Tokyo Free Walking Tour®

St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17/Ueno Park tour on March 21

Thank all of you for joining our tour at Meiji shrine and Harajuku area on March17. The weather was perfect in the beginning of Spring. We had 16 friendly guests from America, Australia and UK. I hope all of you enjoyed walking with us. Meiji Shrine was constructed about 100 years ago and is dedicated to the souls of the Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. The shrine is the most popular destination during the new year days. The torii gate unique to a shrine and represents the border between the ac...

2019.03.17

Ueno Park

Ueno Park Tour to be held on March 21

Ueno Park is historically famous for hanami (cherry blossom viewing) spot in Tokyo. There are over 1,200 cherry trees. Some species have already bloomed but the most symbolic cherry blossoms (Somei-yoshino) have not come out yet and are expected to be in full bloom toward the end of the month or beginning of April depending on the weather(temperatures). Ueno Park site was the part of Kaneiji Temple which used to be the largest and a family temple of the ruling Tokugawa clan during the Edo period...

2019.03.12

Ueno Park

A Buddhist god promotes Ueno tour; Mar. 21 1 PM -Asakusa tour report, Mar. 10

Thank you for joining our Tokyo Free Walking Tour. On that day, May 10, we had two times of tour-10 A.M and 1 P.M. We welcomed totally around 14 guests from the different corners of the world; Germany, U.S.A., Canada, Italy, Australia, Bulgaria and Mexico. Finally, the month of March has come. In Japan, March is the month in which students bid farewell to their universities during graduation, and for working people to move to new workplaces, or retire. April, on the other hand, is when companies...

2019.03.11

Asakusa

TOUR REPORT OF THE EAST GARDENS OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE ON MARCH.9, 2019

Thank you for joining our tour to the East garden of the Imperial Palace on March 9. We welcomed 14 guests from Italy, Argentina, Mexico, France, UK, Indonesia and USA. The guests are divided into four groups and a few guides accompany them respectively. We started our tour from Tokyo Station and walked through modern business area to go into the East garden of the Imperial Palace, former Edo Castle. I hope that guests deepen their understanding of Japan through our explanation and conversation....

2019.03.10

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report on Mar.3, 2019 (Meiji Shrine & Harajuku)

Today we welcomed 9 guests from China, Poland, Singapore and US. Despite of the shivering low temperature and the cold rain, we enjoyed the walk in the tranquil Meiji Shrine and the busy streets of Harajuku. The Meiji Shrine is said to be one of the powerful spots where you could receive positive energy. Once you enter the shrine compound from the Great Torii gate, you will feel the clear energy flow into your system. It is better to visit shrines early in the morning rather than in the afternoo...

2019.03.05

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

TOUR REPORT of THE EAST GARDENS OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE ON March.2, 2019

Thank you for everyone, joining our Tokyo Free Walking Tour on March 2, 2019 at The East Gardens of The Imperial Palace. We welcomed 26 guests from Australia, USA, Canada, Malaysia, Poland, Argentina and Tokyo. We divided them into 3 groups, and started the tour 13:00. Tokyo Marathon 2019 would be held on the next day, then, many people are preparing for the event. Some of the guests would entry the marathon. I hope they win. Anyway, the day is clear and comfort, then we could hold the tour comf...

2019.03.03

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

TOUR REPORT of THE EAST GARDENS OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE ON FEB.26, 2019

Thank you for all our guests who joined the tour of East Gardens of The Imperial Palace. We welcomed 6 guests from Canada, UK, and Brazil. We divided all guests into 3 groups, and started the tour at 10am. It was a little bit cold, but a good day for walking around. Plum blossoms are in full bloom just right now! We all enjoyed pink and white flowers and the scent of those flowers. Recently, the current Emperor published a paper to report feeding habits of the raccoon in the Imperial Palace. The...

2019.02.28

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Girls’ Festival “Hinamatsuri” is just around the corner! (Asakusa Tour report on February 24, 2019)

While fine days and rainy days are coming periodically, spring is approaching. It was a really warm day, many thanks for joining our tour in Asakusa on February 24. We met 14 wonderful people from Canada, Germany, India, Italy, UK. and USA. It is getting warmer and warmer. Now we can feel the breath of spring. Spring brings beautiful flowers. Peach flower festival, “Momo no sekku” or “Hinamatsuri” is just around the corner. The other day, I attended a workshop “Let’s make Hina dolls” which was h...

2019.02.25

Asakusa

TOUR REPORT of THE EAST GARDENS OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE ON FEB.23,2019

Thank you for all our guests who joined “February 23, The East Gardens of The Imperial Place Tour”. We welcomed 15 guests from Australia, Canada, USA, Philippines, France, India, Spain, and Ukraine.We devided all guests into 3 groups, and started the tour 13:00 . During our tour sometimeswe got strong wind.That is the sign of Spring. Springis the time of when we meet new friends and leave old friends behind. Japanese school semester begins in April and ends in March. I graduated from a nurse col...

2019.02.23

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

SHINTO DEITIES ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO UME SEASON, FEBRUARY 17 IN HARAJYUKU AREA

Thank you for joining our Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Harajuku area. On that day, February 17, we were honored to welcome three guests to our walking tour. These people came from different corners of the world, including Israel and U.S.A,. As observed nationwide, the cold front that approached Japan and relentlessly brought about a strong mass of cold air for the past few days, is leaving. It is highly likely that there is a breakthrough in the cold temperature and the weather seems to have final...

2019.02.18

Asakusa