Procession of horse-drawn carriages at the Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials

Ceremonial carriages arrive at the South Porch after passing through the Imperial Palace’s Main Gate and Inner Gate

Planned processions of horse-drawn carriages at the Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials

※ When watching a procession of horse-drawn carriages, your cooperation with the following points is requested.

(1) Waiting on the pavements for the procession may inconvenience to other pedestrians, so please do not congregate on the pavements, but view the procession from the Imperial Palace Outer Gardens (in the vicinity of Nijubashi Bridge).

(2) Please keep quiet and do not obstruct the procession or cause any kind of inconvenience to its passage. In particular, in order to ensure the safety of the procession, please refrain from any actions that could alarm the horses, such as using flash photography or running alongside the procession.

Horse-drawn carriage routes for the Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials Arriving:

Tokyo Station >>>Gyoko-dori, Wadakuramon intersection (Go straight) >>>Kokyogaien National Gardens (the Imperial Palace Outer Gardens) >>>Imperial Palace Main Gate >>>Imperial Palace South Porch Returning:

Imperial Palace South Porch >>>Imperial Palace Main Gate >>>Kokyogaien National Gardens (the Imperial Palace Outer Gardens) >>>Wadakuramon intersection (Go straight), Gyoko-dori >>>Tokyo Station

※ If the weather is stormy on the day, the procession may use limousines instead of horse-dawn carriages.