Kokyo Gaien National Garden

Park and garden in Tokyo, Japan

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35°40′48″N 139°45′29″E / 35.680°N 139.758°E / 35.680; 139.758AreaAbout 450,000 square metres (110 acres)Created1 June 1949

Kokyo Gaien National Garden (or Kōkyogaien 皇居外苑) is located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, just south of the Tokyo Imperial Palace.^[1]

Area

Kokyo Gaien National Garden has an area of about 450,000m². When including Kitanomaru Park and one of the regions that make up Tokyo Imperial Palace, the area reaches 1,150,000m².

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

Seimon Tetsubashi
Sakurada Gate
Statue of Kusunoki Masashige
Wadakura Fountain Park
Marunouchi office district seen from Imperial Palace Square

Education

Chiyoda Board of Education [ja] operates public elementary and junior high schools. Kōjimachi Elementary School (千代田区立麹町小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Kokyo Gaien National Garden.^[2] There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones.^[3]

References

^ "環境省_English".
^ "区立小学校の通学区域". Chiyoda Board of Education. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
^ "区立中学校の通学区域と学校選択". Chiyoda Board of Education. Retrieved 2022-10-08. 千代田区では、[...]