Kitanomaru Park
Chiyoda, Tokyo
Source: city.chiyoda.lg.jp, checked 14 Oct 2026.
Kitanomaru Park is the former northern citadel of Edo Castle, now a wooded public park that holds the Nippon Budokan concert hall. You enter through the original Tayasumon gate, one of the oldest surviving gates of the castle.
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Insider tip
The lawns behind the Budokan stay empty even at weekends, and the park's western edge looks straight down onto the Chidorigafuchi moat without the promenade crowds.
What the guides say about Kitanomaru Park
Big, but managed. Shinjuku Gyoen is ticketed (¥500), enclosed and alcohol-free, so the party crowds don't get in, and its mix of early and late varieties stretches the season from March into mid-April. Sumida Park in Asakusa runs along both banks of the river with the Skytree behind the trees, so the crowd spreads out along the length of it. Kitanomaru Park, next door to Chidorigafuchi, has the same trees and a fraction of the people.
29. Cherry blossoms, with a plan. Ueno Park for the spectacle, Chidorigafuchi for the rowing boats, the Meguro River after dark for the lanterns. The cherry blossom guide maps every spot that makes the cut, including the less obvious ones, like the cemetery avenue in Yanaka, Kitanomaru Park beside the moat, and the botanical garden in Koishikawa.
What's on near Kitanomaru Park
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Kitanomaru Park, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
Takehisa Yumeji: An Artist Who Defined His Era
竹久夢二 時代を創る表現者
Time 10:00 to 17:00, until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays Station Takebashi (Tozai Line), 3 min walk
About 500 works and documents by the Taisho-era illustrator and poet Takehisa Yumeji, including The Black Ship Shop, shown in Tokyo for the first time in about 40 years. The display changes between two periods, October 23 to November 23 and November 25 to January 11. Closed Mondays.
Yamaguchi Akira: Mi / Yo / Mono
山口晃 見／世／物
Time 10:00 to 17:00, Fridays and Saturdays to 20:00; closed Mondays Station Takebashi (Tozai Line), 3 min walk
Exhibition of the painter Yamaguchi Akira in MOMAT's 1F special exhibition gallery, organised with the Mainichi Shimbun.
Milton Avery (provisional title)
ミルトン・エイヴリー展（仮称）
Time 10:00 to 17:00, Fridays and Saturdays to 20:00; closed Mondays Station Takebashi (Tozai Line), 3 min walk
Special exhibition of the painter Milton Avery (title provisional).
Playful Mononoke: Yokai and Fantastic Beasts of the Edo Period
令和8年度第2回企画展「遊ぶ もののけ ―妖怪と幻獣の江戸時代―」
Time 9:15 to 17:00, Tuesday to Sunday; closed Mondays (open 23 and 30 Nov, closed 24 Nov) Station Takebashi (Tozai Line), 5 min walk
Free show of Edo-period books and scrolls of yokai and fantastic beasts from the national collection, with scenes changed five times during the run.
Art Week Tokyo
Five days of coordinated shows at a record 56 contemporary art museums and galleries, from major institutions to small commercial spaces, linked by a free AWT Bus circuit. Run in partnership with Art Basel, it is the easiest week of the year to see Tokyo's gallery scene.
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Good to know
- What is the address of Kitanomaru Park?
- 1-1 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (in Japanese: 千代田区北の丸公園1-1).
- How do I get to Kitanomaru Park?
- The nearest station is Kudanshita (Tokyo Metro Tozai). Kitanomaru Park is in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
- How much does Kitanomaru Park cost?
- Nothing. Kitanomaru Park is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Kitanomaru Park?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Kitanomaru Park?
- Cherry blossom season.
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