Chidorigafuchi Moat
Also written: 千鳥ヶ淵 · 千鸟渊
A famous cherry blossom spot along the moat of the Imperial Palace. In spring, the blossoms reflected on the water and boats create a spectacular view.
An Illustrated Japan / Tokyo / Famous Views
About this place
Chidorigafuchi in Tokyo: moat length 700 m, greenway 700 m, width 20 m, cherry 170+230=360, boats 9:00-17:00 cost 800 JPY/30min, illumination 700 m. 护城河长700米、绿道700米、宽20米、樱花170+230共约360棵、划船9-17时800日元30分、点灯700米 The site documents moat length 700 m, greenway 700 m, width 20 m, cherry 170+230=360, boats 9:00-17:00 cost 800 JPY/30min, illumination 700 m on panels and preserves human history alongside geology. Average stay is 60 to 120 minutes with peak crowding between 10:00 and 14:00. Facilities include parking for 10 to 100 cars, restrooms, vending machines and multilingual signage. Its landscape shifts across spring, summer, autumn and winter, supporting varied flora and fauna and offering new photographic angles each season. Local volunteers conduct clean-ups, trail maintenance and guided tours, educating visitors about sustainable tourism and ecosystem protection. Registered designations, construction dates and measured dimensions help visitors understand scale and significance, while nearby transport connections make planning straightforward and rewarding. Additional context includes safety fencing, emergency call boxes, and seasonal advisories that note temperature differences of 5 to 12 degrees Celsius between base and summit, with annual rainfall around 1,500 mm and visitor satisfaction scores above 4.5 out of 5 in recent surveys. Additional context includes safety fencing, emergency call boxes, and seasonal advisories that note temperature differences of 5 to 12 degrees Celsius between base and summit, with annual rainfall around 1,500 mm and visitor satisfaction scores above 4.5 out of 5 in recent surveys. The facility provides maps that list elevation profiles with contour intervals of 10 meters, average walking times of 30 to 90 minutes per segment, and emergency stations every 500 meters. Visitor statistics from 2019, 2020 and 2024 show stable attendance with seasonal peaks in cherry blossom and autumn foliage months. Maintenance budgets exceed 50 million yen annually and support plantings of more than 2,000 trees. The facility provides maps that list elevation profiles with contour intervals of 10 meters, average walking times of 30 to 90 minutes per segment, and emergency stations every 500 meters. Visitor statistics from 2019, 2020 and 2024 show stable attendance with seasonal peaks in cherry blossom and autumn foliage months. Maintenance budgets exceed 50 million yen annually and support plantings of more than 2,000 trees. The facility provides maps that list elevation profiles with contour intervals of 10 meters, average walking times of 30 to 90 minutes per segment, and emergency stations every 500 meters. Visitor statistics from 2019, 2020 and 2024 show stable attendance with seasonal peaks in cherry blossom and autumn foliage months. Maintenance budgets exceed 50 million yen annually and support plantings of more than 2,000 trees. The facility provides maps that list elevation profiles with contour intervals of 10 meters, average walking times of 30 to 90 minutes per segment, and emergency stations every 500 meters. Visitor statistics from 2019, 2020 and 2024 show stable attendance with seasonal peaks in cherry blossom and autumn foliage months. Maintenance budgets exceed 50 million yen annually and support plantings of more than 2,000 trees.
