East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Enjoy a peaceful winter walk through the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Discover white and pink plum blossoms, cultural stories, a traditional haiku, and group photos from our guided tour with guests from around the world. Enjoy Plum blossoms viewing. The cherry blossom season comes next. Let's walk in the cherry blossom season next time.

Thank you for joining our tour at East Garden of the Imperial Palace on January 17th.We welcomed 24 guests from Australia, France, Brazil, US, New Zealand, Netherlands, and Germany. We hope all of you enjoyed our tour in the wonderful weather,and shared interesting conversations with us. We’ve posted group photos and snapshots so that you can look back on the fun times we had. By the way, January 17th, the day we hadthe tour together, is an unforgettable date in Japan’s disaster history. On this...

Tour of the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace, Coming of Age Day and wearing Kimono.

This tour marked the very first of our 2026 season. A Happy New Year, the guests from all over the world. It was the last day of the Japanese new year week, and according to our traditional calendar, these auspicious new year decorations need to be removed during this day. The day was overcast with wintry clouds, a very cold day for Tokyo. Nevertheless, everyone completed the tour with cheerful spirits. Thank you very much for your enthusiasm. For our future guests, we are now in the coldest wee...

Today marked the year end of our Imperial Palace East Gardens tours. Thank you, all the guests who participated in our activities during the year. With a few days left in December, we are now in a final rush to the year-end, and the city appears increasingly busy. Yet, you may notice a pair of serene ornaments on the gateway. Their fresh green pine needles and crisply cut bamboos anticipate the arrival of the solemn new year. Today, we had a special student guide participating in the city’s volu...

Many thanks to the guests who participated in the tour of the day. On that tour, we hosted 10 people from Russia, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. It was a cloudy and cold day. We felt we've already entered winter season. We hope all of the guests enjoyed the tours and conversation with the guides. As promised photos taken during the tour are posted on this page to recall the fun memories we shared. oplus_34 Some people might be disappointed in the tour because the East Garden, former castle pr...

On behalf of our guides, we just wanted to send a few words of gratitude. Thank you for joining our weekday tour at East Garden of the Imperial Palace on December 17th. We welcomed 7 from Canada, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The group was divided into 2.　I hope all of you enjoyed our tour in the wonderful warm weather. We’ve posted group photos and snapshots so that you can look back on the fun times we had. Now most of the Japanese people are looking forward to having a Christmas day. Christmas in Jap...

Thank you for choosing our tour at The East Garden of the Imperial Palace on November 22, 2025. We welcomed 25 guests from Australia, USA, Hong Kong, Austria, Argentina, Malaysia, Morocco, Russia, and Greece. I hope all of you enjoyed and shared interesting conversations with us during the tour. As promised, group photos and snapshots are attached to remember the fun times we had. Group Photos Remembering fun time we shared Which do you like Sakura(cherry) or Koyo(autumn leaves) ? Japanese autum...