Location
Island : Honshu
Region : Kansai
Prefecture : Kyoto
City : Kyoto
Kyoto Imperial Palace
The Kyoto Imperial Palace was the Edo-era emperors’ main home. Its numerous rooms and its celebrations hall, in which the Chrysanthemum Throne was, show Japanese ancient traditions within a 51-acres wide field including walkways, gardens and a second palace called Sento. Even though the imperial family lives in Tokyo since the Meiji Restoration, Emperor Taisho’s and Emperor Showa’s crowings still took place in this palace during the first half of the 20th century.
Access
From Kyoto Station
⇒ Take the Karasuma Line (metro) until Marutamachi station (4th stop).
Closest stations and stops
Jingu-Marutamachi Station
Keihan Line
Keihan LineDemachiyanagi Station
- Keihan Line
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Eizan Line
Eizan LineMarutamachi Station
Karasuma Line
Karasuma LineImadegawa Station
- Karasuma Line