East Gardens (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen) (Tokyo)

Japan / Tokio / Tokyo
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Part of the Imperial Palace Gardens.

Open to the public (Free). Closed Mondays and Fridays, occasionally on other days. A large park with a variety of ponds, gardens, and plantings. Massive stone walls are all that remain of the shogun's palace. Access: Otemon Metro station.
www.kunaicho.go.jp/e17/ed17-05.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kōkyo
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Coordinates:   35°41'12"N   139°45'24"E

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  • This part of the park is open to public. most people call it East Garden
  • You can visit East Gardens free of charge. There is a tiny museum there. It may display items from the imperial collection, or something else. On March 23, 2008 they had paintings/pictures of Mount Fuji.
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