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Kicking Off Summer🍉: Ueno & Asakusa Tours (June 29, 2025)

June 30 marked the official start of summer at shrines across Japan, when people take part in Chinowa-Kuguri—the ancient ritual of passing through a giant wreath made of miscanthus grass to wash away the past six months’ impurities and pray for health and good fortune in the months ahead. On the Asakusa morning tour, our guests were fortunate to witness the ritual one day early, on June 29, alongside the opening of the summer festival at Asakusa Shrine.Together with the guests on our Ueno tour—w...

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Enjoy Matsuri Festivals in Tokyo : Tour report of Asakusa and Ueno Park on May 28th

Thank you so much for joining our tours at Asakusa in the morning and Ueno Park in the afternoon on May 28th. We welcomed 26 guests in total from USA, Canada, Israel, Australia, Netherland, Argentina and Columbia. We 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. (Ueno Park) (Asakusa AM A Group) (Asakusa AM Group B) (Asakusa AM Group C) (Asakusa AM Group D) (Asakusa PM) L...

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