Tokyo: Imperial Palace East Gardens & Edo Castle Guided Walking Tour

The Imperial Palace East Gardens and Edo Castle guided walking tour covers the historic grounds at the heart of Tokyo, where the Tokugawa shogunate built Edo Castle in the early seventeenth century. The castle's stone foundations, moats, and surviving turrets remain on the site, which later became the Imperial Palace complex after the Meiji Restoration of 1868.

A guide leads the group through the East Gardens, the only section of the palace grounds regularly open to the public, pointing out the main keep foundation, the Ninomaru garden, and the Otemon Gate. Tickets cover the guided walk and entry to the East Gardens, with the tour running in a small group format. For more options in the area, see things to do in Tokyo.