Tokyo Free Walking Tour®

Asakusa and Ueno Park Tour on March 26

Today’s tours were featured by a constant rain fall in the morning and afternoon. We were not greeted by Tokyo Skytree being invisible in the thick clouds. Yet we were able to host several groups of avid visitors who were eager to know more about Asakusa and Ueno Park. We were glad that nobody got lost in the umbrella jungles. Thank you for your attentiveness and patience. We’d like to say this rainy day was not very bad with a rain-soaked cherry blossom showing different beauty of transition, b...

2023.03.28

AsakusaUeno Park

Tour report of The East Garden of the Imperial Palace Tour on Mar. 25th, 2023

Thank you for choosing our tour at East garden of imperial palace on March 25. We welcomed24 guests from 10 countries. 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. Although it was rainy day, we could enjoy cherry blossom in full bloom.Long time ago, cherry tree had been bloomed in autumn.Then it changed to make leaves fallen in winter, save energy in cold weather, and...

2023.03.27

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku Tour on March 12th, 2023

Thank you for choosing our Meiji Shrine and Harajuku tour on March 12th, 2023. We welcomed 8 guests from Bulgaria, Canada, Australia, France, and Israel. 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. It was a sunny day and really comfortable for the tour. However, we could not see any wedding ceremony at the shrine because today was Butsumetsu, “Buddha’s death” which w...

2023.03.13

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Tour report of The East Garden of the Imperial Palace Tour on Mar. 11th, 2023

Many thanks for joining us on our tour at the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on Mar. 11th. We welcomed 5 guests from Bulgaria, Ireland and Germany. 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 tour. I hop...

2023.03.12

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Witnessing a Beautiful Carriage Parade! March 8;The East Garden of the Imperial Palace

Thank you for joining our tour of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on March 8th. We were delighted to have six guests from the UK and the US on that day. We were fortunate enough to witness a very unusual parade on that day. It was a procession of traditional carriage carrying foreign ambassadors who were going to attend the imperial ceremony at the Palace. a procession of traditional carriage The first carriage procession dispatched by the Imperial Household Agency left Tokyo Station's Im...

2023.03.10

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

SPRING is JUST AROUND THE CORNER March 5, 2023; ASAKUSA & UENO

The restrictions of COVID-19 have been finally coming off, and Japan’s life is returning to its usual liveliness. Thank you very much for your choosing TFWT tours among various volunteer guide groups. We welcomed 9 guests together from USA (Ueno), Australia, England and Canada (Asakusa). We really hope all of you enjoyed our tours and obtained one of nice memories of Japan. Asakusa is a place which has an old history going back over 1000 years, centered on Sensoji Temple. Although the remnants o...