Tokyo Station and Imperial Palace 1 Hour Guided Tour

5 (61 reviews) Tokyo 1 hour Up to 15 English

About this tour

See the Imperial Palace in just 1 hour. This easy guided tour covers must-see spots and includes a small booklet to help you explore more on your own.

Highlights

  • Learn the essentials in just one hour
  • History of the Samurai and the Shogun
  • Discover insights beyond a typical self-visit
  • Runs even when the Imperial Palace is closed (Mon & Fri), with visiting tips
  • Take home a handy self-guide booklet

What's included

  • Guided Tour
  • Imperial Palace Tips Booklet

Quick facts

Start times
10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00
Difficulty Easy

Know before you go

  • Please dress appropriately for the weather on the day of the tour.
  • Please note that the Imperial Palace Gardens are closed on Mondays and Fridays, and entry is not permitted on those days. From ¥1,600 ¥1,440 per person Adult x 1 Select date Check availability Free cancellation Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund Reserve now & pay later Keep your travel plans flexible — book your spot and pay nothing today Read more

Meeting point

タクシー乗り場 南口, Chiyoda City, Tokyo

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts.

Guest Reviews

5.0 (61 reviews)
LasignoraFletcher
Fantastic guide

Naoto was a fantastic guide, very prepared and captivating. Definitely a fun tour to get to know better the city. Super recommended!!

LasignoraFletcher
Jennifer R
Interesting History Tour

Thank you Mr. Yuuki A. for a very informative tour of the area around the Imperial Palace and Tokyo Station. Our guide was an excellent teacher and came prepared with visual aids to explain this area’s history. He also provided excellent recommendations for activities and restaurants popular with...

Jennifer R
PCS
Keiko was great!

Keiko was an amazing tour guide. Very interesting, informative, and overall a great experience! I recommend her!

PCS
Dylan S
Fun and Friendly Tour

Keiko was amazing, knowledgeable, and extremely personable. Our group was a large number of undergraduate students and the tour itself was very informative, especially those interested in Tokyo/Ed history. We had plenty of stops to take photos individually and for group shots, sprinkled with funn...

Dylan S
Sabrina A
Best tour guide in Tokyo

Amazing guide. Warm, knowledgeable, genuinely excited to share the city. Tour started with an introduction to the Imperial Palace, and she tailored everything else to what we actually wanted to see. She shared so many facts I would've completely missed on my own — really brought Tokyo to life. Ex...

Sabrina A
Irene G
Awesome

Amazing tour guide and the explaining was very thorough. She was very nice and informative.

Irene G
Oliwia S
Imperial Palace tour

Our guide Naoki was very well prepared, he brought a lot of maps and props to show us all the stuff he was talking about, which really helped to understand history of the period. We would gladly spend even 2 hours with him! We were really glad because even though the other group cancelled and did...

Oliwia S
Matt S
A great time with a great guide!

This experience was great for me and my two teen daughters. Ayaka was an excellent guide, paid real attention to the girls, and kept them interested with stories, questions, and hand-made illustrations. She was personable and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend anyone who is looking for a goo...

Matt S
Marco L
Amazing walking tour

Naoto and Mizu were amazing tour guides, giving us thorough historical information about Japanese history while being engaging and interesting. Would highly recommend.

Marco L
Cristina mikael... N
Incredible

he was very articulate and an excellent guide. he was able to tell us the history of the sensoji temple. he’s also nice and gery patient.

Cristina mikael... N

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