Private Tour: Imperial Palace History

Explore Edo’s heart: Imperial Palace tour with art, history, and nature. Discover hidden gems and stunning contrasts in Tokyo’s iconic landmark.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tokyo Station Marunouchi Ekimae Hiroba - Tokyo Station Marunouchi Station Square:
    The tour departs from Tokyo Station. As you exit the station from the central exit you can admire the station building from the front in the station square. Let’s enjoy its dignified appearance!
  • Wadakura Fountain Park - Wadakura Fountain Park:
    This is located…
What's Included
  • Private Tour
  • Tour Guide
  • Necessary expenses for the guide during the tour
What's Not Included
  • Estimated Costs of the Tour: 1500 JPY per Person
  • Breakdown: Transportation: 0 JPY, Admission Fees: 500 JPY, Meal costs: 1000 JPY per Person
  • Optional Experience Costs: 0 JPY per Person
Additional Information

Enjoy a tour in the heart of Edo (one of the former names of Tokyo)
The Imperial Palace has been located in the center of the great metropolis since the Edo (1603-1868) period where Tokugawa “Shogun” had lived. You may have seen photos of its exterior; the moat, bridges, stone walls and gates, but did you know that you could go inside, too? In this tour,…

Location
Tokyo Station
JR Tokyo Station, Marunouchi Central Exit Ticket Gate
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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P4258rpjohnm
May 22, 2025
Imperial palace and gardens - Lovely stroll to see imperial palace and gardens . Keikof was very knowledgeable and easy to talk with . We learnt a great deal about Tokyo station buildings . The imperial palace history . To end a beautiful walk through the imperial gardens . Keikof even walked us to the Pokeman shop for my daughter Would highly recommend this trip and always great to have your private guide to take your photos
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Lusu2428zi
May 19, 2025
Amazing imperial palace tour with Yoriko - Yoriko was an absolutely amazing tour guide! She led us with grace and gave us great, detailed information about the history of Japan and the history of the imperial palace! She was kind and so funny! We would absolutely recommend this and would do it again!!
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D3871ltjackv
May 19, 2025
Yoriko is an amazing guide! - Yoriko was incredibly sweet, very knowledgeable, and quite entertaining. I would recommend her to everyone I know who plans to come to Japan!
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Christa_j
May 7, 2025
A great way to start your stay in Tokyo - Our guide (I have regrettably lost her name) was fantastic. She was knowledgeable, kind and generous. We were very lucky as it was the start of the cherry blossom season and she took us to special places from which to get the best views. A wonderful way to start our stay in Tokyo.
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700judahe
Apr 8, 2025
Great tour - Thank you Nak the tour of the Imperial Palace was incredibly informative and fun. After we enjoyed the views of the Imperial Palace he brought us to a amazing sushi restaurant
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Navigrace
Mar 29, 2025
Excellent tour. Excellent guide. - Keiko was an excellent guide. She tailored our experiences according to our preferences. She was very knowledgeable. We enjoyed our time with her tremendously.
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Departure51110903471
Oct 29, 2024
A Great Day Out in Tokyo - I really enjoyed my time with Nak. He was knowledgeable, entertaining and patient. The Imperial palace and art gallery were well worth a visit. Nak also gave me useful recommendations for other places to visit. Thank you.
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643pril
Oct 7, 2024
Tetsu was an amazing guide - Tetsu was an amazing guide, with so much knowledge you just don't get from google etc. Tetsu customized our itinerary based on my interests-- something he was keeping an eye on along with asking me leading questions. If you book please ask for him!
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Paddletragic
May 21, 2024
Excellent private tour - A great private tour our guide Keiko Fujita was so knowledgeable about Japans history she could answer all our questions .. she gave us plenty of time to take everything in and the pace was very good. We learnt a lot and had fun at the same time. I would highly recommend this tour and our fantastic guide.
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504shaant
Jun 7, 2023
Great tour - Emi was very kind and helpful! A great way to start our trip in Tokyo. She took us to the most authentic Ramen spot in town. We were able to experience the most delicious noodles we have ever had. We never would’ve been able to do that on our own because you need to be able to speak Japanese and she told us at the 30 min wait was worth it and it was!!!!
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From $31
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).