Imperial Palace East Garden and Edo Castle Walking Tour in Tokyo
Duration
2 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
Languages
English
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Enjoy a guided walk around historic gardens surrounding Japan’s Imperial Palace
Discover the legacy of Shoguns and Emperors through stories and landmarks
Learn about Samurai history while exploring traditional architecture and moats
Experience the contrast between ancient heritage and modern Tokyo city life
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Experience a captivating walk through the heart of Tokyo, where ancient traditions and modern life blend seamlessly around the Imperial Palace. Stroll through beautifully maintained gardens and historic grounds that once formed the center of Shogun power, now surrounding the residence of the Emperor of Japan. As you explore the outer areas, you will gain a deeper appreciation for the symbolic importance of this site and its role in shaping the nation’s identity.
Discover the fascinating stories of the Samurai era while walking past stone walls, moats, and seasonal landscapes that reflect Japan’s refined sense of harmony with nature. Learn how the Imperial Palace area connects past and present Tokyo, offering insight into political history, cultural values, and everyday life in the modern capital, all while enjoying a peaceful escape from the city’s busy streets.
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Minimum age of participants 5
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Customer Reviews
Nikhil
Loved visiting the Imperial Palace East Garden. It’s a vast and peaceful place, perfect for a relaxing walk. Lots of different trees, nice gardens, koi ponds, and interesting old palace structures like guard houses, cellars, watch-towers, tea house. In case u want to take a break, there are rest areas equipped with vending machines too. The entry to the garden is free! Totally worth visiting... 🍃
Ursula
Absolutely gorgeous garden! A lot of work has gone into preserving its historical significance and beauty, including preserving original guard barracks and the orchard. Now, the garden serves as a celebration of Japan. They’ve added various sections such as the bamboo garden with different bamboos found across the country and a tree garden with one tree from every province. The landscaping is impressive—they’ve maintained the original walls and moats—and they’ve done their best to make the gardens accessible to all ages. No fee or ticket needed for entry, just a bag check at the entrances. Reading other reviews, it’s worth noting there is no palace here anymore, nor is the palace really visible. This is just the East Garden adjacent the current Imperial Palace.
Ashley
Beautiful and peaceful, wide open spaces with lots of greenery that will make you double-think if you're really still in Tokyo. The weather was great (late Oct) and although the autumn leaves weren't out yet, the trees and grass are lush and full of life. The huge koi fish swimming in the pond are also wonderful to look at. There is a bag check at the entrance.
Leo
Beautiful grounds - a lovely, green sanctuary within the busyness of the city. It seems very well maintained. I appreciated the informative signs, and labels for the trees. A really nice way to spend a sunny afternoon!
Danielle
We absolutely loved having our guided tour with Hiroshi this morning. He provided extra historical and cultural contexts. Taught us fun facts and helped take some of our favorite pictures from the trip thus far.
Angelica
Very beautiful! It was closed certain areas but we walked around the palace and still can enjoy it. There was a lot of security which I noticed with the imperial palace throughout Japan to enter they do inspection on bags, very nice. There is also a very pretty stamp inside a souvenir shop :)
Eddy
We had Yoshi. She was absolutely fantastic. She was very informative. Yo gave us a great insight into the history of the imperial family the gardens. It was such a delight. Couldn’t ask for a better guide.
Heather
This tour was very enjoyable as it covered both the history of the buildings and gardens. Mr. Hirashima was an excellent guide.
Kristi
Very clear instructions for initial meet-up. The 2 hour visit was informative and efficient. Enjoyed the well thought out visuals and tour narration
Greg
Yoshikawa was an excellent guide who had a wealth ok knowledge to share. we learnt so much from her. she also helped us get to our next activity which was very appreciated.