East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Step into Samurai History on a Tokyo Free Walking Tour of Edo Castle Ruins

Discover samurai history on a Tokyo Free Walking Tour of Edo Castle Ruins and the Imperial Palace East Garden. Explore ancient castle gates, towers, moats, stone walls, and beautiful Japanese gardens. Book your historical journey today!

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Exploring Doyo no Ushi no Hi: Summer Traditions at the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Take a cultural stroll through Tokyo’s Imperial Palace East Gardens. Along the way, discover seasonal stories—such as why unagi (eel) is eaten on Doyo no Ushi no Hi—shared by our friendly guides as just one of many fascinating local traditions. Come enjoy our Tokyo Free Walking Tour!

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Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace, 12th July 2025

Thank you for joining our tours of the eastern garden of the imperial palace on the 12th of July. We welcomed 41 guests from Italy, Germany, Australia, USA, Canada, Indonesia, Portugal, and Israel. 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 time we had. Group A Group B oplus_2 Group C Group D One more information for our coming guests in the future. Our meeting place is the Marun...

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East Gardens of the Imperial Palace Tour (July 5, 2025)

Thank you everyone for joining our tour! The last time I joined the tour as a guide was 7 years ago.A lot has changed since then - especially how we see so many foreign tourists is just mind-blowing. What doesn't change is the joy of getting to know interesting people from around the world, sharing our stories and learning new things. Not only do we explain about the history of Tokyo, we talk about our everyday lives in modern Japan. We do tours in 4 locations, each different and exciting. Join...

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2 Europeans helped Shogun’s governance of Japan: Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace, 28 June 2025

Many thanks to the guests who participated in the tour of that day. We hosted 8 people from USA. It was a very hot, humid and sunny day with strong sunlight. It is getting hotter day by day. When you visit Japan this time of the year, be sure to bring water and cooling tools with you outside. As promised, photos taken during the tour are posted to recall fun time we shared together. The East Garden we guide through was a castle premises of Shogun, commander in chief of all Samurai lords in Japan...

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Summertime in the East Garden of the Imperial Palace; Tour Report of 21 June 2025

Thank you to the guests who participated in the tour of the day. On that tour, we hosted 11 guests from USA, UK, China, Mexico, Singapore and France. It was a sunny and hot day. We enjoyed the tour with remaining irises in the garden. These are the photos taken during the tour to recall the fun time we shared together. oplus_34 Summer has already begun so it is getting hotter day by day. So if you are planning to visit Japan soon, please be prepared to bring water and cooling pads or sheets duri...

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Tour Report of the East Garden of the Imperial Palace on Jun.19, 2025

Thank you for choosing our tour at East Garden of Imperial Palace on 19th June. We welcomed 10 guests from Germany, USA, Singapore, and Canada. 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. These days, instead of experiencing more rainy days, we are seeing an unusual amount of summer days. This reminds us of “Furin”, one of the seasonal features of summer. “Furin” is “...

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Tour Report on 14-Jun, East Garden of Imperial Palace

Thank you for choosing Tokyo Free Walking Tour at East Garden of Imperial Palace. On 14-Jun, we had totally13 guests,from USA, Korea, Rumania and UK. We guides enjoyed the conversation with the guest and hope they enjoyed our tour as well. Group A Group B We are in rainy season now here in Tokyo. When people say "oh, it is raining…", I feel it has some annoying sense. However, water is essential thing for all of us, not only human being but also all life on the earth. Also I believe the gray air...

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Tour Report of the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace on Jun.7, 2025

Thank you for joining our tour! We welcomed 19 guests from Israel, France, US, Canada, Ireland, UK, and Germany. We guides shared delightful moments with our guests, and enjoyed the beautiful iris flowers in full bloom at the Ninomaru Gardens. In the world of sumo, one of the most emotional and symbolic events in a wrestler’s career is the retirement hair-cutting ceremony, known as the "danpatsu-shiki". This traditional ritual marks the end of a sumo wrestler’s active career and the beginning of...

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The East Garden of the Imperical palace tour on May 31, 2025

We welcomed 17 guests to East Graden of the Imperial Palace on May 31, 2025. The participants are from India, UK, Russia, Canada, France, and Switzerland. Under the severe weather with rain and gust, we manage to guide the guests in three groups. We hope all the participants enjoyed the tour and conversation with the guides as well. We hope you enjoy looking at the photos below to commemorate your tour in Tokyo. Group A Group B Group C Once again, thank you so much for joining us on our tour. We...

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