• The Imperial Palace East Gardens (皇居東御苑)

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The "Hyakunin-bansho (百人番所) area" that is over 50 meters in length is surrounded by huge stone walls and an atmosphere like a fortress.

There is an explanation panel on the opposite side of "Hyakunin-bansho (百人番所)".

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)

This is the panel where the explanation of the gate and stone wall was written.

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)

 

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)

These are few part of many 'Kokyo Higashi Gyoen (皇居東御苑)' photos.

It is a very wide checkpoint.

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)

Let's go through this Big Ishigaki (stone wall), go up the slope and go to "Honmaru area"!

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)

This big stone wall is a trace of Nakamonomon Gate (中之門).

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)

Slope of the Ōbansho Guardhouse (大番所) area.

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)

Only those who got permission at the checkpoint can go up this slope. *Long ago

A photo of the samurai is posted on this panel!

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)

Ōbansho (大番所) Guardhouse.

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)

It seems that the person of the organization of the Edo shogunate was checking this "Ōbansho (大番所)".

Trace of the last gate leading to "Edojo Castle Honmaru Goten (江戸城 本丸御殿)".

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)

Evidence of having encountered a "big fire"...

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)

The Honmaru (本丸) area is maintained as a vast "lawn open space".

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen) Honmaru area

Fujimi-yagura (富士見櫓 / Mt.Fuji view Keep).

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen) Fujimi-yagura

The Yagura (櫓) is about the warehouse where weapons were put.

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen) Fujimi-yagura

A very wide walking path.

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)

Natural forest spreads to the west side. *photo is a tea plantation.

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)

Natural forest on the west side.

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)

This is a warehouse where furniture etc was stored in emergency.

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)

Bamboo forest moved from the Imperial Palace in 1996.

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)

"Edojo Castle Tenshudai (江戸城 本丸天守跡地)" seen from the central part of the Honmaru lawn area. *Remains of the main tower

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)

[CHIYODA-KU] Kokyo Higashi Gyoen (皇居東御苑)

  • Address : 1-1, Chiyoda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
  • Phone : 03-3213-1111
  • Time ： 9:00am - 16:00
  • Closed days ： Monday and Friday , New Year's Holiday (from December 28 to January 3 of the following year)
  • Admission fee : Free
  • Access : To Otemon Gate (大手門)...
    Subway "Otemachi Station (大手町駅)" 5-minute walk.
    JR,Subway "Tokyo Station (東京駅)" 15-minute walk.

Reference

Map of The Imperial Palace East Gardens *English

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