East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace, 21 September 2024

Many thanks to the guests who joined the tour on that day. We welcomed 15 guests from USA, Lithuania, UK, Germany, India, Brazil, Taiwan and Vietnam. 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. One more information for our coming guests in the future. Our meeting place is the Marunouchi Central Gate (ground floor) at JR Tokyo Station. Please find our flag there. You...
Asakusa

The sacred trees, the Asakusa and Ueno Park tours on September 22

Thank you for taking the time to join our tours in Asakusa and Ueno Park on September 22. We welcomed 30 guests from America, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Germany, Romania, Australia, Taiwan and Bangladesh. There was a light rain, but it was mostly fine. We hope you enjoyed walking with us. Various photos were taken during the tours and are posted for your memory.  Most of Shinto shrines have sacred trees called Goshinbokuご神木 and they are worshipped as the object of worship in which spirits o...
Asakusa

Tour Report of Asakusa on September 18,2024 “Ohigan”

Thank you for choosing our tour at Asakusa on Sept.18,2024. We welcomed 11 guests from Canada, Germany 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. The week of before and after three days both the spring equinox and autumnal equinox is called “Higan”. This year autumn Higan will from Sept.19th  to 25th and 23rd is  public holyday.  “Higan” is related to Japan...
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Tour Report of Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on September 15, 2024

Thank you to those who participated in the Tokyo Free Walking Tour (TFWT) at Meiji Shrine & Harajuku. We welcomed 18 guests from the USA, Israel, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, the UK, Australia, and Brazil. Some of them joined the East Garden of Imperial Palace tour one day before. We are always welcome back to our tours. We hope you all enjoyed and shared interesting and informative conversations with each other during the tour. Here are the group photos and snapshots: Some guests had fun drawin...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

East Garden of Imperial Palace Tour on September 14th

Thank you for choosing our tour at East Garden of Imperial Prerace on September 14th 2024. We welcomed 9 guests from Australia, Switzerland, Brazil, Netherlands, Italy, Taiwan. 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. September is a month something changes. Students are back to school after long summer vacation. The weather is changing cooler, and leaves are just ...
Asakusa

The Grand Sumo Tournament is Currently being held in Tokyo! Tour Report of Asakusa and Ueno on September 8,2024

Thank you for choosing our tour at Asakusa and Ueno on September 8. We welcomed 14 people from U.S.A., Australia, Vietnam, Spain, Brazil and Switzerland. 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.       The September Grand Sumo Tournament began yesterday and will run until September 22, lasting 15 days in total. The venue for the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo is Ry...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

East garden of Imperial palace tour on September 7

Thank you for choosing our tour at east garden of Imperial palace on September 7. We welcomed 5 guests from Australia, Italy and US. 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> In Japan, September is already autumn season which is said to be the best period for sports.For example, many sport festivals are held in autumn.Although it's still hot, it...
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

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...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

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...
Ueno Park

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...