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<p>皇居でもボランテイアでガイド活動をしている人たちがいますので</p>
<p>ご紹介致します。ベテランの方々が運営している団体です。</p>
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="color: #000099;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">The Imperial Palace</span> </span></span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There used to be The Edo castle in The Imperial Palace. </span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When the period changed from Edo to Meiji, Emperor's family moved from Kyoto to the Edo castle</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and </span><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the name of the place was changed to The Imperial Palace. </span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tokyo was damaged by the earthquake and an air attack in Would War 2 </span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so most historical buildings were burnt down. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Some of them have been restored and <br />
it remains the atmosphere of Edo period.<br />
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</span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1L0CS3iVR2M/Srjrbs5wj_I/AAAAAAAAAIE/s35XlydHpko/s1600-h/%E7%94%BB%E5%83%8F+042.jpg"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384312215663841266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1L0CS3iVR2M/Srjrbs5wj_I/AAAAAAAAAIE/s35XlydHpko/s320/%E7%94%BB%E5%83%8F+042.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 213px; width: 320px;" /></span></strong></a></span></div>
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #000099;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: #000099;">How do we join the tour?...</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Please come to the meeting point until 13:00 on Saturday.<br />
Our volunteer&nbsp;staff is standing at the meeting point holding a sign &quot;Free Walking Tour&quot;</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange;"><strong>Meeting point</strong></span> <span style="color: #274e13;">: Outside the Gate of the Marunouchi Central Entrance in the Tokyo Station</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange;"><strong>Fee</strong></span> : Free</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange;"><strong>Day</strong></span> : Every Saturday</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange;"><strong>Time</strong></span> : 13:00-15:00</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">※　The Garden is closed on the following days, Every Monday and Friday </span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(open on Public Holiday except 23rd December), From 28th December to 3rd January</span><br />
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<strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Tour Route</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(It takes around 2 hours)</span></div>
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Start at The Tokyo station</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Fountain Park</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The East Garden of The Imperial Palace</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finish at Hirakawa-mon gate </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We got a permission from Japan National Tourist Organization</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are looking forward to seeing you soon!</span></p>
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