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Tokyo Imperial Palace: Understand Japan Through Historian's Tour
Tokyo, Kanto, Japan
$30
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Overview
Learn how the dynamics of Japanese culture have shaped its history over the past 600 years as an expert English-language guide reveals the historic and cultural mysteries of the Imperial Palace East Gardens, where the nation's last feudal dynasty ruled from 1603 to 1869 and laid the foundations for modern Japan.
Learn Japan's culture and group dynamics preserve a peaceful and respectful society that conceals its paradoxical inner turmoil and chaos.
Learn Japan's culture and group dynamics preserve a peaceful and respectful society that conceals its paradoxical inner turmoil and chaos.
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Tokyo Imperial Palace: Understand Japan Through Historian's Tour
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 2 hours
- Expert knowledge from longtime Japan resident
- Gratuities
Meeting point
Near the terrace adjacent to the Starbucks, we meet in front of the large tree next to the old castle wall.
Return details
We finish the tour inside the East Garden, a five-minute walk from the Otemon gate where we enter.
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Wadakura Fountain ParkLearn what a park built to celebrate the marriage of an imperial crown prince tells us about Japanese culture.
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Kokyo Otemon GateEnter the ruins of ancient Edo Castle through the restored 17th-century Otemon gate, and learn about castle architecture, and the origins of Japan's last feudal government.
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Learn how visitors to the shogun's massive fortress were greeted. See the miracle trees that survived the world's first atomic bombing and learn how feudal Japan forged the culture of craftsmanship that thrives to this.
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The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace - Edo Castle RuinStroll through the gardens on the site where Japan's last feudal rulers' palace once stood, and where the remains of Japan's largest castle tower still stand. Learn how Japanese culture contributed to sealing the country off from the rest of the world and how the Japan rallied behind an emperor in the 19th century only to be destroyed in the 20th.
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Ninomaru ChashitsuImmerse yourself in the tranquil beauty of the Ninomaru Garden, originally built by the Tokugawa Shoguns and learn how Japan embraces a culture of respect and peace in an otherwise chaotic world.
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Tokyo Imperial Palace: Understand Japan Through Historian's Tour
Tokyo, Kanto, Japan
$30
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!