Parks & gardens
Imperial Palace East Gardens
皇居東御苑
Chiyoda, Tokyo · near Otemachi Station (Ote-mon gate) (5 min walk)
Imperial Palace East Gardens in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Free, spacious lawns and the massive stone foundations of the former Edo Castle keep to climb around, plus open space to run.
Why children love it: Free, spacious lawns and the massive stone foundations of the former Edo Castle keep to climb around, plus open space to run.
Honest drawbacks: Closed Mondays and Fridays, and it is a large walk with limited kid-specific play; mostly history and greenery.
Imperial Palace East Gardens
- Best for
- Primary (5–11), Teens (12–17)
- Time to allow
- 2h
- Opening hours
- Roughly 09:00-16:00/17:00 depending on season, last entry 30 min before closing.
- Price
- Free admission (Imperial Household Agency).
- Booking
- Usually walk-in
- English
- ★★★☆☆
- Indoor / weather
- outdoor
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