The Tokyo Imperial Palace – residence and palace of the Emperor – holds all sorts of official events; the Imperial Household Agency is located on Imperial Palace grounds too.

If you include the outer gardens of the Imperial Palace, a total of 2.3 million sq m of flush greenery sits in the middle of Tokyo, giving the Imperial Palace and the gardens a sense of sacredness.

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Name The Imperial Palace
Address 1-1, Chiyoda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Access Kikyomon (gate):
5 min. walk from Nijubashimae Station (Exit No. 6) on Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line.
5 min. walk from Otemachi Station (Exit D2) on Toei Mita Line.
10 min. walk from Tokyo Station (Marunouchi Chuo Exit) on JR.
TEL 03-5223-8071
Open From 10:00 and 13:00 twice a day (meet 10-30 min. before start time)
Closed Sunday, Monday, Holiday
Dec 28–Jan 4, Jul 21-Aug 31
Price Free
Reservation Available
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