Tokyo Free Walking Tour®

Tour Report of Meiji Jingu Shrine and Harajuku, 16 February 2025

Thank you very much for participating in the tour. On that day we hosted 9 guests from USA, UK and Canada. The weather was fine and unusually warm despite this time of year. It was a tremendous opportunity for us to meet wonderful guests from various countries and share interesting conversations. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached so that you can remember the fun times we spent during the tour. As we enjoyed stroll of the shrine, the guests could learn history and significance ...

2025.02.17

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Tour Report of Asakusa on February 15, 2025

Many thanks for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Asakusa on February 15, 2025. We welcomed 2 guests from Australia. 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. In Japan, Valentine’s Day on February 14th is a special occasion when women give chocolates to men. There are different types of chocolates: Honm...

2025.02.15

Asakusa

Today, February 15th, we welcomed a sudden increase in foreign guests from the US, Australia, Vietnam, Bulgaria, Canada, and China!!

We usually start our Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Tokyo Station and head to the East Garden of the Imperial Palace. However, today, our tour group grew significantly midway through. By the time we reached Honmaru, the main part of the Edo Castle site, our group had become quite large. Thank you to all the guests who joined us along the way! Group A Group B It was a beautiful, sunny winter day—perfect for a walking tour. Inside the East Garden of the Imperial Palace, beautiful plum blossoms and ear...

2025.02.15

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

The Yushima Tenjin plum blossoms have began to bloom, the Asakusa tour on February 12

Thank you for choosing Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Asakusa on February 12. We were delighted to have six people from America, Canada and Japan. It was unusually warm weather in February and we hope you enjoyed walking with us. As mentioned, the photos we took during the tour are posted as follows. Yushima Tenjin near Ueno Shinobazu Pond has been loved by people from the Edo period(1603-1868) as one of the best plum blossom viewing spots in Tokyo. Plum blossoms bloom in winter and it’s time for sp...

2025.02.13

Asakusa

Asakusa & Ueno Park Tour on Feb. 9th, 2025; A little chilly but refreshing sunny day

Thank you very much for participating in the Asakusa and Ueno Park Tour held on February. 9th!! We welcomed the total number of 10 Guests from US, Iraq, Australia, Indonesia, Germany, and France. The day was a bright sunny day, but a bit chilly. It’s usual that Tokyo rarely have snow even if northeast and northwest area have much. Some of the guests already enjoyed ski in Japan and some other Guests had a plan to visit snowing area. We wish every guest enjoyed winter season of Japan. We ...

2025.02.10

AsakusaUeno Park

Tour Report of The East Garden of the Imperial Palace on Feb 8th,2025 and Kabuki

Thank you for choosing our East Garden of the Imperial Palace on 8th Feb, 2025. We welcomed 8 guests from US, Germany, Poland, Mexico, Belgium and France. 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 oppo_0 Group_C Do you know the movie 47 Ronin aired by Keanu Reeves? This is the similar story of Chushingura, but in my thinking it was quite different f...

2025.02.09

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tokyo’s oldest stone bridge, the Asakusa tour on 5th February 2025

We’re grateful that you chose Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Asakusa on Wednesday, 5th February. Five people kindly joined the tour from America, Switzerland and Germany. We were lucky to take a group photo with a prominent chivalrous robber during the Edo period. The doll has been repaired and has just returned to its original place. The photos we took during the tour are posted as a memory for you. There is a traditional Japanese garden on the left side of Sensoji Temple main hall. It’s small but ...

2025.02.05

Asakusa

“We are Ninja with shuriken“ in the East Garden of Imperial Palace on 1st February.

Thank you for choosing our tour at East Garden of imperial Palace on 1st February.We welcomed 32guests from Australia, Bangladesh, Germany, USA, Malaysia, Philippine, Singapore, Israel, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Japan. 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. A group B group oppo_0 C group D group Origami-Japanese art of holding paper Shuriken is a tr...

2025.02.03

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on February 2, 2025

Thank you to those who participated in Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Meiji Shrine and Harajuku on such a cold rainy day. We welcomed 8 guests from Canada, Germany, and Singapore. Some of them will visit Osaka, Kyoto, Hakone, Mt. Fuji and Hokkaido for skiing and Sapporo Snow Festival. The others were looking forward to teamLab Planets TOKYO, Shibuya Sky and Asakusa. Tokyo Free Walking Tour is a small group tour with two or three guides, and drop-in participations are always welcome, so please ...

2025.02.03

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

The day before “Setsubun”, the last day of winter: Tour report of Asakusa on February 1st

Dear Guests, thank you for joining our Tokyo Free Walking Tours in Asakusa on Feb. 1st.Even though it was still winter according to the calendar, it was a sunny and pleasant day that felt like early spring. We hope that everyone who participated warmed their bodies and souls by walking and talking with us. We welcomed 7 guests in total from Malaysia, Germany and Australia. Thank you for spending your precious time with us. We hope you enjoy the rest of your stay in Japan.As promised, group photo...

2025.02.02

Asakusa