Kokyo Gaien National Garden

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Kokyo Gaien National Garden
Aerial view of the garden, 1989
Type	Garden and park
Location	Tokyo Imperial Palace
Coordinates	35°40′48″N 139°45′29″E / 35.680°N 139.758°E / 35.680; 139.758Coordinates: 35°40′48″N 139°45′29″E / 35.680°N 139.758°E / 35.680; 139.758
Area	About 450,000 square metres (110 acres)
Created	1 June 1949

Kokyo Gaien National Garden (or Kōkyogaien) is a national park (garden and park) in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is located south of Tokyo Imperial Palace.^[1]

Area[]

Map showing the area of the Garden

Kokyo Gaien National Garden has an area of about 450,000². When including Kitanomaru Park and one of the regions that make up Tokyo Imperial Palace, the area reaches 1,150,000².

Overview[]

Although it is a park, it has no playground equipment, and it is often seen as a place to relax and enjoy the history of Edo Castle and walk around the square. Also, due to the fact that it is adjacent to the Imperial Palace, there is surveillance by the Imperial Palace Police and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Facilities and attractions[]

• Square in front of the Imperial Palace — A very large open space despite being in the center of the city
• Seimon Tetsubashi — The bridge used to have a two-tiered structure
• Sakurada Gate — It is designated as Important Cultural Property
• Sakashita Gate — Currently used as a gate for the Imperial Household Agency
• Kikyo Gate — The headquarters of the Imperial Police are located inside the gate
• Statue of Kusunoki Masashige
• Wadakura Fountain Park — It opened in 1961 to commemorate the marriage of Emperor Akihito

Gallery[]

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  Seimon Tetsubashi

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  Sakurada Gate

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  Statue of Kusunoki Masashige

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  Wadakura Fountain Park

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  Marunouchi office district seen from Imperial Palace Square

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• Kōkyo-gaien Plaza at Lonely Planet

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