Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

SHINTO DEITIES TO WELCOME THE NEW ERA, APR. 21 IN HARAJYUKU

Thank you for joining our Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Harajyuku area of Tokyo. On that day, April 21, we were honored to welcome 26 guests to our walking tour. These people came from different regions of the world, incl­uding Australia, Canada, Greece, Italy, Mexico Spain, U.K. and U.S.A. It is already the peak of springtime in Japan. In Tokyo, we can no longer see magnificent sakura or cherry trees blossoming. Most of the fragile petals of the sakura trees have fallen due to the wind blowing, or...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

TOUR REPORT OF THE EAST GARDENS OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE ON APRIL 20, 2019

Thank you for joining our tour to the East garden of the Imperial Palace on April 20. We welcomed worldwide 57 guests from U.K, Australia, U.S, Spain, Indonesia, Argentina, Israel, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand, Germany, India, Denmark, Mexico, South Africa, Ireland, Switzerland, including a cute baby guest. We made five groups for the guest and 2 guides accompanied them respectively. The weather was so perfect, Bright Sunshine, 18℃(64℉), Gentle wind. Due to such pleasant climate, the tour wa...
Ueno Park

Ueno Park Tour scheduled on April 29/National Treasures of To-ji Temple

Although cherry blossoms have fallen at Ueno Park, Tokyo National Museum is displaying the breathtaking arts of Esoteric Buddhism from Toji-Temple Kyoto. To-ji Temple has the 1200-year history which is the Japan’s first esoteric temple associated with Kukai or Kobo Daishi. Toji-Temple is designated as a world heritage property and a number of the treasures are gathered together from the Temple. The special exhibition features an extraordinary 15 out of 21 Buddhist statues counting 11 national tr...
Asakusa

Lovely Spring Sunday in Asakusa (April 14 Asakusa tour report)

We welcomed 21 guests from France, India, Hong Kong, Mexico, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey & USA.   Wow, we are happy to know our guests cover 5 continents! It was a lovely sunny spring day though it gradually became cloudy and windy at the end of afternoon tour.  Period of  “sakura”(cherry flowers) in full bloom  has almost finished in Tokyo.  OK. Please do not disappoint!  A flurry of cherry blossoms blown in the wind is so romantic. Senso-ji in Asakusa is one of the most visited and photographed tem...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour report of THE EAST GARDEN OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE on 2019.4.13

Thank you for joining TFWT hosted tour visiting the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace on April 13.   We welcomed 53 guests from USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Israel, Brazil, Vietnam, Spain, India, UK, Germany, France and Mexico. The day was actually the best tour day with comfortable temperature and bright sunlight.  Additional gift for us was Cherry blossom.   We could enjoy blooming cherry trees, especially varieties of late-blooming trees.   Relatively low temperature until the day ...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report on Apr.4 (Weekday Tour of The East Garden Of the Imperial Palace)

Thank you for joining our weekday tour of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace  on Apr.4. We had 24 guests. They were from Australia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom and U.S.A. It was a warm day, and moreover cherry blossoms were fully blooming. Our guests enjoyed taking pictures of them with historic sites. In Japan, April is the beginning of the new year at school and work. Many Japanese make a start on their new classes, schools and jobs. However, this April differs from the usual. As the n...
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

DELICIOUS COFFEE IN THE FOREST (APR.7 MEIJI JINGU & HARAJUKU)

Thank you very much for all guests who joined "April 7th Meiji Jingu & Harajuku Tour" .We had 21 guests from U.S. ,  Austria, India, Spain, Germany.  Some had  delicious morning coffee and sandwich in the Meijijingu forest during the tour.  It was really a crisp morning. Later we visited "Takeshitadori street" , epecenter of youth culture. Charm shops were tightly stand along the street. Many people were in a line for  the colorful cotton candy .  Many many "KAWAII" things were there. Why don't ...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY ! (APR.6,THE EAST GARDENS OF THE IMPERIAL PLACE)

Today we welcomed 56 guests from India, Spain, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Dubai, France, South Africa, Austria, USA, UK, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, Germany, Catalonia, Norway, Canada, Australia, Portugal. It was such a lovely day, warm, mild, refreshing.  Cherry blossoms were still at their most. Young leaves have just begun to sprout.  We could enjoy the walking in the park very much. No word is needed, just see our smile on the photo. TFWT all guides are always waiting for you!! (reported by Keik...
Report

INBOUND VISITORS LIKE “SPRING” ?

The most popular season chosen by inbound visitors was "spring", however we are not literally talking about their favorite season here.  This is the result of a Japanese Kanji character survey designed and conducted by a volunteer tourism organization in Tokyo Japan, Tokyo Free Walking Tour (hereafter TFWT). Here is the survey: Have a look at these 4 Japanese Kanji characters. "春" "夏" "秋" "冬" Which of the 4 catch your attention, and why?  This survey was conducted in a face to face style between...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

CHERRY TREES IN FULL BLOSSOM (MAR.30, THE EAST GARDEN OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE)

Thank you for joining our tour to the East garden of the Imperial palace on March 30. We organized two tours in the morning and in the afternoon. Totally we welcomed 29 guests from the U.S.A. France, Malaysia, Portugal, Czechoslovakia, India, Singapore, Germany, the Philippines, Brazil. It is our great pleasure to have the guests from all over the world and communicate with one another. In this way we can learn more about other countries and hopefully broaden our international perspective. It wa...