The Imperial East Gardens are a part of the innermost circles (honmaru and ninomaru) of the old Edo Castle which stood at the center of Tokyo. Edo castle was the home of Tokugawa Shoguns who ruled from 1603 until 1867. Nowadays the castle is gone and all that remain are the moats, gaurd towers and perimeter walls. Beautiful Japanese style garderns have been built at Ninomaru and you can also see the foundations of the former castle tower, which burned down in city-wide fires in 1657.

How to get there: A short walk from Otemachi Station (Tozai, Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Hanzoumon and Mita lines)Admission Fee: Free
Opening Hours: 9:00-16:30 (closed Mondays and Fridays)