The ruins of Edo Castle in Chiyoda City, Tokyo are known for Japan’s largest Tenshudai Base (the foundation on which the castle’s symbolic and authoritative Tower was built), Yagura (The tower mainly built in the corners of the castle for observation and defense), and stone walls.
Although part of Edo Castle is now the Imperial Palace, the East Gardens and the outer gardens of the Imperial Palace are open to the public and can be visited.
Tenshudai Base
In the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace, where the Tenshudai Base is located, there is a garden where visitors can enjoy cherry blossoms in the spring and autumn leaves in the fall.
Otemon gate (The main gate of Edo Castle)
About Edo Castle
Model of Edo Castle Keep
Edo Castle was first built in 1457.
Later, the castle’s lords were replaced by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the second Tokugawa Shogun, Hidetada, and the third Tokugawa Shogun, Iemitsu, who expanded and improved the castle, and in 1636, the castle, which is said to be the largest in Japan, was completed.
The symbol of the castle, the keep, was one of the tallest in Japan at 60 meters, but was destroyed by fire in 1657, and has not been rebuilt since.
View from the Tenshudai Base
The tower’s former keep is now an observatory from which visitors can view the ruins of the Honmaru Goten Palace and the buildings of Marunouchi, one of Tokyo’s most prestigious business districts.
Buildings of Marunouchi
Imperial Palaces Guide App
By downloading the official guide application, visitors can listen to voice guidance and view photos and drawings at various points in the Imperial Palace and the East Gardens.
The app is available in English, Chinese, Korean, French, and Spanish, Japanese.
You can download the application from the stores below.
App Store(iPhone)
https://apps.apple.com/au/app/%E5%AE%AE%E5%86%85%E5%BA%81%E5%8F%82%E8%A6%B3%E9%9F%B3%E5%A3%B0%E3%82%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89-%E5%AE%AE%E5%86%85%E5%BA%81%E5%85%AC%E5%BC%8F%E3%82%A2%E3%83%97%E3%83%AA/id1234070799
Google Play(Android)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.go.kunaicho.iha&hl=en_US&gl=US
