Asakusa

The sacred place of Maneki-Neko, the Asakusa tour on 22nd January

We appreciate your choice of Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Asakusa on 22nd January. Five guests from New Zealand, Spain, Britain, America and Bolivia were welcomed. The weather was mild in the middle of winter. Although the Nakamise Shopping Street was crowded with people, we hope you enjoyed exploring Sensoji Temple and Asakusa Shrine areas. As promised the photos we took during the tour are posted for your memory. Maneki-Neko, beckoning cats are one of the popular lucky cats sold at the Sensoji N...
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Report of Meiji Shrine & Harajuku on January 19, 2025 —New Sake arrived!

Thank you to those who participated in Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Meiji Shrine and Harajuku. We welcomed six guests from New Zealand, India, Iran, and Singapore. Some guests have been living in Japan for many years and know very well about Japan. The other guests visited Ryogoku Arena to watch the Grand Sumo Tournament. They said that it was so hard to get the tickets. The topics with our guests are various, and the talks are so interesting that we often learn many new things about Japan from th...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Plum flowers are beginning to bloom (Tokyo Free Walking Tour, 2025.1.18)

Thank you for joining our Tokyo Free Walking Tour of the east gardens of the imperial palace on January 18th. We welcomed 30 guests from , Australia, Singapore, Ireland, Philippine, US, UK, Portugal, China, Greece and Finland. Our tours aren’t just about following a guide and listening. I hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us while touring the Imperial Palace Gardens, where the ruins of the Edo SHOGUN's Castle remain. Tokyo Free Walking Tour - East Garden of the Im...
Asakusa

Tour Report of Asakusa on January 18, 2025

Many thanks for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour at Asakusa on January 18, 2025. We welcomed 9 guests from Australia and Sweden. It was a tremendous opportunity for us to meet wonderful guests from many countries and share interesting conversations. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached so that you can remember the fun times we had during the tour. Group A Group B Some guests asked why they could see many students wearing their school uniforms even on the weekend on the public trai...
Ueno Park

Ueno Tour on Jan.15th; Pleasant day with lots of culture and history

On behalf of our guides, I just wanted to send a few words of gratitude. Thank you for joining our tour at Ueno Park on January 15th. We welcomed a guest from Indonesia who lives in Japan. She was very interested in Japanese culture and history and asked us many questions. She said "Mottainai, What a waste! in English, without knowing Japan while visiting". That's true!! We had a great time talking with her in the wonderful weather like early spring. We’ve posted group photos and snapshots to lo...
Asakusa

Asakusa Tour on Jan. 12th, 2025; Still in the mood of Osho-gatu or the beginning of the year

Thank you very much for participating in the Asakusa Tour held on Jan 12th!! We welcomed 27 Guests  from Mexico, Australia, US, Malaysia and drop in guests.  Nakamise shopping street was still decorated with Osho-gatsu ornament which made us still in fresh mood.   As we were informed beforehand that bunch of boys and girls will join, we welcomed guests with five Teams with total 13 Guides.   We really hope you enjoyed our tour despite the chilly weather. We posted group photos and snapshots as p...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

The Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace, 11th January 2025

Thank you for joining Tokyo Free Walking Tour in the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on the 11th of January. 15 guests from US, UK, Brazil, Greece and Philippines. 8 of 15 guests met our tour by chance at the Otemon Gate which is the middle part of the tour and they jumped in on site! We are very happy to have guided you all. Hopefully, our guests enjoyed our Tokyo Free Walking Tour! As promised, group photos are attached to remember the fun times we had. Group A Group B oppo_0 Group C One of...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace, 8th January 2025

Thank you for joining our tour of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on the 8th of January. We welcomed 5 guests from USSR, HongKong and New Zealand. I hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us during the tour. As promised, the photos are attached to remember the fun time we had. It was a little cold, but the air was sunny and the sky was blue. Some plum trees started to bloom and they have shown us the announcement of spring. If you stay in Japan during the New Ye...
Asakusa

Tour report of Asakusa and Ueno Park on January 8th, 2025

Thank you for choosing our tour at Asakusa and Ueno Park on Jan.8th, 2025. We welcomed 9guests from USA and Russia for Asakusa morning tour , 6guests from USA and Italy for Ueno Park afternoon tour. 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. To celebrate New Year, we see many special decorations. Each of them have special meanings. Kadomatsu -pine tree arrangement- ...
Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

Happy New Year! First tour report of Maiji Jingu Shrine on January 5, 2025

Many thanks to TFWT’s wonderful guests who participated in our all tours for 2024 and we TFWT are looking forward to meeting all of you in the future. I believe you had a nice new year. On Sunday, we were so delighted to welcome 6 guests from Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and U.S.A. to our first tour of the year. It was fine but a bit cold. The area in front of the main shrine building was still decorated for the New Year’s and many people had come to pray.I hope all of you enjoyed and shared i...