How to tour the Imperial Palace Tours of the palace are offered twice a day in both English and Japanese Tuesday through Saturday at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The 75-minute tours are free, but ...

TOKYO — Sunday was another gorgeous day ... Unfortunately, we were unable to get an Imperial Palace tour booked. So... gotta come back to Japan again for that (and many other things).

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One of the world’s most populous cities, Tokyo brings together many of the elements that make Japan so popular with travelers ...

Operating under the official title of "The Palace ... and the Imperial Garden. Recent visitors, who called the park fascinating, suggest giving yourself plenty of time to tour and buying tickets ...

The second season of the immensely popular The Apothecary Diaries anime series barreled toward its second half, but not ...

The tower doesn't quite scrape the skyline like the 59-meter-high main keep of Edo Castle once did, but the miniature version of it now at Tokyo's Imperial Palace is still nothing to sneeze at.

Emperor Naruhito composed a poem about the aspirations of children he has met around Japan for the annual New Year Poetry Reading at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 22. The event’s theme th ...

Located 700 meters west of Tokyo Station, this is one of the older hotels in the city, located in a prime spot facing the eastern moat of the Imperial Palace grounds. All rooms have lovely views ...