Imperial Palace
- Address:1-1 Chiyada, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
- Hours:Different locations in the palace are open to the public on a limited basis
- Admission:Free
Bridge, Monument - Historical, Park / Garden, Ruin - Ancient
Imperial Palace Reviews
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Guides not very interesting or interested. Views of Imperial Palace a bit of a joke. Boat trip ok.
What a wonderful tour. Our guide Mai was superb. Meiji Shrine was beautiful, as were the gardens of the Imperial Palace. Loved the Senso-ji Temple and then being given some time to shop for souveneers. I've previously done the Dynamic Tokyo full day tour and this half day tour showed me different things. I was with 3 young children so the half day tour was an ideal length for children. Mai was just the best tour guide! She gave a wonderful insight into Japan. The tour was so well organised and efficient. Thanks for a great experience.
The tour was excellent, and the guide was superb. She was quite knowledgeable, and her English was flawless. My son and I had just one day for sightseeing in Tokyo, and this was the perfect way to see as much as possible. The lunch provided was only so-so, but who cares? There are a million restaurants in the world but only one Tokyo. My favorite place was the East Garden of the Imperial Palace. My son really enjoyed the hour-long cruise in Tokyo Bay.
Really enjoyed the full-day tour of Tokyo. Very comprehensive tour. The lunch was quite good, not a quick-processed meal for large groups that is common on tours. The view from the restaurant was spectacular. I also loved the Tokyo Bay cruise. The last stop at a shopping mall was not interesting and there wasn't enough time there to make the stop worthwhile. Would rather have spent more time at the gardens of the Imperial Palace.
Overall we enjoyed the tour very much. The tour guide, Kourie (Curry) was excellent and gave us very good information. For me, the highlights were the walls, moat and gardens of the old Imperial Palace.
The Day Tour was awesome!! Our tour guide, Mr. Sato, was very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humour! The shrine and temple were both fascinating to visit and learn about from an historical perspective. The imperial palace gate was also interesting, though the gardens are closed on Monday and Friday, so we didn't get to see the gardens. For lunch, we ate in a restaurant overlooking the Sumida river and downtown Tokyo. It was beautiful. Lunch choices were Western-style. Then, the most awesome part of the tour, in my opinion, was taking the cruise boat across Tokyo Bay. It was incredibly beautiful! Just remember your coat if you're going in the winter or spring! I am so happy I signed up for this tour:-)
This full day tour was a great way to be introduced to Tokyo. We were picked up (on time) from our hotel. As it was a public holiday there were thousands of people about but it just added to the atmosphere. Our guide's English was good, he had a lovely sense of humour and he knew his subject well. The Shrine and Temple were amazing and I am glad we saw them with a tour as getting around Tokyo can be a bit daunting at first. The cruise was average - coming from Sydney a boat ride on a working; harbour is not that interesting. Still it was a lovely day to enjoy the sunshine. The Imperial gardens were stunning and a must for all gardening enthusiasts.
The tour hit a lot of the main highlights and "tourist" attractions in Tokyo. However, I was disappointed in the fact that one of the couples was /thirty minutes/ late returning from Tokyo Tower and that penalized the rest of the tour group, cutting drastically short our visit to the Imperial Palace so that we did not have the opportunity to see the main photo-op view.
This was too short and seeing the Imperial Gardens without the palace was a waste of time. Compared to the Kyoto tour, this tour lacked substance and was not very informative. I didn't feel it to be worth the money.
expected to see more of imperial palace or more of the grounds
Shrine and temple very interesting. Flowers at Imperial Palace gorgeous.
We started out at the Tokyo tower, then went to the imperial palace, a drive through Ginza, a temple, and left at the electronics district. The tour guide did a great job of explaining what we were seeing and answering questions. The temple is a good place to pick up traditional souvenirs at prices slightly cheaper than available at the airport.
This is a great few hours to show you a few interesting parts of Tokyo. As with some other tours they try to fit in a lot in the few hours you have but what they show you is beautiful. The Meiji Shrine is a stunning place to visit and we actually went back another day to spend more time there and to see more of it. During this tour we only got to spend 30 minutes here which isn't really long enough to take in what it has to offer and to explore everything else. Even though you spend a lot of time travelling to and from venues the tour guides are very knowledgeable about Tokyo and are constantly telling you what you are driving past and about the history of the area. You have a short walk through the Imperial Palace East Gardens which are beautiful and at this time of year the Cherry Blossoms are starting to come out. On the day we went id was raining which was a shame but we still saw the gardens and the blossoms. The tour ends in Ginza shopping district which is described as the New York of Tokyo. It has streets and streets of designer shops and department stores which you can spend hours in and thousands of yen! If you are interested here is where there is the Hello Kitty stores. There are about 4 Hello Kitty stores which have everything you could ever imagine! Very enjoyable but very busy!!
It was good. No information given on cruise though and you only see the guard tower for the Imperial Palace. View from Trade Centre was great!
Both the shrine and the temple were very interesting. We also visited the beautiful Imperial Palace East Garden. People could remain at the temple do shop on an adjoining street or get dropped off at Ginza. The drive around Tokyo from one place to another was also interesting. We had a very good guide. On all the tours, the guides gave us instructions of how to return to our hotels via the subway.
