Annexed to the Imperial Palace Garden.
It occupies the northern part of the citadel of Edo Castle. Near the park entrance is Craft Gallery, a museum visit. This is a red brick neo-Gothic building which houses a collection of traditional crafts imporant Japanese. One of the few buildings that survived the earthquake and bombadeos the twentieth century.
In fact, this museum is a part of the museum near the National Museum of Modern Art, 5 minutes. This museum has a collection of twentieth-century Japanese art.
Also next to the entrance is the Museum of Science, designed for the young and amazing exhibits.
In Kitanomaru-koen Park is also the Budokan, a big martial arts hall built in 1964 for the Olympic Games. Their use is now more versatile: sporting events, ceremonial and rock concerts make up its agenda.
Beside the Ote-mon Gate is a martial arts room. Further to the right is a museum displaying a catalog of objects from the imperial family. Above is the Shiomizaka, or “pending the views of the tides.” At the top of the hill is a flat area with grass which is outside of what was before Honmaru and Imperial Music Hall, where there are concerts.
