Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Meiji Jingu Shrine and Harajuku Tour on 1 October 2023

Many thanks to the guests who joined the tour on that day. We hosted 33 guests from Spain, USA, Romania, Australia, Israel, Sweden and Mexico. We appreciate great opportunities to communicate with wonderful people from all over the world. Although we're already in October, the heat and humid air still persisted on the tour day. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached so that you can remember the fun moments we had together during the tour.  During the tour, we happened to see the ce...
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Meiji Shrine and Harajuku Tour on September 17th, 2023; Late Summer Heat

Thank you for choosing our Meiji Shrine and Harajuku tour on September 17th, 2023. We welcomed 19 guests from Australia, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Colombia, Switzerland , France and Canada. 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-A Group-B It was very hot and humid, and the most unlucky day of the week, “Butsumetsu”, but we were so lucky...
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Tour Report: Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on September 3, 2023; Car Exorcism

Thank you to those who participated in the Tokyo Free Walking Tour (TFWT) at Meiji Shrine & Harajuku today. On the first tour day of September, we welcomed 5 guests from Italy and the United States of America. We hope you all enjoyed and shared interesting and joyful conversations with each other during the tour. Most school children in Japan have already gone back to school. Now that the summer holidays were over, many people were hoping the summer weather would be over as well. However, today ...
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Tour report of Meiji Shrine and Harajuku Tour on Aug. 20th, 2023

On behalf of our guides, I just wanted to send a few words of gratitude. Thank you forjoining our tour at Meiji Shrine and Harajuku on Aug 20th. We welcomed 8 guestsfrom Bulgaria, Italy, USA, Spain and Philippines. It was right after the “Obon” Holiday in Japan and still very hot and humid. I hope all of you enjoyed the fresh forest bathe in Meiji Shrine and the bright city area.We’ve posted group photos and snapshots so that you can look back on the fun times we had. During the tour, we talked ...
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Meiji Shrine and Harajuku Tour on July 16th, 2023; Heat Stroke Alert issued in Tokyo

Thank you for choosing our Meiji Shrine and Harajuku tour on July 16th, 2023. We welcomed 23 guests from USA, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Netherlands, Spain, 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. Group A Heat stroke warnings had been issued in Tokyo. Nonetheless, we are grateful to our guests for joining us on our tour. Although the end of the rainy ...
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A break in the rainy season (TSUYU) : Tour report of Meiji Shrine and Harajuku Tour on July 2nd, 2023

On behalf of our guides, I just wanted to send a few words of gratitude. Thank you forjoining our tour at Meiji Shrine and Harajuku on July 2nd. We welcomed 35 guests from USA, Canada, India, Israel, Australia, Spain, Turkey and Denmark. The group was divided into five teams. I hope all of you enjoyed our tour in the wonderful weather, which is a break in the rainy season. We’ve posted group photos and snapshots so that you can look back on the fun times we had. (Team A) (Team B) (Team C) (Team ...
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Meiji Shrine and Harajuku Tour on June 18th, 2023; Father’s Day and Lucky Day for a Wedding Ceremony

Thank you for choosing our Meiji Shrine and Harajuku tour on June 18th, 2023. We welcomed 13 guests from Italy, Singapore, Germany, USA, and UK. 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 The rainy season has begun, but today was a beautiful sunny day. It was a little hot, but we had a good time with our cheerful guests. Today was the...
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Tour Report: Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on June 4, 2023, Goshuin collection!

Thank you to those who participated in the TFWT tour at Meiji Shrine and Harajuku on June 4. We hope you all enjoyed and shared interesting and joyful conversations with each other during the tour. On this specific day, we welcomed 12 guests from Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel, and Spain. It was a surprisingly calm and beautiful Sunday morning after heavy rain had hit due to the typhoon. Have you ever heard of Goshuin stamps? Goshuin is a red ink stamp issued by a shrine or a temple, and peo...
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Tour Report: Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on May 21, 2023

Many thanks for having participated in our tour at Meiji Shrine and Harajuku on May 21. We were so happy to welcome 29, such a many guests from the US, Singapore, UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Portugal.  It was so nice sunny day which good for a walking tour, not like yesterday, when we had a heavy cold rain.  We were devided into 4 groups with 3 or 4 guides each, and it took about 1.5 to 2 hours to take a look around "Meiji Jingu Shrine", which is one of the biggest shrine in Tokyo and "Haraj...
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Meiji Jingu Shrine & Harajuku Tour on 7 of May 2023

Thank you for joining the tour. On that day, the weather was cloudy with light rain. We hosted 11 guests from Germany, Singapore, U.K. Switzerland, Italy and USA. Even though the weather was not welcoming us, it was a joyful moment for us to see and learn new things at the Shrine. As promised, group photos and snapshots are posted on this post for the remembrance of the tour. Meiji refers to the Meiji Emperor enshrined and worshipped at the shrine. Jingu refers to the privileged title given to t...