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TOUR REPORT ON MARCH 11, 2018 IN ASAKUSA

Thank you for joining our tour in Asakusa on March 11. We had the seven friendly guests from UK, Australia, America, Brazil and Columbia. I hope all of you enjoyed walking with us in comfortable Spring weather. There are plenty of great events and festivals in Asakusa throughout the year. March 18 is Honzon Jigen-e to celebrate the appearance of the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy housed at Sensoji Temple. Three mikoshi (portable shrines) are carried out of Asakusa Shrine and various dances are perfor...

2018.03.12

Asakusa

TOUR REPORT ON MARCH 10, 1 P.M. 2018, THE EAST GARDENS OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE

Thank you all our guests who joined “March 10, 13:00 tour. We had 14 guests from Germany, USA, Mexico, India, UK,Canada, Israel andArgentina. We had nice time walking around in the garden. Weatherforecast says that “Someiyoshino Sakura” major kind of cherry blossom may open next week in Tokyo . Oh I will be busy to make many appointments of "Sakura" viewing partieswith many friends. Let's enjoy Japanese spring! ( reported by Keiko N)

2018.03.11

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

TOUR REPORT ON MARCH 10, 2018 (MORNING TOUR ) THE EAST GARDEN OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE

Thank you for the early birds hopping on our tour for this morning!! It was our first time to conduct a tour on Saturday morning and was such a great pleasure to meet around 10 guests as a nice weekend start. As the season is gradually changing, the weather during this week was unstable causing a lot of rain and wind. But the spring storm has finally gone away! No matter it was a little bit chilly outside, we were happy to take you to Marunouchi and the East Garden of the Imperial palace within ...

2018.03.10

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

TOUR REPORT ON MARCH 4, 2018, MEIJI JINGU & TAKESHITA STREET

Thank you for joining our Tokyo Free Walking Tour in Harajuku area. On that day, March 4, we were honored to welcome 14 guests to our walking tour. Those people came from different corners of the world, including Israel, Canada, U.S.A, Argentina, Spain and Sweden. We were greeted by an amazingly warmer temperature than the previous days. There was a breakthrough in the cool temperature and the weather seemed to have finally improved. Our tour started in front of a Tori or a Shinto Shrine gate. I...

2018.03.06

Meiji Shrine and Harajuku

TOUR REPORT ON MARCH 3, 2018 THE EAST GARDENS OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE

A big thank you to all who participated in our tour at the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace on March 3. The number of the guests were 22 from 13 countries of UK, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Ukraine, Netherlands, France, Austria, Israel, America, Canada, Australia and Taiwan. The group was divided into five. I hope all of you enjoyed walking in lovely Spring weather. Back in 1600 the Dutch ship named De Leifde stranded on the coast of Oita, kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island. The year of...

2018.03.05

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report on 28th February (Wednesday), Weekday Tour to the Imperial Palace East Gardens

Thank you very much for joining our tour on Feb 28th. We welcomed 9 guests from Australia, Argentina, Malaysia and Italy. 8 guests out of 9 dropped in our tour on the halfway to the Imperial Palace East Gardens. All of us enjoyed strolling together in the park, where early-flowering cherry trees "KAWAZUZAKURA" were in full bloom with cute deep pink petals. From the end of March to the beginning of April in Tokyo, you will find light-pink "SOMEIYOSHINO", the most popular and gorgeous cherry bloss...

2018.03.02

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report on 27th February (Tuesday), Weekday Tour to the Imperial Palace East Gardens

Thank you very much for joining our weekday tour to the Imperial Palace East Gardens on February 27th. The tour welcomed 8 guests from Austria, Canada, Romania and Argentina. We divided us into two groups ― group A and B. It was a slightly chilly day, but the sunshine of early spring made us warm and cheerful. On the way to the Imperial Palace East Gardens, group A happened to meet 4 horses being trained along the large avenue. These 4 horses, owned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, w...

2018.03.01

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

TOUR REPORT ON 24 FEBRUARY 2018, THE EAST GARDEN OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE

We thank all guests who joined our East Garden of Imperial Palace tour on Feb. 24th.We welcomed 28 guests from Australia, Canada, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, UK, and USA. We divided them into 5 groups. It was a sunny and pretty warmer day than the past few days. And you must have enjoyed the plum trees blooming in the garden. As Japanese, we feel a change of seasons from these signs. Speaking of a change of seasons, we can also feel it from the seasonal event. And one of the typical event...

2018.02.28

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report on 22 February 2018, Week Day Tour to the East Garden of the Imperial Palace

On a very cold and slightly raining Thursday morning, we welcomed 3 guests from Australia and U.K. It was so cold that some of us were sizzling while walking on the route. We divided into 2 groups. However, in the garden, we could view sign of spring’s coming. The Ume (Plum or Apricot trees) are blooming. Actually, they are known as flowers of winter but they bloom when spring is near. The colors of petals were shining under cloudy sky. The smell of the flowers were so strong that you feel weari...

2018.02.23

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

TOUR REPORT ON FEBURARY 18, 2018 AT MEIJI SHRINE AND HARAJUKU

Tokyo Free Walking Tour welcomed eight guests for our regular Meiji Shrine and Harajuku route tour on February 18. Big thank YOU to all the guests who were from Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Slovakia, Netherland and England. We hope all enjoyed not only the tour itself but chat with other guests and us. It was a lovely sunny day with shining blue sky, though it was still bit cold. Luckily, we encountered wedding parties at the main shrine area. One party was proceeding to main hall for ceremon...

2018.02.20

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace