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Tokyo Imperial Palace History Tour with expert longtime resident
(87) Reviews
Chiyoda
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Learn how the dynamics of Japanese culture have shaped its history over the past 600 years as an expert English-language guide reveals the historic and cultural mysteries of the Imperial Palace East Gardens, where the nation's last feudal dynasty ruled from 1603 to 1869 and laid the foundations for modern Japan.
Learn Japan's culture and group dynamics preserve a peaceful and respectful society that conceals its paradoxical inner turmoil and chaos.
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Expert knowledge from longtime Japan resident
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
大噴水建設記念碑
Near the terrace adjacent to the Starbucks, we meet in front of the large tree next to the old castle wall.
Return
菖蒲田
We finish the tour inside the East Garden, a five-minute walk from the Otemon gate where we enter.
Itinerary
1
Wadakura Fountain Park
Learn what a park built to celebrate the marriage of an imperial crown prince tells us about Japanese culture.
10 minutes
2
Kokyo Otemon Gate
Enter the ruins of ancient Edo Castle through the restored 17th-century Otemon gate, and learn about castle architecture, and the origins of Japan's last feudal government.
15 minutes
3
Hyakunin Bansho Guardhouse
Learn how visitors to the shogun's massive fortress were greeted. See the miracle trees that survived the world's first atomic bombing and learn how feudal Japan forged the culture of craftsmanship that thrives to this.
15 minutes
4
The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Edo Castle Ruin)
Stroll through the gardens on the site where Japan's last feudal rulers' palace once stood, and where the remains of Japan's largest castle tower still stand.
Learn how Japanese culture contributed to sealing the country off from the rest of the world and how the Japan rallied behind an emperor in the 19th century only to be destroyed in the 20th.
40 minutes
5
Ninomaru Chashitsu
Immerse yourself in the tranquil beauty of the Ninomaru Garden, originally built by the Tokugawa Shoguns and learn how Japan embraces a culture of respect and peace in an otherwise chaotic world.
30 minutes
Tokyo Imperial Palace History Tour with expert longtime resident
(87) Reviews
Chiyoda
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Learn how the dynamics of Japanese culture have shaped its history over the past 600 years as an expert English-language guide reveals the historic and cultural mysteries of the Imperial Palace East Gardens, where the nation's last feudal dynasty ruled from 1603 to 1869 and laid the foundations for modern Japan.
Learn Japan's culture and group dynamics preserve a peaceful and respectful society that conceals its paradoxical inner turmoil and chaos.
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Expert knowledge from longtime Japan resident
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
大噴水建設記念碑
Near the terrace adjacent to the Starbucks, we meet in front of the large tree next to the old castle wall.
Return
菖蒲田
We finish the tour inside the East Garden, a five-minute walk from the Otemon gate where we enter.
