Tokyo Imperial Palace History Tour with expert longtime resident

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| Tokyo, Japan

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Free Cancellation

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Mobile Ticket

Pickup available

Duration

2 hours

Wheelchair accessible

Audio guide

Live guide

Expert knowledge from longtime Japan resident

Gratuities

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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...

Duration 2 Hours
Group Tour
Max 5 people in the group

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Wadakura Fountain Park
Learn what a park built to celebrate the marriage of an imperial crown prince tells us about Japanese culture.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Included
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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.
- Duration 15 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Included

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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.

Duration 15 Minutes•
Admission Ticket Included

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...

Duration 40 Minutes•
Admission Ticket Included

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.