Tokyo·First light·Palace moat, smooth tarmac perimeter
Imperial Palace Outer Garden Loop
5 km+20 m5:20 /km
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Tokyo's most-loved runner loop — pine avenue, moat, silence.
Start
Sakuradamon Gate (step-free · Sakuradamon subway 60 m · Blue Badge parking Hibiya-koen)
End
Sakuradamon Gate (loop returns to start)
Mindful-pace time
1 h 5 min walking · 32 min running
Step-free rating
★★★★★ Fully step-free · wheelchair & stroller friendly
- Distance
- 5km
- Elevation
- +20m
- Mindful tempo
- 5:20 /km
Elevation profileSmooth wide tarmac perimeter (5 km loop, marked by kilometre stones) · continuous curb cuts
+14 m gainPeak 14 m · 5 km
Elevation profile: total gain 14 metres, peak 14 m above start, low 0 m.Tempo engine · Recovering
Nasal breath5:11–5:43 /km
Nasal breath only. If you can't hold the nose, walk 20 steps and restart.
Tokyo's most-loved runner loop — a continuous 5 km smooth tarmac perimeter around the Imperial Palace outer moat. No stiles, no stairs, gradients under 2%. Blue Badge parking at Hibiya-koen and Kitanomaru-koen. Fully accessible toilets at Sakuradamon, Otemon, Kikyomon and Nijubashi. Wheelchair, mobility-scooter and stroller friendly for the entire loop.
Wheelchair Stroller Step-free
- Water5 refill fountains: Sakuradamon Gate · Nijubashi bridge · Kikyomon · Otemon · Takebashi
- BenchesCast-stone benches every 150–200 m facing the moat · timber benches under the pine avenue at Kitanomaru
- ToiletsAccessible toilets at all four major gates plus Hibiya-koen and Kitanomaru park
- ShadeAncient Japanese black pine canopy on the north and west arcs; open sky along the south moat — carry a cap in summer
- Rest pointsNijubashi bridge overlook, Sakurada plaza, Kitanomaru lawn and Chidorigafuchi overlook — a proper sit anywhere on the loop
Because the palace holds Tokyo's silence — 5 km around the outer moat is the city agreeing, once each morning, to be quiet with you.
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