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2. Kyoto Imperial Palace - Wikipedia

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   The Kyōto Imperial Palace (京都御所, Kyōto-gosho) is the former palace of the Emperor of Japan, located in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the Tokyo Imperial Palace , while the preservation of the Kyoto Imperial Palace was ordered in 1877. [ 1 ]

3. Shugakuin Imperial Villa - Wikipedia

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   Although styled as a "detached palace", often translated as "imperial villa", there were never any large-scale buildings there, as there are at the Katsura Imperial Villa. The 53-hectare (133 acre) grounds actually include three separate gardens, the Lower Garden, Middle Garden (a later addition), and Upper Garden, of which the latter is the ...

4. List of Japanese imperial residences - Wikipedia

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   Kuni Palace: Kizugawa, Kyoto: Imperial palace of Kuni-kyō (740–744), abandoned and destroyed over time Fujiwara Palace: Kashihara, Nara: Imperial palace of Fujiwara-kyō (694–710), abandoned and destroyed over time Kiyomihara Palace: Asuka, Yamato: Last imperial palace in Asuka (672-694) before the court moved to Fujiwara-kyō Okamoto ...

5. Katsura Imperial Villa - Wikipedia

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   The Katsura Imperial Villa (桂離宮, Katsura Rikyū), or Katsura Detached Palace, is an Imperial residence with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of Kyoto, Japan. Located on the western bank of the Katsura River in Katsura , Nishikyō-ku , the Villa is 8km distant from the main Kyoto Imperial Palace .

6. Sentō Imperial Palace - Wikipedia

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   Seika-tei tea house with pond of Sentō Imperial Palace. The Kyoto Sentō Imperial Palace (京都仙洞御所, Kyōto Sentō-gosho) 22 acres (89,000 m 2)) is a large garden in Kyoto, Japan, formerly the grounds of a palace for retired emperors. It is administered by the Imperial Household Agency and is opened to visitors.

7. Chrysanthemum Throne - Wikipedia

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   Main audience hall with western-style thrones in the Tokyo Imperial Palace, from the Meiji period. Japan is the oldest continuing hereditary monarchy in the world. [10] In much the same sense as the British Crown, the Chrysanthemum Throne is an abstract metonymic concept that represents the monarch and the legal authority for the existence of the government. [11]