Japan Sightseeing Information --- Tokyo Metropolis Sightseeing Information ---
The current Imperial Palace is in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. Inside the Imperial Palace, there are buildings such as Gosho which is the residence of the Emperor and Empress, the Palace which carries out various events, the Government Building related to the Imperial Household Agency, the Momijiyama Goyosanjo, etc. In one corner there is the Imperial Palace East Garden that contains Toukagakudo etc.
The palace that used to be the castle of the Tokugawa shogunate (Edo castle) was regarded as the Imperial Palace in October of the beginning year of Meiji era (1868), the following Meiji 2nd year (1869) March, Emperor Meiji left Kyoto that had been the imperial palace for about a thousand years, and moved to this place and has reached the present.
Chiyoda ward, Tokyo
Tokyo 23 wards
Chiyoda Ward, Chuo Ward, Minato Ward, Shinjuku Ward, Bunkyo Ward, Taito Ward, Sumida Ward, Koto Ward, Shinagawa Ward, Meguro Ward, Ota Ward, Setagaya Ward, Shibuya Ward, Nakano Ward, Suginami Ward, Toshima Ward, Kita Ward, Arakawa Ward, Itabashi Ward, Nerima Ward, Adachi Ward, Katsushika Ward, Edogawa Ward
Tama area
Hachioji, Tachikawa, Musashino, Mitaka, Ome, Fuchu, Akishima, Chofu, Machida, Koganei, Kodaira, Hino, Higashimurayama, Kokubunji, Kunitachi, Fussa, Komae, Higashiyamato, Kiyose, Higashikurume, Musashimurayama, Tama, Inagi, Hamura, Akiruno, Nishitokyo
Flower tourism, Green tourism, Marine tourism and Mountain Climbing, Industrial tourism, Ecotourism, Sports tourism, Trekking, Cycling
Shrines and Temples, Castles, Golf Course, Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Nature, Theme park and Aquarium, Hot Springs, Hotels and Inns, Parks, Ruins, Architecture, Commercial Facilities, Shopping Streets
*Return to Tokyo Metropolis Sightseeing Information
Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima
Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa
Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi
Mie, Shiga, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo
Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi
Kagawa, Tokushima, Ehime, Kochi
Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima