When asked the best places for foreign tourists to visit in Tokyo, my answer always include the East Garden of Imperial Palace.
It is full of nature and history. The palace was originally a castle of Tokugawa Shogun in the Edo period. It is surrounded by moats and swans and other birds swim there. Big stone walls remind us of the power of the Tokugawa government.
It is full of nature and history. The palace was originally a castle of Tokugawa Shogun in the Edo period. It is surrounded by moats and swans and other birds swim there. Big stone walls remind us of the power of the Tokugawa government.
Skyscrapers stand around the palace. You will find buildings through the lines of pine trees and 400 year old moat or over the beautiful grass garden. It is intersting to see the contrast between old and new aspects or traditional and modern Japan. 
I walked through the gardens and arrived at the ruin of main tower (tenshudai). Special exhibition of current emperor and empress -- The Majesties of Emperor and Empress, Memories and Human Ties -- was held.
It takes 30 minutes if you just have a slight look of the palace. But it takes half day if you want to enjoy the nature, history and the atmosphere.
The west part of the palace is the residential area of the Emperor. It is inaccessible.
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