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East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report on Apr.4 (Weekday Tour of The East Garden Of the Imperial Palace)

Thank you for joining our weekday tour of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace  on Apr.4. We had 24 guests. They were from Australia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom and U.S.A. It was a warm day, and moreover cherry blossoms were fully blooming. Our guests enjoyed taking pictures of them with historic sites. In Japan, April is the beginning of the new year at school and work. Many Japanese make a start on their new classes, schools and jobs. However, this April differs from the usual. As the n...
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

DELICIOUS COFFEE IN THE FOREST (APR.7 MEIJI JINGU & HARAJUKU)

Thank you very much for all guests who joined "April 7th Meiji Jingu & Harajuku Tour" .We had 21 guests from U.S. ,  Austria, India, Spain, Germany.  Some had  delicious morning coffee and sandwich in the Meijijingu forest during the tour.  It was really a crisp morning. Later we visited "Takeshitadori street" , epecenter of youth culture. Charm shops were tightly stand along the street. Many people were in a line for  the colorful cotton candy .  Many many "KAWAII" things were there. Why don't ...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY ! (APR.6,THE EAST GARDENS OF THE IMPERIAL PLACE)

Today we welcomed 56 guests from India, Spain, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Dubai, France, South Africa, Austria, USA, UK, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, Germany, Catalonia, Norway, Canada, Australia, Portugal. It was such a lovely day, warm, mild, refreshing.  Cherry blossoms were still at their most. Young leaves have just begun to sprout.  We could enjoy the walking in the park very much. No word is needed, just see our smile on the photo. TFWT all guides are always waiting for you!! (reported by Keik...
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INBOUND VISITORS LIKE “SPRING” ?

The most popular season chosen by inbound visitors was "spring", however we are not literally talking about their favorite season here.  This is the result of a Japanese Kanji character survey designed and conducted by a volunteer tourism organization in Tokyo Japan, Tokyo Free Walking Tour (hereafter TFWT). Here is the survey: Have a look at these 4 Japanese Kanji characters. "春" "夏" "秋" "冬" Which of the 4 catch your attention, and why?  This survey was conducted in a face to face style between...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

CHERRY TREES IN FULL BLOSSOM (MAR.30, THE EAST GARDEN OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE)

Thank you for joining our tour to the East garden of the Imperial palace on March 30. We organized two tours in the morning and in the afternoon. Totally we welcomed 29 guests from the U.S.A. France, Malaysia, Portugal, Czechoslovakia, India, Singapore, Germany, the Philippines, Brazil. It is our great pleasure to have the guests from all over the world and communicate with one another. In this way we can learn more about other countries and hopefully broaden our international perspective. It wa...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Hanabie is essential for Cherry blossoms(Weekday tour of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on March 26th)

Thank you for coming our weekday tour of the East Garden of the Imperial place on 26th March. We welcomed 20 people from USA, UK, Germany, Austria, Australia, and Israel. We divided the guests into 3 groups and started tour respectively. It was cloudy and a little bit colder than the day before that day. But many people came to the East Garden of Imperial Palace to watch and enjoy cherry blossoms. We also enjoyed the cherry blossoms during the tour. The tour on that day, we had two kids guests. ...
Asakusa

Shinto Deity Predicts Sakura Season, Asakusa Mar. 24th

Thank you for joining our Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Asakusa area. On that day, March 24, we were honored to welcome 14 guests to our walking tour. These people came from different corners of the world, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Spain, U.S.A. and U.K. Finally, the real springtime has come, and it brings breakthroughs in weather for your sightseeing in Japan. In Tokyo, the daytime temperature rises to 15 degrees Celsius. It has led to the blooming changes from ume or Japanese apricot f...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

SUCH A COLD DAY, BUT EARLY BLOOMING SAKURA FASCINATED US! (MAR.23, THE EAST GARDEN OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE )

Thanks for everyone joining our tour this day. We were so pleased to meet you at our Morning tour and Afternoon tour. We could welcome 44 guests in total. All of you from U.S.A. , Canada, Mexico, Brazil, U.K. , Italy, Holland, Romania, Cyprus, Australia, Malasia, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan were  so cooperative and open-minded to us. We made 7 groups to explore around from Tokyo station to the East garden of the Imperial palace. The Meteorological Agency has announced that, in Tokyo, SAKURA bloo...
Ueno Park

Somei-yoshino cherry tree blossoms coming out at Ueno Park (March 21)

I want to thank all of you for participating in our tour at Ueno Park on March 21. Nine people kindly joined our tour from Spain, America and UK. It was a bit windy but a nice Spring weather. I hope all of you enjoyed walking with us. As a matter of fact Ueno Park is one of the most famous and popular hanami(cherry blossom viewing) spot in Tokyo. Over 1,200 cherry trees are planted with 50 varieties. Although we have witnessed some other early blossoming of the trees, Somei-yoshino, the most pla...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

WEEKDAY TOUR OF THE EAST GARDENS OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE ON MARCH.19, 2019

Thank you for joining us. We welcomed 13 guests from US, Spain, and Germany. We divided the guests into 3 groups and started our tour at 1:00 pm from Tokyo station. Each group has 2 guides, so all guests and guides were able to enjoy conversation while walking. It was a perfect day for walking however still a little early in the cherry blossom season. Cherry blossom is in full bloom in early spring from late March to the middle of April.The period of bloom depends on the area and the year. In th...