The Outer Gardens of The Tokyo Imperial Palace
This is the view that I was greeted with most of the days I was in the office in Tokyo doing meetings and client work on my trip in February. In the foreground where you see the yellowish/tanish ground is the Kōkyo-gaien or "Outer Garden" of the Tokyo Imperial Palace. If you move your eyes more towards the upper portion of the photo, you'll see the buildings of the Imperial Palace grounds with the large stone driveway area in between the two. The public grounds is the part that mere mortals like me are able to wander around in, but I think you can make your way around the Palace grounds and take in some nature. Due to time constraints and uncertainty, I was only able to enjoy the front, public outer gardens you see with the yellow/tan grounds. And that part was pretty spectacular. There's tons of things written on the Web about the plants/trees and animals that live in and around the Imperial Garden, but you can start with this entry on...