Tokyo Imperial Palace History Tour with expert longtime resident

Learn what a park built to celebrate the marriage of an imperial crown prince tells us about Japanese culture.

Enter the ruins of ancient Edo Castle through the restored 17th-century Otemon gate, and learn about castle architecture, and the origins of Japan's last feudal government.

Learn how visitors to the shogun's massive fortress were greeted. See the miracle trees that survived the world's first atomic bombing and learn how feudal Japan forged the culture of craftsmanship that thrives to this.

Stroll through the gardens on the site where Japan's last feudal rulers' palace once stood, and where the remains of Japan's largest castle tower still stand. Learn how Japanese culture contributed to sealing the country off from the rest of the world and how the Japan rallied behind an emperor in the 19th century only to be destroyed in the 20th.

Immerse yourself in the tranquil beauty of the Ninomaru Garden, originally built by the Tokugawa Shoguns and learn how Japan embraces a culture of respect and peace in an otherwise chaotic world.