Three "mikoshi" portable shrines of Goryo Shrine are paraded through Kyoto Gyoen National Garden in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward, in which the Kyoto Imperial Palace is located, on May 1, 2019.

Sento Imperial Palace and nearby Kyoto Omiya Imperial Palace are also located in the Imperial Park. The former served as a residence for retired emperors, while the latter was used by the empress ...

Kyoto Shinjo was constructed in the second year of Keicho (1597), and built to connect to the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Its grounds comprised about 320,000 square meters, and measured some 400 meters ...

TOKYO - The Imperial Palace in Tokyo can now be visited without reservations, as more facilities related to the Imperial family, including the Kyoto Imperial Palace, are being opened to the public ...

The site is located in the southeastern section of the Kyoto Imperial Palace and covers about 32 hectares. Hideyoshi resided at the palace when his son and successor, Hideyori, received his court ...

The Imperial Palace in Kyoto, which usually requires reservations to visit, will be open to the public from Wednesday to April 13. Subscribe . Digital Print . May 16, 2025 . Subscribe.

This is Kyoto’s Imperial Palace, one of a number of Imperial Household establishments in the ancient capital that are restricted sites. I am intrigued and decide to investigate. The guard at the gate ...