Tokyo
Imperial Palace
The Emperor's Home and Legacy
- 2 hours
- Max 25 people
- Tokyo Station, Marunouchi Central Exit
- +100 passport points
- Two guides from 15 people
The hidden centre of Tokyo: moats, gates and the castle the city was built around.
Everything in Tokyo radiates from here. We walk the East Gardens and the moats of the old Edo Castle, and explain how the shogun's fortress became the emperor's home and why the middle of the city is a forest nobody can enter.
On the route
- 01Edo Castle ruins
- 02East Gardens
- 03Nijubashi bridge
- 04Wadakura moat
Meeting point
Tokyo Station, Marunouchi Central Exit
Your guide holds an orange Tokyo Xplorers flag. Arrive 10 minutes early for the Imperial Palace walk.
This walk earns a passport stamp
Activate your free Explorer Passport on GoGuideNow, show it to your guide, and this tour adds 100 points towards your next tier.
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