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Tour Report of Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on March 17, 2024: Sakura season is just around the corner!

Thank you to those who participated in the Tokyo Free Walking Tour (TFWT) at Meiji Shrine & Harajuku today, which was a little bit windy, but a sunny and crispy day. There was a St. Patrick’s Day parade on Omotesando street, and also because more and more tourists are visiting Japan looking forward to viewing Sakura, Cherry Blossoms, both Meiji Jingu and Harajuku were so crowded. We welcomed 8 guests from the USA, Germany and the UK. We hope you all enjoyed and shared interesting and joyful conv...

2024.03.17

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

The East Garden of the Imperial Palace Tour on March 16, 2024

Many thanks for joining us on our tours at Imperial Palace in the afternoon on March 16th. We welcomed 15 guests from the United States, Germany, Hungary, and Argentina. 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 GroupB GroupC Currently, the forecast for cherry blossom blooming in the Tokyo area is March 22. So the cher...

2024.03.16

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Coming soon! Golden Dragon Dance at Sensoji Temple in Asakusa! Tour Report of Asakusa and Ueno Park on March 10,2024

Thank you for choosing our tour at Asakusa and Ueno Park on March 10. We welcomed 34 people from USA, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Singapore, Netherland, Israel, UK, Germany, South Korea and Russia. 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. 　　　 We would like to let you know about one of the annual events of Sensoji Temple. The Golden dragon dance will be performed i...

2024.03.11

AsakusaUeno Park

Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace 9 March 2024, Find the Tokyo Tower

Thank you very much for participating in the tour of that day. On that day we hosted 22 guests from Italy, USA, Singapore, South Korea, and Chile. The weather was fine although it was sometimes windy and overall cold. We enjoyed the stroll of the garden looking out the transition of the season from winter to spring. We 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. The i...

2024.03.10

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Weekday Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on March 5 2024

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...

2024.03.07

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report on the East Garden of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, 2 March 2024

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...

2024.03.04

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report of Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on March 3rd, 2024 : Hinamatsuri (Doll’s Festival Day)

Thank you to those who participated in the Tokyo Free Walking Tour (TFWT) at Meiji Shrine & Harajuku today. Today was the most suitable and comfortable day for walking. Moreover, today was “Taian,” the most auspicious day in the old Japanese 6-day calendar, so our guests luckily met five or six traditional Shinto wedding processions and several families with a new-born baby. We welcomed 5 guests from Switzerland, USA, and Germany. We hope you all enjoyed and shared interesting and joyful conv...

2024.03.03

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Enjoy kinomo experience tour in Asakusa on February 28th

Thank you so much for joining our tours at Asakusa in the morning on Feb 28th. We welcomed 16 guests in total from America, Australia, Spain, Brazil, Ireland, Holland and Canada. 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 had. In recent days we often see many foreign women wearing Japanese kimono and enjoy taking a photo in front of Sensoji temple or Asakusa shrine. In ...

2024.03.01

Asakusa

Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace, formerly Shogun’s castle, 24 February 2024

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...

2024.02.25

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Collection of Hon’ami Koetsu and the Golden Hall of Chusonji Temple on exhibit, the tour report of February 21

Thank you for joining the Ueno Park tour on February 21. We welcomed four people from Germany, Canada and Netherlands. Although it was a little cold and rainy all day, I hope you enjoyed walking with us. As you may know, Ueno Park is one of the best cherry blossom spots in Tokyo. There are about 800 cherry trees in the park and they are estimated to start to bloom on or around March 19. The following 7 to 10 days may be the best time to see them. Photos taken during the tour are posted. As we r...

2024.02.22

Ueno Park