Edo Castle Chiyoda

... Takumi-no-Kami Naganori, a young daimyo, and his 47 samurai. The story (true story) goes that Lord Asano was insulted inside Edo Castle multiple times. He then reached for his dagger to defend his honor and managed to hit Lord Kira (the one insulting ...

... told us the Imperial grounds has over 150 professional gardeners!! Also, the palace and moat is 400 years old and used to be called Edo Castle when the city was Edo. We walked through Ginza and a huge street (chuo-dori) was closed off for shoppers and ...

... of modern Japan. Imperial Palace Grounds: Next we visited the Imperial Palace (or what's left of it). This place was formerly named Edo Castle, of which only the foundation survives (if it wasn't on the map, we wouldn't even notice it). One ...

... hadn't gotten to it yet. The Imperial Palace is the home of the imperial family, and it resides on the grounds of the former Edo Castle during the 17th and 18th centuries. The palace is situated on top of a hill, surrounded by gardens and a moat. It ...

... me to "Rokubancho", the historic residential area for a special class of samurai who were ordered to defend the western side of Edo Castle.  Japan is one of 4 countries whose history I know quite well ever since my Grandma told me of her pleasant ...

... through Ginza, we headed over to the Imperial Palace. Though you can’t get very close to the actual Palace or the remains of Edo Castle, we did walk onto the grounds and past the old mote to the Nijubashi Bridge for a photo op. ~ Our goal in ...

Today i visited the Imperial Palace. It is the former site of Edo Castle and now the residence of the Emperor of Japan. The Palace is mostly out of sight behind a moat, high walls and trees. The East Gardens are lovely and the circuit around ...

... moats, massive stone walls and perfectly manicured trees were very impressive, as was the Nijubashi bridge in front of the palace (or Edo Castle as it is known). Next stop was Ginza which had the famous 4-way intersection with all its bright lights. ...

... huge park, named Kokyo Higashi Gyoen (Imperial Garden East Garden). The East Gardens re said to be the former site of Edo Castle's innermost circles of defense and none of the main buildings remain today. The only building exist now are the moats, ...

... a big, peaceful park in the middle of the city financial district. You can't see any of the current palace buildings. There's the old Edo castle moat and some remnants of walls and of the main keep.   Then it was on to Ueno Park and the ...