Tokyo Imperial Palace
The main residence of the Emperor of Japan, a wide park-like enclosure of moats, stone walls and gardens in Chiyoda. It stands on the site of Edo Castle, and the East Gardens and the view of the Nijūbashi bridge across the moat are open to visitors.
- Where
- Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 35.6825, 139.7521
Get the Tokyo Imperial Palace stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tokyo Imperial Palace. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tokyo volume with your photos and a note.
Near Tokyo Imperial Palace
Ginza 1.7 km
Tokyo's grand shopping district in Chūō, lined with department stores, international boutiques, restaurants and old coffeehouses. On weekend afternoons its main street, Chūō-dōri, is closed to cars and becomes a promenade.
Kabuki-za 2.0 km
Tokyo's principal theatre for kabuki, the traditional drama of stylised acting, music and elaborate costume, in Ginza. The present building, rebuilt in 2013, keeps the curved gables of the older theatre in front of a modern tower.
Koishikawa Kōrakuen 2.6 km
One of three surviving daimyō gardens from the early Edo period, the others being Rikugi-en and Hama-rikyū. It sits beside Tokyo Dome, and its paths lead past ponds, bridges and miniature versions of famous Japanese and Chinese landscapes.
Akihabara 2.6 km
The neighbourhood around its busy station in Chiyoda, known as Electric Town for its shops of electronics, games and anime goods. It is the centre of Tokyo's otaku culture, with multi-storey arcades, maid cafés and stores full of figures and manga.
Hama-rikyū Gardens 2.7 km
A landscaped garden at the mouth of the Sumida River, on the site of a 17th century villa of the ruling Tokugawa family. Its pond is fed with seawater from Tokyo Bay, so it rises and falls with the tide, and a teahouse sits out on the water.
Tokyo Tower 2.7 km
A lattice tower in Shiba Park, completed in 1958 and inspired by the Eiffel Tower. At 332.9 metres it was Japan's tallest tower until 2012, and it is painted white and international orange to satisfy air safety rules.
Zōjō-ji 2.8 km
The main temple of the Jōdo-shū Chinzei sect in the Kantō region, in Minato with Tokyo Tower rising right behind it. Its great red Sangedatsumon gate survives from the early 1600s, and the temple holds the tombs of several Tokugawa shoguns.
Roppongi Hills 3.2 km
One of Japan's largest property developments, a cluster of towers, shops, offices and the Mori Art Museum in Roppongi. Its Mori Tower has an observation deck high over the city, and Louise Bourgeois's giant spider sculpture Maman stands at its foot.
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Questions
Where is Tokyo Imperial Palace?
Tokyo Imperial Palace is in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ginza (1.7 km), Kabuki-za (2.0 km), Koishikawa Kōrakuen (2.6 km).
How do I get the Tokyo Imperial Palace stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tokyo Imperial Palace and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tokyo volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Tokyo Imperial Palace before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tokyo volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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