Free tour to enjoy summer festival at Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine

 

Summer festival has come around the corner!

Summer festival at Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine is one of the most exciting and famous events in Tokyo.

Before the date of summer festival, we will have a free walking tour to feel peoples enthusiasm and excitement, so please join us!

You may have experience unprecedented happenings, such as wearing Happi and carrying Mikoshi on your shoulder!

Dates & time: Saturday 16th August, from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. (About 3 hours)

Meeting time and spot: Entrance gate at Kiyosumi-Shirakawa station on Toei Oedo Line (E15) at 2:50 pm on 16th August
 

Reservation: Please mail to us (koto.guide@gmail.com) to inform the number of participants beforehand.
 

If you are Japanese, please bring foreign friends or relatives with you.

We are waiting for your participation! 

Blooming flowers at Kiyosumi Garden

 

Cherry blossom and camellia are blooming at Kiyosumi Garden. Let's enjoy walking in Kiyosumi garden on spring sunny day!

Wasen traditional boat and cherry blossom viewing

Spring officially arrived in Tokyo with cherry blossom season has come.
How about viewing cherry blossom from a Japanese traditional boat, Wasen （和船）, during the annual Cherry Blossom Festival of Edo-Fukagawa?

You can experience both Wasen (Japanese traditional wooden boat) and Hanami (flower viewing), unique combination of two Japanese traditional cultures.

Wasen cruising is offered by "Wasen Tomo no Kai" (Japanese boat Friendhship Association).

dates & time: Saturdays and Sundays from March 29 to April 20, from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Place: Kurofune-bashi Bridge, 2 minutes' walk from No. 4 exit of Monzen-nakacho Station on Toei Oedo Line (E15) or Tokyo Metro (T12)
Fee: 500 yen
No reservation needed.

Other events of Cherry Blossom Festival of Edo-Fukagawa include shuttle vessels to Nihonbashi, cherry blossom viewing buses, cherry blossom viewing cafes, photo exhibition and lots more!
Most events around Monzen-nakacho Station and Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station (E14/Z11).
Enjoy!

Next tour: February 22, Saturday

This month, we will have the course A tours both in the morning and in the afternoon of February 22, Saturday. You can visit Shinto shrine and Buddhist temple, and have a chance to experience the mysterious ritual of sacred fire. We still have room for more participants. Click here for  detail.

Next tour: January 25, Saturday

Hesitate to go out in freezing weather? How about joining our tour to attend the mysterious ritual of fire in Fukagawa Fudoson Temple to stay warm and wish for a good luck? 
Or you can choose visiting a beautiful Japanese garden for winter birds watching. 
Our next free volunteer-guided walking tours will be held on January 25, Saturday. Click here for  details.

Next tour: October 26, Saturday

Our next free volunteer-guided walking tours will be held on October 26, Saturday. Click here for  details.

Next tour: September 28, Saturday

Tokyo has been chosen to host the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Some of the venues are in Koto-ku, eastern bay side part of Tokyo.
Apart from these venues, Koto-ku has a lot of things to offer, including Japanese traditional temples and shrines, beautiful Japanese garden and unique museums. We will guide you through to these interesting spots in our free walking tour. Click here for tour details.