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The Imperial Palace (皇居, Kōkyo, literally 'Imperial Residence') is the main residence of the Emperor of Japan.It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda district of the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and contains several buildings including the Fukiage Palace (吹上御所, Fukiage gosho) where the Emperor has his living quarters, the main palace (宮殿, Kyūden) where various ceremonies ...
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Imperial_Palace_Tokyo_Map.png licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0, GFDL-1.3 2006-01-02T09:52:23Z Chris 73 834x989 (67236 Bytes) 2006-01-01T12:16:22Z Chris 73 828x1026 (65523 Bytes) This is a map of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo (Kokyo), drawn by me based on various sources and satelite pics ...
The Chōwaden Reception Hall (長和殿, Chōwaden) is the largest building of the Tokyo Imperial Palace located in Tokyo, Japan. It is where the Japanese emperor and other members of the Japanese imperial family appear every new year and for the emperor's birthday. It is also where some official state ceremonies and functions are held.
Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery (聖徳記念絵画館, Seitoku Kinen Kaigakan) is a gallery commemorating the "imperial virtues" of Japan's Meiji Emperor, installed on his funeral site in the Gaien or outer precinct of Meiji Shrine in Tōkyō. The gallery is one of the earliest museum buildings in Japan and itself an Important Cultural Property.
Site today of Tokyo Imperial Palace. Site history; Built: 1457: Built by: Ōta Dōkan, Tokugawa Ieyasu: In use: 1457–present (as Tokyo Imperial Palace) Materials: granite stone, earthwork, wood: Demolished: The tenshu (keep) was destroyed by fire in 1657, most of the rest was destroyed by another major fire on 5 May 1873. In use as Tokyo ...
The Imperial Palace East Gardens (皇居東御苑, Kōkyo Higashi Gyoen) is a historical garden in the Tokyo Imperial Palace. The gardens were first used by the Tokugawa shogunate. There is a bridge which leads to Sakashita-mon gate nearby is the Imperial Household Agency building and Tokyo Imperial Palace (or "kyuden") The ruins of Edo Castle
The Museum of the Imperial Collections was conceived during the change from the Shōwa period (1926 – 1989) to the Heisei period (1989 – 2019) . The Imperial family donated 6,000 pieces of art to the Japanese government in 1989. Many pieces were created by Imperial Household Artists. The museum was opened in 1993 for the study and ...
Imperial Palace of Asuka (636–640) Okamoto Palace: Asuka Imperial Palace of Asuka (630–636) Oharida Palace: Asuka Imperial Palace of Asuka (603–630) Toyura Palace: Asuka Imperial Palace of Asuka (592–603), later rededicated as nunnery Toyura-dera: Takatsu Palace: Osaka Imperial Palace of Naniwa-kyō (4th century), founded by Emperor ...