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Ueno Park Tour on August 28th, 2024

Thank you for joining our Ueno Park tour. Today our six guides welcomed seven guests in all from Australia, Spain and the United States. The tour started with the usual muggy weather but it was tolerable enough for this year's excruciating summer. While walking, we were energized by the questions from the guests and the in-depth discussions that followed. We were all impressed by your eagerness. We hope this occasion has inspired you more for better understanding the Japanese culture and history...
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Asakusa and Ueno Park Tour on 25 August, 2024

Thank you for choosing our tour at Asakusa and Ueno Park on August 24. We welcomed 9 guests from Italy, Kenya, Spain, Vietnam, and USA. 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.   Here’s an important announcement. Typhoon is coming this week. If you are staying in Japan, please check the weather forecast and each JR Company website every day and reschedule your tra...
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Ueno Park Tour on 31st July,2024

Thank you for choosing our tour at Ueno Park on July 31st, 2024. We welcomed 2 guests from Mexico and Bolivia. I hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us during the tour. As promised, group photo and snapshot are attached to remember the fun times we had. It is melting hot summer. Heat stroke alert has been issued by Meteorological Agency to encourage people to take preventive measures such as to stay hydrated. We try to be in shade to secure safety of guests and guid...
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Asakusa and Ueno Park Tour on 28 July, 2024; The hot, hot summer is here!

What a terrible hot last Sunday was! But we were so happy that many our guests came to our Asakusa Am/Pm and Ueno Park tours on July 28th. We welcomed 29 guests from USA, Italy, Australia, Austria, and Singapore. Thank you so much for joining us despite the heat. Asakusa AM Group A Asakusa AM Group B Asakusa AM Group C Asakusa PM Ueno A Group Ueno Group B "Doyo" (土用) is a traditional Japanese term referring to a specific period of time that occurs about 18 days before each of the four major seas...
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Asakusa and Ueno Park Tour on July 14th, 2024; Tsuyu or Rainy Season will be over soon

Thank you very much for participating in the Asakusa Morning/Afternoon Tour and Ueno Park Tour held on July 14th!! We welcomed the total number of 22 Guests for Asakusa and Ueno Park tours from Slovakia, Italy, Russia, Germany, Canada, and USA. As rainy season called Tsuyu is continuing on the day in Japan, rain fall is unpredictable. It rained a little in the morning but in the afternoon, it stopped and got some sun shine occasionally. We hope you enjoyed our tour despite the weather. We posted...
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The spectacular Shinobazu Pond lotus flowers, the Ueno Park Tour on June 26

Thank you for joining the Ueno Park tour on June 26. We welcomed three people from Netherlands and America. The weather was fine in the middle of rainy season. We hope you enjoyed walking and having conversation with us. The photos we took during the tour are posted for your memory. Ueno Park is rich in nature and boasts seasonal plants and flowers throughout the year. The park is particularly known for cherry blossoms in spring and in summer the lotus flowers of the Shinobazu Pond is eye-catchi...
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Japanese banknotes will be redesigned ; Tour Report of Asakusa and Ueno Park on 23rd June, 2024

Thank you for choosing our Asakusa and Ueno Park tour on 23rd June, 2024We welcomed 20 guests from US, Australia, Malaysia, Sweden, China, Spain, Denmark, and Ireland. 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. Asakusa AM_Gr_A Asakusa AM_Gr_B Asakusa AM_Gr_C Asakusa AM_Gr_D Asakusa PM Ueno_Gr_A Ueno_Gr_B Do you know Japanese banknotes will be redesigned from July 3rd...
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Exploring the Toilet Museum, the Ueno Park tour on May 29

Thank you for joining the tour on May 29 at Ueno Park. We welcomed eight people from Australia, America, Germany and Poland. The weather was fine and we hope you enjoyed walking with us. The photos we took during the tour are posted. Ueno Park is known for a significant cultural center in Tokyo. In addition to the seven museums, there is a unique museum called ‘Toilet Museum’ making the park more artistic. The Toilet Museum was built four years ago when it was renewed. After being asked by the T...
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Tsuyu and Hydrangea: Asakusa and Ueno Park Tour on May 26, 2024

Many thanks for joining our tours at Asakusa and Ueno Park on May 26, 2024. We welcomed 24 guests from US, Australia, India, Israel, Germany, Spain and Poland It was a tremendous opportunity for us to meet wonderful guests from many countries and share interesting conversations. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached so that you can remember the fun times we had during the tour. Asakusa AM Group A Asakusa AM Group B Asakusa AM Group C Hydrangea in Ueno Park Ueno Park Group A Ueno P...
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Report of 12 May 2024 tours, Experience Paris in Asakusa and Ueno Park

Hello, everyone. I am Masa, one of the guides who hosted the Asakusa tour in the morning. I am reporting on tours of the day. As a tour guide for foreign guests, I realised it is important to know how our guests feel when they travel in Japan. Thus I traveled to one of the world's most famous tourist spots to take a glimpse of how foreign tourists view our country a few month ago. I included my analysis of this agenda in this report. Firstly, thank you very much to the guests who participated in...