TOKYO · TOKYO PALACE TOURS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 tokyo palace tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Review of Tokyo’s Imperial Palace and Shogun walking tour, with East Gardens, Edo Castle ruins, guide quality, value, meeting tips, and practical advice.
“Wonderful experience with the knowledgable Michi. A thoughtful and informative tour in the peaceful grounds of the imperial palace.”
Review of Tokyo’s $23 Imperial Palace walking tour, with Edo Castle history, samurai stories, gardens, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“We really enjoyed the Imperial Palace walking tour! Kazuki was a friendly and knowledgeable guide. Would recommend this tour to get a true understanding of the imperial palace and its functions over the years.”
Explore Tokyo’s Imperial Palace gardens, Edo Castle ruins, samurai history, koi ponds, and Japanese culture with an English-speaking guide.
“Mika was a wonderful guide and did an excellent job of explaining the history of the castle and of Japan. We would highly recommend this tour!”
Explore Edo Castle ruins, Ninomaru Garden, koi ponds, and Tokugawa history on a 2-hour English walking tour for $16.
“Blake was a great guide. He did a great job explaining the tour and is very friendly. the pace of the tour was perfect.”
Explore Edo Castle, samurai guardhouses, Imperial Palace gardens, and Japan’s imperial story on a lively two-hour Tokyo walk.
“Yuuko was great tour guide. He was very informative and took all of our questions. Highly recommend.”
Explore Tokyo’s Imperial Palace East Gardens and Edo Castle ruins with a guide, scenic stops, samurai stories, and practical tips for this $25 walk.
“Definitely worth it! I recommend to all first time travelers to Tokyo. We enjoyed a lot and especially our guide KAZ was great”
Explore Tokyo’s Imperial Palace East Gardens, Edo Castle ruins, shogun history, and Ninomaru Garden on a friendly 2.5-hour walking tour.
“K was so knowledgeable and friendly. No better way to experience the Palace than with a tour with him. Last day for us and went out with a great experience!”
See Tokyo’s Imperial Palace exterior, Sensō-ji, and Tokyo Tower in four hours with transport, an English-speaking guide, and free time.
“It was all good from start to finish, the guide was great with good knowledge and very friendly.”
Review of Tokyo’s Imperial Palace, Edo Castle, Shogun and Garden walking tour, with costs, itinerary, guides, value, tips and booking advice.
“Good tour off the east side of the imperial palace grounds. For those not familiar with the palace the place is huge (so walking in the summer heat or cold are not recommened for the unprepared) and split into east and west sides AND the Read more”
Explore Tokyo’s Imperial Palace East Gardens, Edo Castle history, koi ponds, and shogun stories on a relaxed two-hour English tour.
“We really enjoyed our tour despite the fact that it was a rainy day! Hitoshi is very friendly and knowledgeable (and he speaks English really well, which obviously helps). We highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in visiting the Imperial Palace Gardens and learning a bit about its history along the way!”
Review of Tokyo’s private Imperial Palace East Gardens tour, with Edo Castle ruins, history, practical tips, price value, and honest drawbacks.
“This was the ideal way to see the Imperial Palace East Gardens and site. We learned way more on this tour than we ever would have by ourselves. Yoshiko, our guide, made the experience really enjoyable despite the heat and sun. She was fuRead more”
Review of Tokyo’s 7-hour highlights tour, covering Meiji Shrine, the Imperial Palace, Asakusa, Akihabara and Skytree.
“The tour was very good, made even better by a fabulous tour guide! The guide, who is getting his masters degree in philosophy, was a subject matter expert in Japanese religion and spirituality. Make the only suggestion was that it was a lRead more”
Explore Edo Castle ruins, palace gardens, rare koi, and Japan’s past on a small-group Imperial Palace walking tour for $40.
“the guide was awesome, a real fountain of knowledge”
Review of Tokyo’s private East Gardens tour, with Edo Castle ruins, seasonal flowers, expert English guides, tips, value, and practical details.
“What a great tour! Naoko, our tour guide, was warm and extremely knowledgeable about the the buildings, the inhabitants past and present, the hybrid species of koi and the gardens. Perfectly paced, the time went by pleasurably while soaking in the surroundings and its history.”
Review of Tokyo’s Imperial Palace and Kagurazaka walking tour, with practical details on stops, guides, value, timing, and who should book.
“We really enjoyed our walking tour of the castle and gardens. Aya was knowledgeable and experienced, and took some great group pictures.”
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