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Meiji Shrine and Harajuku Tour on September 17th, 2023; Late Summer Heat

Thank you for choosing our Meiji Shrine and Harajuku tour on September 17th, 2023. We welcomed 19 guests from Australia, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Colombia, Switzerland , France and Canada. 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 Group-B Group-A Group-B It was very hot and humid, and the most unlucky day of the week, “Butsumetsu”, but we were so lucky...

2023.09.18

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Tour Report on the East Garden of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, 16th September 2023

Many thanks to the guests who joined the tour on that day. We welcomed 16 guests from USA, Argentine, France, Canada, and Mexico. 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. Flower season already passed, but we can enjoy some flowers even in hot summer season. Our guests enjoyed flowers and takes a lot of photos in the tour. In our tour, we explain historical objects...

2023.09.17

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Asakusa and Ueno Park Tour on Sep. 10th, 2023; The first Asakusa Twilight tour was held!

Thank you very much for participating in the Asakusa Morning / Evening Tour and Ueno Park Tour held on Sep 10th. Two days have passed since the Typhoon attacked the Kanto area, a shiny and hot day came back. We welcomed the total number of 22 Guests for Asakusa and Ueno Park tours from USA, England, Philippines, Canada, Poland, Netherland, Germany, India and Spain. We really hope all of you had enjoyed the time with us on the day. We posted snapshots of Asakusa Tours followed by Ueno Park Tour ...

2023.09.11

AsakusaUeno Park

Tour Report on the East Garden of the Imperial Palace, 9 September 2023

Many thanks to the guests who joined the tour on that day. We hosted 18 guests from New Zealand, Poland, Germany, Spain, Philippines, Canada, USA, Brazil, and UK. The weather was cloudy in the beginning but later turned fine and hot. But that day was not as hot as in August. 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. Summer is ending day by day but still hot and h...

2023.09.10

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report: Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on September 3, 2023; Car Exorcism

Thank you to those who participated in the Tokyo Free Walking Tour (TFWT) at Meiji Shrine & Harajuku today. On the first tour day of September, we welcomed 5 guests from Italy and the United States of America. We hope you all enjoyed and shared interesting and joyful conversations with each other during the tour. Most school children in Japan have already gone back to school. Now that the summer holidays were over, many people were hoping the summer weather would be over as well. However, today ...

2023.09.03

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

A twilight tour in Asakusa on September 10 at 5pm

A twilight tour will be held on September 10 at 5pm. The Sensoji Temple is Tokyo ‘s oldest temple and one of the most visited temples in Japan. It’s packed with people during the day, but it’s not crowded and much quieter in the evening. By avoiding the congestion, we can enjoy seeing beautiful colors of twilight and sunset (expected at 5:56pm). Then the buildings, five-story pagoda and statues impressively shine when illuminated by light. Although the main hall of the Sensoji Temple will be clo...

2023.09.01

Asakusa

Asakusa and Ueno Park on August 27; The End of Summer Vacation

Many thanks for joining us on our tours at Asakusa in the morning and Ueno Park in the afternoon on August 27th. We welcomed 44 guests from the USA, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Australia, India, Indonesia, Denmark, Estonia, Singapore, and Croatia. It was a tremendous opportunity for us to meet wonderful guests from many countries and share interesting conversations. Also, it was really nice seeing some of you on both tours. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached so that you can reme...

2023.08.29

AsakusaUeno Park

The East Garden of the Imperial Palace, 26 August 2023

Thank you for choosing our tour at The East Garden of The Imperial Palace on 26th August. We welcomed 7 guests from Singapore, Australia, Italy, and Lithuania. Before we started the tour, we were caught in a slight shower. However, the rain stopped and we were able to start the tour as usual. It was a little bit hot and humid but got better. 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...

2023.08.28

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour report of Meiji Shrine and Harajuku Tour on Aug. 20th, 2023

On behalf of our guides, I just wanted to send a few words of gratitude. Thank you forjoining our tour at Meiji Shrine and Harajuku on Aug 20th. We welcomed 8 guestsfrom Bulgaria, Italy, USA, Spain and Philippines. It was right after the “Obon” Holiday in Japan and still very hot and humid. I hope all of you enjoyed the fresh forest bathe in Meiji Shrine and the bright city area.We’ve posted group photos and snapshots so that you can look back on the fun times we had. During the tour, we talked ...

2023.08.20

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

The East Garden of the Imperial Palace, 19 August 2023

Many thanks for joining us on our tours at Imperial Palace in the afternoon on August 19th. We welcomed 11 guests from Philippines, Argentina, UK, Mexico, and USA. 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. It is now Obon season in Japan. "Obon" is a significant summer event in Japan where families honor their ancestors' spiri...

2023.08.19

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace