Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan

Take a tour of the primary residence of Emperor of Japan

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Best time to visit
Mar - May, Sep - Dec
Ideal Duration
5-6 Days
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On Arrival
Starting from
Rs. 43,000
  • Ideal for families
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About Imperial Palace in Tokyo

The Imperial Palace located in Tokyo, which literally also means Imperial Residence, is the primary residing place of the Emperor of Japan.

At present, the Tokyo Imperial Palace is located on the former site of a massive park arena covered by massive stone walls and moats right in the middle of Tokyo known as Edo Castle. It is located in Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, in close proximity to the Tokyo Station. Japan’s Imperial family has taken up residence here, and it remains a royal attraction for visitors coming from all over the world.

The Imperial Palace in Tokyo is constructed in the form of a large park, and comprises several buildings in the main palace where the Imperial Family of Japan resides. The Palace also features an archive, several museums and administrative offices in its premises. The entire area occupied by the Imperial Palace is 1.15 sq kms which also includes the gorgeous gardens.

History of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo

The Imperial Palace in Tokyo was constructed on the sites of Edo Castle. In 1873, Edo Castle was destroyed in a fire. In 1888, lots of restoration works were carried out and a new Imperial Palace was built. The entire area is surrounded by thick walls and is home to many buildings and gardens.

Significance of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo

The Imperial Palace in Tokyo is also known to be the largest green area in the central part of Tokyo. The Palace along with the famous Kokyogaien National Gardens make up for the most green area in the city. There is a long trail of 5 km inside the Palace where joggers come every morning either for a walk or run. There are three main parts of the Imperial Palace grounds - the Imperial Palace itself, East Garden, and Kokyo Gaien National Park. In the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, you will find the Imperial Residence, Fukiage Omiya Palace, Imperial Palace, the Imperial Household Agency buildings, Momijiyama Imperial Cocoonery, the Imperial Concert Hall and the East Garden of the Imperial Palace.

Entry to the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo takes place only twice a year - on the 2nd of January during New Year's Greeting and 23rd of December during the Emperor's birthday. It is only during these two days when visitors are permitted entry to the inner palace grounds to have a glimpse of the Imperial Family. You have to book the entry at least a day in advance.

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Shoba's 10 days trip to Tokyo

We travelled to Japan in May'25 and our Travel partner was Wanderbird tours and travels. It was a great experience. Be it transit, hotel bookings, our day tour itinerary, everything was seamlessly managed. The choice of hotels were amazing and the tour coordinators - Ronak and Surya always checked on us. Overall it was a great experience and will come back again.

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Hariharasubramanian's 9 days trip to Tokyo

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I want to thank Street Romeo Travel Planner for their outstanding service which made our Japan trip truly unforgettable. Amazing arrangements, swift response over WhatsApp on urgent queries. They made sure that we enjoyed our trip smoothly and stress-free.The itinerary was planned in such a way that we could enjoy every part of our journey. Thanks to Maulik and team for planning and organising this trip

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Srishti's 6 days trip to Tokyo

Visited Japan from 30.1.20.to 6.1.20. All the bookings were planned by Ms Divya of Booking World. She took personal interest in my case and daily she used to talk to my twice daily regarding my itenery. She did it because I am a senior citizen and solo Traveller. Best part of the visit was visit to Mt Fuji and robot restaurant. I visited so many gardens and learned the Japanese way of landscaping

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The Imperial Palace gardens are open to the public only two times a year while the Imperial Palace East Gardens are open for tourists all round the year

The Imperial Palace in Tokyo is 280 acres in size. It is encompassed by moats and stone walls.

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