Walks · Our pick in Tokyo
Marunouchi and the palace moats
On foot
The red-brick station, the tree-lined Naka-dōri and the castle walls.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Castle walls
- About 4 km
- Address
- Marunouchi, Tokyo
- Nearest metro
- Tokyo
200 m · 2 min walk
More distances
About Marunouchi and the palace moats
From the Marunouchi side of Tokyo Station walk the avenue towards the palace, along the moats to the Ōtemon gate and through the East Gardens (on opening days), then back along Naka-dōri.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Marunouchi and the palace moats before you go.
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What’s nearby
Distances from Marunouchi and the palace moats are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- TokyoM200 m2 min walk
- Nijubashimae 'Marunouchi'C450 m6 min walk
- OtemachiCIMTZDT;ZDT;Z;TS;TN500 m6 min walk
Key sights
- The palace gardens1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Tokyo Tower3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Sensō-ji4.4 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Tokyo Skytree5.1 kmCycle 26 minCar or taxi 23 min
- Meiji Jingū6.1 kmCycle 31 minCar or taxi 26 min
- The Shibuya crossing6.4 kmCycle 32 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Haneda Airport15 kmCar or taxi 56 min
Main railway stations
- Tokyo Station150 mWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Ueno Station3.5 kmWalk 43 minCycle 17 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Shinjuku Station6.2 kmCycle 31 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Shibuya Station6.2 kmCycle 31 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Shinagawa Station6.5 kmCycle 32 minCar or taxi 28 min
Location
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CafésIppodo Tea MarunouchiThe Tokyo shop and tea room of Ippodo, the Kyoto tea house founded in 1717: matcha, gyokuro and sencha, prepared for you or to take home.
HotelsThe Tokyo Station HotelRooms inside the red-brick Marunouchi building of Tokyo Station, some looking down into the domed halls where travellers pass beneath.
SightsThe East Gardens of the Imperial PalaceThe gardens on the site of the old Edo Castle keep: stone walls and moats, a Japanese garden, and the open lawn where the keep once stood.