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Tour Report : Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on September 1, 2024

Thank you for choosing our tour at Meiji Shrine and Harajuku on September 1. We welcomed 14 guests from Italy, Germany, Poland, 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. Unfortunately, it was cloudy and humid day due to Typhoon No.10 Shanahan. However, we met a few Wedding ceremonies at main shrine building before it started raining. We were so lucky! Alth...

2024.09.02

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

【外国人観光客向けボランティアガイド活動にご興味のある方へ】

2024年11月の新規会員の募集にあたり、オリエンテーション（説明会）を開催致します。当会では、皇居東御苑、浅草、上野公園、明治神宮・原宿の4コースにおいて、英語によるボランティアガイド活動を行っています。外国からのお客様に、日本文化や歴史について理解を深めていただき、日本に親しみを持っていただくことを第一の目的として活動しております。そのための基本的な英語力や、日本文化、歴史の知識は必要ですが、外国のお客様への「おもてなしのこころ」を何よりも大切にしています。まずは「習うより慣れろ」ですので、お気軽にご参加いただければと思います。＜応募資格＞１．当会の活動にご賛同いただき、ツアーへの参加および運営活動を含めたボランティア活動に参加いただける方。２．年齢18歳以上（高校生を除く）＜申込期間＞2024年9月1日（日）～2024年11月18日（月）＜会費等＞入会金：1,000円年会費：2,000円＜オリエンテーション実施要領＞日時：　2024年11月30日（土）10:00～12:00（予定）会場：　Zoom開催（接続先はお申し込みをいただいた方に開催日１週間前を目途にご連絡します...

2024.09.01

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The East Garden of the Imperial Palace Tour on August 31, 2024

Many thanks for joining us on our tours at Imperial Palace in the afternoon on August 31. We welcomed 19 guests from the United States, Germany, Italy, India, Netherlands and Spain. 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. Group A Due to the unstable weather affected by the approaching typhoon, we expected that there would b...

2024.09.01

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

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...

2024.08.29

Ueno Park

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...

2024.08.26

AsakusaUeno Park

Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace, 24 August 2024, Japan is a vertical geography

Thank you to all the guests who participated in the tour of that day. On that day we hosted 14 guests from USA, Canada, Spain, Italy, Cambodia, UK, Philippines, and India. We've got wonderful opportunities to meet with so many people from all over the world and exchange information about each one's homeland such as "Anne of Green Gables" story is very popular only in Canada and Japan, and Philippines does not allow divorce and New Delhi's temperature is 47 degree centigrade in this time of the y...

2024.08.26

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Strolling in the hotest Tokyo!: Tour report of the Meiji Shrine and Harajuku Tour on Aug. 18

Thank you so much for joining our tour at Meiji Shrine and Harajuku on Aug.18,2024. We welcomed 6 guests from Canada, UK and Italy. I hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us during the tour. Not only was the temperature high on this day, but the humidity was also very high, so I believe everyone was quite tired. However, we were able to enjoy the beauty of the Meiji Shrine forest and have exciting conversations about each other's cultures. For example, we discussed t...

2024.08.22

Meiji Shrine and HarajukuReport

Asakusa Tour on 21 August,2024; Lots of fun with cultural experiences

Thank you for choosing our tour at Asakusa on August 21st. We welcomed 7 guests from UK, Italy 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. (Group A) Goshuin; red ink stamp (Group B) Omikuji; fortune telling paper Purification fountain touching straw sandals for their safe trip It was still hot and humid day, but our guests were very active and enjoyed many c...

2024.08.22

Asakusa

Still Hot, but FUN! : Tour report of The East Garden of the Imperial Palace Tour on Aug. 17th, 2024

Hi, many thanks for joining us on our tour at the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on Aug. 17th. We welcomed 8 guests from Bolivia, Ireland, China and Australia. It was a tremendous opportunity for us to meet wonderful people from all over the world and exchange the cultural information. We really appreciate all guest for sharing precious time and inspiring us with interesting conversations. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached so that you can remember the fun we had during the...

2024.08.18

East Gardens of the Imperial PalaceReport

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...

2024.07.31

Ueno Park