Precisely cut giant stone blocks of a sloping wall in the Imperial Palace gardens, Chiyoda, Tokyo

Photo: Alpgiray Kelem · Japan · 2026-06-11 · Editorial use

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Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan - June 11, 2026: Massive, precisely cut stone blocks form a sloping wall in the gardens of the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The blocks fit tightly against one another with narrow joints, and the largest stones sit at the angled corner, where they lock together in alternating rows. Dark vertical streaks of weathering run down the face of the stones. A pruned pine tree grows from the top of the wall, its layered branches spreading against a white sky. Dense green trees fill the background on the right, and a wide paved surface stretches along the foot of the wall. The Imperial Palace stands on the site of the former Edo Castle.

• Architecture
• Block Shape
• Branch
• Capital Cities
• Castle
• Chiyoda Ward
• Corner
• East Asia
• Edo Castle
• Formal Garden
• Fortified Wall
• Garden
• Honshu
• Imperial Palace
• International Landmark
• Japan
• Japanese Castle
• Japanese Culture
• Japanese Garden
• Kanto Region
• Large
• Low Angle View
• Masonry
• Overcast