Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Tour Report of Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on July 7, 2024

What will you wish for the Happy Star Festival? Thank you to those who participated in the Tokyo Free Walking Tour (TFWT) at Meiji Shrine & Harajuku. We welcomed 26 guests from the USA, Canada, Italy, Germany, Portugal, the UK, Netherlands, and Chile to this heat island city, Tokyo. We hope you all enjoyed and shared interesting and informative conversations with each other during the tour. Here are the group photos and snapshots: Group-A Group-B Group-C Group-D Group-E 7th of July is called “Ta...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report of East Garden of Imperial Palace on 6th July, 2024

Thank you so much joining our tour at the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on 6th July,2024! We welcomed 11 guests from USA, Chile, Portugal, France, Canada, Germany and Italy. I hope you all had a good time and enjoyed interesting conversation with each other during the tour. As promised, some photos are attached to remember the fun times we had. Group A Group B Group C 7th July, TanabataTanabata, celebrated on 7thJuly, is the day when the separated lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi can meet by cr...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Report on the East Garden of the Imperial Palace Tour, 29 June 2024, Looking back on the past to think about the future

Thank you very much for joining the tour. We hosted 15 guests from USA, Australia, Indonesia, Turkey, Hong Kong, Singapore and Canada. The weather was half cloudy and half sunny, so it was very humid and hot. We appreciate the guests endured such harsh weather of that day. We hope the guests enjoyed the tour and conversation with us and other guests. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached to remember the fun times we had. Where we stroll is memories of the past. The East Garden was...
Ueno Park

The spectacular Shinobazu Pond lotus flowers, the Ueno Park Tour on June 26

Thank you for joining the Ueno Park tour on June 26. We welcomed three people from Netherlands and America. The weather was fine in the middle of rainy season. We hope you enjoyed walking and having conversation with us. The photos we took during the tour are posted for your memory. Ueno Park is rich in nature and boasts seasonal plants and flowers throughout the year. The park is particularly known for cherry blossoms in spring and in summer the lotus flowers of the Shinobazu Pond is eye-catchi...
Asakusa

Japanese banknotes will be redesigned ; Tour Report of Asakusa and Ueno Park on 23rd June, 2024

Thank you for choosing our Asakusa and Ueno Park tour on 23rd June, 2024We welcomed 20 guests from US, Australia, Malaysia, Sweden, China, Spain, Denmark, and Ireland. 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. Asakusa AM_Gr_A Asakusa AM_Gr_B Asakusa AM_Gr_C Asakusa AM_Gr_D Asakusa PM Ueno_Gr_A Ueno_Gr_B Do you know Japanese banknotes will be redesigned from July 3rd...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report of East Garden of Imperial Palace on 22nd June,2024

Thank you so much joining our tour at the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on 22nd June,2024! We welcomed 16 guests from USA, Spain, Sweden, Rumania, Germany and Italy. I hope you all had a good time and enjoyed interesting conversation with each other during the tour. As promised, some photos are attached to remember the fun times we had. Group A Group B Allow me to introduce ourselves. All the tour guides in our organization are highly motivated and enthusiastic. We have a wonderful team eag...
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Super Cool Interaction! Tour Report: June 16th at Meiji Jingu and Harajuku Street

Hey everyone! When you're traveling abroad, the best way to truly experience a country is by chatting with the locals. So why not strike up a conversation with people in Japan? "Oh, that sounds awesome! But this is my first time in Japan, and I don't have any Japanese friends yet." No worries! We're Tokyo Free Walking Tour (TFWT), a fun and friendly non-profit volunteer guide group. We love sharing cool facts about Japanese history and culture, and meeting people from all over the world. And gue...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report of East Garden of Imperial Palace on 15th June,2024

Thank you so much joining our tour at the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on 15th June,2024! We welcomed 11 guests from USA ,UK ,Spain ,Singapore and Indonesia. I hope you all had a good time and enjoyed interesting conversation with each other during the tour. As promised, some photos are attached to remember the fun times we had. The day of the tour was sunny and very hot. The rainy season in Japan usually lasts from early June to mid-July but it has not yet started even in mid-June this ye...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report of East Garden of Imperial Palace on 12th June, 2024

Thank you for choosing our tour at East Garden of Imperial Palace on 12th June , 2024. We welcomed 11 guests from Australia, Spain, US, Canada and Germany. 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. Iris garden is in full bloom, and we enjoyed the dreamy flower garden. Iris is a garden plant that has been crossbred in various ways mainly by samurai in the late Edo p...
Asakusa

DISCOVERING THE EVOLUTION OF RAMEN, June 9, Asakusa & Ueno Park

Thank you for joining the Tokyo Free Walking Tour of Asakusa and Ueno Park, and for regularly checking this website. On June 9th, we welcomed around 25 guests from the USA, Australia,Germany, Spain, Israel, and Japan. With, a slightly cloudy but mostly sunny day, we started the 90-minutes Asakusa tours at around 10:00 am and 1:30 pm. Along with our typical tour route, we visited several spots in this historical town and concluded at Asakusa Shinto Shrine. During the 90-minute stroll, we showcase...