After touring Tsukiji and having the freshest sushi I have ever had in my life for breakfast, it was off to the Imperial Palace via Tokyo station. Here we are all trying to squeeze together for a picture in front of the Tokyo Station sign. This side of the station is made of brick and faces the Imperial Palace. It dates back to the original 1914 opening of the station. 
Checking out the outer Imperial Palace grounds was fun. Everything was immaculately landscaped and you could really feel the history in the bridges and moat walls that dominated the area. 
Look real close at the above picture and you can see guards standing motionless in the two white guard houses. The actual palace buildings and inner gardens are not open to the public with the exception of January 2nd (New Years Greeting) and December 23rd (Emperor's Birthday).
