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Timings : East Gardens:
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM,
Mid-April - August: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM,
November - February: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday, Friday, December 28 - January 3: Closed
Entry Fee : East Garden: No Entry Fee,
Guided tours: Free
Tokyo Royal Palace, Tokyo Overview
The Emperor's residence, built on the site of Edo Castle. The palace itself opens to the public on just two days a year, 2 January and the Emperor's birthday on 23 February, so what you actually visit is the East Gardens: free, and holding the castle ruins, the old donjon foundation and the moats. They close on Mondays and Fridays, which is the trip people waste.
The royal residence of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, the Imperial Palace is the site of the Edo-jo, or the old palace of the Tokugawa Shogunate that ruled Japan. The imperial buildings and inner gardens are open only the public on January 2nd (New Year's Greetings) and December 23rd (The Emperor's birthday) annually. Tours which are conducted through the year (lasting one hour and fifteen minutes) should be booked on the Imperial Household Agency's website as early as possible (preferably 15-20 days before). Imperial East Gardens with their scenic beauty and the outer compounds are open to the public.
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- Most of the palace is off-limits. The East Gardens may be accessed throughout the year. Guided tours offered by the Imperial Household Agency let you see a small part of the inner compound.
- Guided tours are in Japanese.
- Only on January 2 (New Year's Greeting) and December 23 (Emperor's Birthday), visitors are able to enter the inner palace grounds and see the members of the Imperial Family, who make several public appearances on a balcony.
