Tokyo
Mar 28, 2019
3 minutes
WORDS ROB GOSS
1 Imperial Palace gardens
hen the weather is cooperating, the vast and immaculately sculpted grounds around the Imperial Palace are the perfect antidote to Tokyo’s crowds. The official residence of the Imperial Family, the palace itself and the innermost grounds are off limits, except when the royals greet throngs of visitors from a balcony for the Emperor’s birthday (although it’s not being observed this year, as Akihito is due to retire this month), and to
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