Introducing the highlights of the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace. (Tokyo, Japan)

The Imperial Palace East Garden is located on the east side of the Imperial Palace.

[the East Garden of the Imperial Palace]

-Toukagakudo
This building is a music hall built in 1966 to celebrate the 60th birthday of Empress Kojun, the empress of Emperor Showa.
-Edo Castle Keep Base
Edo Castle Keep Base is located on the north side of Honmaru.
The original Edo Castle Keep Base was built in 1607, but Tokugawa Iemitsu renovated it and Edo Castle Keep Base was built at its current location in 1638.
The castle tower above Edo Castle Keep Base was never rebuilt, so only Edo Castle Keep Base remains.
-Honmaru Great Lawn
Originally, this was the site of Honmaru, and now it is a grassy field.
-restored model of Edo Castle Tower
-Chujakumon Ruins
In the past, multiple turrets were built on top of the stone walls to provide strict protection, but the turrets were destroyed in a fire in 1863, and only the stone walls remain today.
-Obansho Guardhouse
The main guard post is the last guard post on the road leading to Honmaru, and it is said that high-ranking samurai worked here.
-Nakanomon Ruins
-Hyakunin Bansho Guardhouse
-Doshin Bansho Guardhouse
-Ninomaru rest area
-Ninomaru woodland
Ninomaru Miscellaneous Forest is a miscellaneous forest created by Emperor Showa who wanted to create Musashino Forest.
-Ninomaru Garden
Ninomaru Garden is located on the east side of Honmaru.
Ninomaru was used as a hiding place for the shogun, but it was burnt down in 1863.
The current Ninomaru Garden was restored based on the garden map from the Tokugawa Ieshige era.
-Well in Ninomaru Garden
Water overflowed from the well, creating a river that flowed into the Iris field.
-Varicolored Carp with Long Fins
Varicolored Carp with Long Fins can often be seen near the bridge over Ninomaru Pond.
The Varicolored Carp with Long Fins is a cross between the Indonesian carp and the Japanese carp.

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It looked very graceful as it swam while waving its long fins.
This is a waterfall located at the back of Ninomaru Garden.
-Suwa teahouse
Suwa Teahouse was located where the current Imperial Palace is located during the Edo period.
This building was rebuilt in 1902 and cannot be used as a tea room, so only the exterior can be viewed.
-Prefectural tree
When the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace was opened to the public in 1963, trees donated from each prefecture were planted here.
-Tide Viewing Slope
Tide Viewing Slope is a slope that connects Honmaru and Ninomaru Garden, and is located on the north side of Shiratori Moat.
It is said that the name originates from the fact that the sea could be seen from this slope when Edo Castle was built.
-Observation deck
I arrived at the observation deck.
From the observation deck, I could see the buildings of Marunouchi in the back of Ninomaru Garden.

[the outer gardens of the Imperial Palace]

-the plaza in front of the Imperial Palace.
I could see the Nijubashi Bridge on the other side of the moat.
A beautiful swan was bathing in the moat.
-A statue of Masashige Kusunoki
-Sakuradamon Gate