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Tips for Enjoying Antenna Shops:Tour Report of Around Japan in a Half Day Tour on June 14

Thank you very much for choosing our Around Japan in a Half Day Tour on June 14th. We welcomed 6 guests from the USA, Singapore,and Romania, plus 3students from Kanda University of Foreign Studies. We hope all of you enjoyed this tour, visiting three antenna shops of Nagasaki, Fukushima, and Toyama. In Tokyo, there are so many antenna shops, that are operated by local government in order to promote local foods and attract visitors. Here are tips for enjoying antenna shops. 1. Try Local Food and ...

2025.06.14

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Tokyo Pride 2025 on the weekend followed by Weekday Tour of Meiji Jingu Shrine and Harajuku town, 9 June 2025

Many thanks to the guests who participated in this unusual weekday tour. On that Monday tour we hosted 14 guests from USA, Taiwan, Netherlands, Germany and France. The weather was cloudy in the beginning but as time pass by, the sky became cleared and turned very fine and hot. We hope the guests enjoy the tour so as usual, we present photos taken during the tour to remember fun time we shared together. Guests come from different backgrounds and learn differences and mutuality with us. At the shr...

2025.06.09

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Around Japan in a Half Day Tour on June 7

Thank you for choosing our Around Japan in a Half Day Tour on June 7. We welcomed 3 guests from Canada and USA. I hope you all enjoyed the tour and had interesting conversations with us. Group photos and snapshots are attached to remember the good times we had. Japan is made up of four main islands and 47 prefectures. Popular routes often include destinations like Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Takayama. However, the country offers countless other fascinating places to explore. One such hid...

2025.06.07

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Around Japan in a Half Day Tour on May 17

Thank you for choosing our Around Japan in a Half Day Tour on May 17. We welcomed 7 guests from Canada, USA and Australia. I hope you all enjoyed the tour and had interesting conversations with us. As promised,group photos and snapshots are attached to remember the good times we had. Japan has four large islands and 47 prefectures. Routes such as Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Takayama are frequently chosen as destinations. However, Japan has so many other tourist attractions. The New York ...

2025.05.19

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【New Trial Tour】Toyama, Hidden Gem

Do you like Japan? If Yes, we are so much pleased.Do you like Japanese seafoods such as Sushi, Sashimi? If Yes, why don’t you visit Toyama pref.?Toyama, in Hokuriku region of Japan, might not be so much popular destination among inbound visitors like you, but is worth visiting and is truly hidden gem.Fresh seafood, delicate crafts, and traditional lifestyle.If you want to experience them, Toyama is the place. We hope you must be interested, but you might not be able to spare time. Don’t worry. p...

2024.11.17

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Tokyo Now #33: Starting from 24 September !!!

Japan has just opened borders to overseas travelers on unguided tours from September 7. With this movement, Tokyo Free Walking Tours has decided to resume our walking tours step by step since March 2020. Kicking off on September 24 (Sat) with "East Gardens of the Imperial Palace" in the afternoon, tours will be followed by "Asakusa" in the morning & "Ueno Park" in the afternoon on the 25th (Sun). As for "Meiji Shrine & Harajuku", currently planned as early October. Introduction & details of each...

2022.09.10

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Tokyo Now #32: Shinjuku, Cool & Clean

Shinjuku is the station with the largest number of passengers with an average of 3.5million people a day. The interesting point of Shinjuku is that it has quite different characteristics by area. The Nishi-Shinjuku area is called the "Shinjuku Subcenter" and is known for the concentration of high-rise business complex represented by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. You can enjoy 360 degree amazing view from its observatory is amazing, though currently not open to public as is used for...

2022.06.27

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Tokyo Now #31： Two New “Trii Gates” in Harajuku

Rebuilding work of the first trii-gate of Meiji Jingu Shrine is going smoothly. The main approach road will be opened to public early July after Shinto ritual. Another symbolic stands at the entrance of "WITH HARAJUKU", a new commercial facility in front of JR Harajuku Station, which just celebrate 2nd anniversary. The first city-center shop IKEA in Japan in WITH HARAJUKU is so cool. In addition to cafeteria, IKEA convenience store is also available at the basement floor. Early summer flowers, s...

2022.06.05

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Tokyo Now #30 : Sanctuary and Source of Trend

Tokyo has many aspects and it is constantly changing. You can observe a good example at Harajuku, two stops from JR Shinjuku St. Across the railroad track, a vast sanctuary forest and a source of the latest trends are facing each other. They are Meiji Jingu Shrine and Harajuku/Omotesando. Meiji Jingu is a Shinto shrine, dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken and celebrated a centennial anniversary in 2020. It is one of the most popular shrines in Japan, especially during the new year holi...

2022.04.28

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Tokyo Now #29: Step by step, preparing for the resumption of walking tours

TFWT has just started on-site warming up training on all 4 routes for our members. Let us introduce you the scene from the Ueno Park route training held on last Sunday. Ueno Park, one of the first public parks in Japan, was designated as such in 1873. It locates between popular tourist sites in the downtown area, i.e. Asakusa and Yanaka. Ueno Park is a treasure house of timeless history and culture & art. You can enjoy plenty of cultures like temples, museums, performances, the zoo, and othe...

2022.04.25

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