences to the victims of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake that struck on January 1st. We hope for a swift recovery and a ...

Thank you for choosing our tour at East Garden of Imperial Palace on January 6. We welcomed 11 guests from Germany, Greece, Italy and US. 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. Have you noticed the decoration at the entrance of Tokyo Station, the meeting place? This is called " Kadomatsu " in Japanese, and it is displayed at the gate or entrance on New Year peri...