Imperial Palace tours

Tour offers some very good point of interest for the Imperial Palace, due to security reason, you cannot actually visit the Imperial family's living quarters, but the garden and surrounding already offers huge historical interests. Our guide, Yuki has been great, giving enough historical facts, but not too much that drowns you; which leads you to research more into these facts.

We absolutely enjoyed our private group tour with Fantasy Tours at the Imperial Palace/East Gardens! It is beautiful, historical and very interesting. Our guide, Masa, was friendly and knowledgeable, and speaks English clearly (which was helpful, since none of us speak Japanese). We saw other tour groups with 20+ people, and appreciated our private, small group (6 people). We were able to easily hear and ask questions. He also gave us many options to stop for photos, and even took photos of our entire group together, which was so nice! We definitely recommend this tour!

George was an excellent guide and so knowledgable of everything he showed us. He has a fun personality and makes everyone feel well taken care of!

Mai-san is an amazing tour guide! She is very helpful and informative, kind, and also very funny! She made the whole experience worthwhile, and her history, knowledge, and experience helped shape the whole tour into something we will never forget! Thank you, Mai-san!

Our tour of the Imperial Palace and gardens was wonderful. Our guide, Hiro, was a gentleman—knowledgeable, kind, caring, and compassionate—and made the tour an absolute pleasure. Highly recommended.

First and foremost, I want to express my respect and gratitude to our guide, "DAI," who led us and provided a wonderful private tour, despite our limited Japanese and English skills. We initially thought it would be a group tour, so we went without much expectation, simply hoping to enjoy the sights. However, due to the hot weather, the other team didn't show up, and it unexpectedly turned into a private tour. We were a bit flustered by the language barrier, as the guide kept explaining things, but we were deeply touched by his kind and detailed explanations, which he patiently provided as we diligently tried to understand using a translator. Thanks to him, we were so engrossed and enjoyed the tour so much that the two hours flew by, creating a memory we'll cherish forever. DAI is incredibly knowledgeable about Japanese history and possesses a great sense of duty. He also took fantastic photos for us and recommended local restaurants and attractions. Meeting him was truly a stroke of luck. Thank you once again. -Choi Hong-man

Mizuho was an amazing tour guide. Punctual, kind, knowledgeable, proficient in the English language, and an overall highlight of our time in Japan. If you want your tour guide to go into the palace with you , make sure you book the correct tour.

Yukari was the best guide of my entire trip to Japan! And the other guide who was learning, Nana, too. I loved the experience. Everything was very well explained. Both of them were very friendly and attentive. I recommend them.

We are so glad we did this tour. It’s a good way to go around Tokyo with some exercise. Our tour guides , Ken and Ray were a pro and were very helpful. I would recommend this tour for those who have not done it yet.