Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Many thanks to the guests who participated in the tour of Tokyo Free Walking Tour on that day. On that day we hosted over 40 guests from all over the world including UK, Bulgaria, Romania, Israel, Australia, Germany, USA, Italy, and so on. It was cloudy but moderately warm weather. 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 shared. In this tour, we can experience the ol...

Having welcomed 10 guests from US, Canada, Israel, Malaysia, we conducted the Meiji Shrine tour in 4 groups. As it gets warmer day by day, more visitors seem to pay a visit to the shrine. After the tour I walked around the area where we do not go on our tour. I have never walked farther into the north area of the shrine, which is the backside area from the main hall where there is the treasure house. The area and the path to the place is serene and different from the approach to the main hall. O...

Thank you for choosing our tour at Meiji Shrine and Harajuku tour on March 16, 2025. We welcomed 16 guests from USA, Canada, Singapore and China. 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 Group D Group E Despite the chilly, rainy weather, we welcomed 16 guests. As you may know, graduation ceremonies in Japan take place in March. A typical ce...

Many thanks to those who participated in Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Meiji Shrine and Harajuku. It was so cheerful that it felt like we jumped straight into the middle of Spring today. On such a lovely day, we welcomed 11 guests from Germany, USA, Italy and Spain. The conversations with the guests covered a wide range of topics: scholarship system, tuition-free education, Indian feng shui, and so on. One guest recommended her favorite restaurants in Tokyo. Some other guests joined our Asakusa or ...

Many thanks to those who participated in Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Meiji Shrine and Harajuku on such a crispy sunny early-Spring day.  We welcomed 11 guests from Germany and France. One guest was a French and English tour guide in Japan, so she taught us about the Burgundy region in France at the wine-barrel display section.  It was a tremendous opportunity for us to meet wonderful guests all over the world and to share interests and views with each other.  Tokyo Free Walking Tour is a small gr...

Thank you very much for participating in the tour. On that day we hosted 9 guests from USA, UK and Canada. The weather was fine and unusually warm despite this time of year. It was a tremendous opportunity for us to meet wonderful guests from various countries and share interesting conversations. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached so that you can remember the fun times we spent during the tour. As we enjoyed stroll of the shrine, the guests could learn history and significance ...

Thank you to those who participated in Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Meiji Shrine and Harajuku on such a cold rainy day.  We welcomed 8 guests from Canada, Germany, and Singapore.  Some of them will visit Osaka, Kyoto, Hakone, Mt. Fuji and Hokkaido for skiing and Sapporo Snow Festival.  The others were looking forward to teamLab Planets TOKYO, Shibuya Sky and Asakusa.    Tokyo Free Walking Tour is a small group tour with two or three guides, and drop-in participations are always welcome, so please ...

Many thanks to TFWT’s wonderful guests who participated in our all tours for 2024 and we TFWT are looking forward to meeting all of you in the future. I believe you had a nice new year. On Sunday, we were so delighted to welcome 6 guests from Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and U.S.A. to our first tour of the year. It was fine but a bit cold. The area in front of the main shrine building was still decorated for the New Year’s and many people had come to pray.I hope all of you enjoyed and shared i...