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    The Tokyo 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...
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    1869, the Emperors have resided at the Tokyo Imperial Palace, while the preservation of the Kyoto Imperial Palace was ordered in 1877. Today, the grounds...
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    Emperor of Japan, located in the Fukiage Garden on the grounds of the Tokyo Imperial Palace.  Designed by Shōzō Uchii, it was completed in 1993 at a cost of...
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    The Enthronement Ceremony for Emperor Naruhito took place in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on 22 October 2019, marking the end of the transition period. It...
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    The Imperial Palace East Gardens is a historical garden in The Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The gardens however, were first in use by the Tokugawa shogunate...
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    District, Musashi Province. In modern times it is part of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is therefore also known as Chiyoda Castle (千代田城, Chiyoda-jō)...
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  • biota of Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds, especially of the Fukiage Garden, consists of enriched and distinct flora and fauna found in Tokyo, Japan. An...
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    Palace Sanctuaries (宮中三殿, Kyūchū sanden) are a group of structures in the precincts of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Japan. They are used in imperial religious...
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    Naruhito and Empress Masako. Emperor Emeritus Akihito was born at Tokyo Imperial Palace on 23 December 1933, the eldest son and fifth child of the Emperor...
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  • Imperial Palace may refer to: Tokyo Imperial Palace (Kōkyo), Tokyo, Japan Kyoto Imperial Palace, Kyoto, Japan Imperial Palace of Goslar, Goslar, Germany...
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    is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan. Located in the heart of Tokyo's 23 special wards, Chiyoda consists of the Imperial Palace and a surrounding radius...
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    metropolis. Notable special wards in Tokyo include Chiyoda, the site of the National Diet Building and the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Shinjuku, the city's administrative...
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    Kyoto Imperial Palace. Various other thrones or seats that are used by the Emperor during official functions, such as those used in the Tokyo Imperial Palace...
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    Moto-Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, the building took on its present function in 1974, having previously been an imperial detached palace. In 2009 the palace was designated...
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  • The Imperial Guard of Japan has been two separate organizations dedicated to protection of the Emperor of Japan and the Imperial Family, palaces and other...
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    The Imperial Hotel (帝国ホテル, teikoku hoteru) is a hotel in Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo. It was created in the late 1880s at the request of the Japanese...
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    Of the palaces in Japan, many are located in Tokyo, such as the Tokyo Imperial Palace, which houses Japan's royal family. The imperial palace was built...
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    district of Tokyo located in Bunkyō, due north of the Tokyo Imperial Palace and west of Ueno. Hongō was a ward of the former city of Tokyo until 1947,...
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    Kokyo Gaien National Garden (category Tokyo Imperial Palace)
    Garden (or Kōkyogaien 皇居外苑) is located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, just south of the Tokyo Imperial Palace. Kokyo Gaien National Garden has an area of about 450...
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    To this day, artifacts of Hanzō's legacy remain. Tokyo Imperial Palace (formerly the shōgun's palace) still has a gate called Hanzō's Gate (Hanzōmon)...
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    first outing when Empress Kōjun visited the Imperial Palace of Emperor Taishō with her older sister, then Imperial Princess Teru-no-miya Shigeko, on the occasion...
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    Birthday, a public ceremony takes place at the Tokyo Imperial Palace, where the gates are opened (the palace is usually off-limits to the public). Usually...
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  • Kōmei. The palace is now used as a lodging for the imperial family and state guests. Ōmiya Palace (大宮御所, Ōmiya-gosho) in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo was the residence...
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  • people's peace and prosperity. Rituals are held at the Tokyo Imperial Palace and the Three Palace Sanctuaries and include the 'Grand Service' in which the...
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    Naruhito (category People from Chiyoda, Tokyo)
    born on 23 February 1960 at 4:15 p.m. in the Imperial Household Agency Hospital in Tokyo Imperial Palace. As a prince, he later quipped, "I was born in...
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    occupation of the Tokyo Imperial Palace (Kyūjō). They attempted to place Emperor Hirohito under house arrest, using the 2nd Brigade Imperial Guard Infantry...
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    other members of the imperial family have resided at the Imperial Palace, located on the former site of Edo Castle in the heart of Tokyo, the current capital...
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    The Museum of the Imperial Collections Sannomaru-Shōzōkan (三の丸尚蔵館) is located on the grounds of the East Garden of Tokyo Imperial Palace. It showcases a...
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    Empress Michiko (category Grand Cordons (Imperial Family) of the Order of the Precious Crown)
    Naruhito Shinnō, born 23 February 1960 at Imperial Household Agency Hospital in Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo) Fumihito, Prince Aya (礼宮文仁親王, Aya-no-miya...
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    received a commission to decorate the Take-no-ma audience room of the Tokyo Imperial Palace, a hall that has an area of 182 square meters, or 55 tsubo. The...
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