East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

It’s crazy hot! Tour Report: July 20th at East Garden of Imperial Palace

It's crazy hot! Summer has hit Tokyo. Today there's a heatstroke alert.But we still went ahead with our walking tour. Safety first, of course! We emailed everyone who booked to explain the situation. Here's what we said: -Info about the heatstroke alert and what it means-Tips to prevent heatstroke-Honestly, it's probably too hot to walk comfortably today-Recommended cancellations for kids, elderly, and people with health issues-Recommended cancellations for those without travel medical insurance...
Asakusa

Asakusa and Ueno Park Tour on July 14th, 2024; Tsuyu or Rainy Season will be over soon

Thank you very much for participating in the Asakusa Morning/Afternoon Tour and Ueno Park Tour held on July 14th!! We welcomed the total number of 22 Guests for Asakusa and Ueno Park tours from Slovakia, Italy, Russia, Germany, Canada, and USA. As rainy season called Tsuyu is continuing on the day in Japan, rain fall is unpredictable. It rained a little in the morning but in the afternoon, it stopped and got some sun shine occasionally. We hope you enjoyed our tour despite the weather. We posted...
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Tour Report of East Garden of Imperial Palace on July 13, 2024

Thank you so much joining our tour at the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on July 13, 2024! We welcomed 16 guests from USA, Canada, Germany, Russia, Philippines and Japan . 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 Toro Nagashi : Lantern floatingChidorigafuchi is a moat located on the north side of the Imperial palace. This place, beloved a...
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...