Tokyo Imperial Palace

The Imperial Palace is the main residence of the emperor of Japan. It is a large -like area located in the district of the of and contains several buildings, including the Fukiage Palace, where the emperor has his living…
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: main residence of the Emperor of Japan
  • Also known as: “Imperial Palace”, “Kōkyo”, and “The Imperial Palace”
  • Address: 1, 千代田, 千代田区, 東京都 100-0001
Photo: Pierre Blaché, CC0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Diet Library and Edo Castle.

Library
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The is the national library of and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the National Diet of Japan in researching matters of public policy. is situated 1 km southwest of Tokyo Imperial Palace.

Castle
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is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. In modern times it is part of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in , Tokyo, and is therefore also known as Chiyoda Castle. is situated 600 metres northeast of Tokyo Imperial Palace.

Shinto shrine
The are a group of structures in the precincts of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in . They are used in imperial religious ceremonies, including weddings and enthronements. The three sanctuaries are:… is situated 240 metres south of Tokyo Imperial Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chiyoda City and Tokyo.

Neighborhood
Chiyoda is a district of , , . In Japanese it translates as a "field of a thousand generations" Chiyoda covers the grounds of the Imperial Palace, and nothing else.

Photo: Morio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the enormous and wealthy capital of , and its main city, overflowing with culture, commerce, and most of all, people. As the most populated urban area in the world, is a fascinating and dynamic metropolis that mixes foreign influences, consumer culture and global business along with remnants of the capital of old Japan.

Quarter
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is a public park in , central , , just north of the Tokyo Imperial Palace. It is the location of the indoor sports and performance venue, the Science Museum, and the .

Tokyo Imperial Palace

Latitude
35.68386° or 35° 41′ 2″ north
Longitude
139.75083° or 139° 45′ 3″ east
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 534754971
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
10964891
Wiki­data ID
Q500681
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Tokyo Imperial Palace” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “القصر الإمبرطوري في طوكيو”
  • Arabic: “قصر الإمبراطور”
  • Arabic: “قصر طوكيو الإمبراطوري”
  • Azerbaijani: “Tokio İmperator sarayı”
  • Basque: “Kōkyo”
  • Basque: “Tokioko Jauregi Inperiala”
  • Belarusian: “Імператарскі палац Токіа”
  • Belarusian: “Такійскі Імпэратарскі палац”
  • Catalan: “Kōkyo”
  • Catalan: “Palau Imperial de Tòquio”
  • Chinese: “Hông-ku”
  • Chinese: “东京皇居”
  • Chinese: “宮城”
  • Chinese: “日本皇居”
  • Chinese: “東京城”
  • Chinese: “東京皇宮”
  • Chinese: “皇城”
  • Chinese: “皇居”
  • Chinese: “皇居外苑”
  • Croatian: “Carska palača u Tokiju”
  • Czech: “Japonský císařský palác”
  • Czech: “Kókjo”
  • Danish: “Kejserlige Palads i Tokyo”
  • Dutch: “Japans keizerlijk paleis”
  • Dutch: “Keizerlijk Paleis”
  • Dutch: “Kokyo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قصر طوكيو الامبراطورى”
  • Esperanto: “Kokjo”
  • Esperanto: “Tokia Imperiestra Palaco”
  • Finnish: “Japanin keisarillinen palatsi”
  • Finnish: “Kokyo”
  • Finnish: “Kōkyo”
  • Finnish: “Tokion keisarillinen palatsi”
  • French: “Kōkyo”
  • French: “palais impérial de Tokyo”
  • French: “Palais impérial de Tokyo”
  • French: “Palais impérial”
  • Galician: “Kōkyo”
  • Galician: “Palacio Imperial de Tokyo”
  • Georgian: “იმპერატორის სასახლე (ტოკიო)”
  • Georgian: “იმპერატორის სასახლე”
  • German: “Kaiserlicher Palast Tokio”
  • German: “Kaiserpalast Tokio”
  • German: “Kaiserpalast Tokyo”
  • German: “Kaiserpalast von Tokio”
  • German: “Kaiserpalast von Tokyo”
  • German: “Kōjō”
  • German: “Kokyo”
  • German: “Kōkyo”
  • German: “Kyujo”
  • German: “Kyūjō”
  • German: “Tokei-jo”
  • German: “Tōkei-jō”
  • Greek: “Αυτοκρατορικό Παλάτι του Τόκιο”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון הקיסרי”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון קוקיו”
  • Hebrew: “הארמון הקיסרי של טוקיו”
  • Hebrew: “הארמון הקיסרי”
  • Hungarian: “tokiói császári palota”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Kekaisaran Tokyo”
  • Irish: “Pálás Impiriúil, Tóiceo”
  • Italian: “Kōkyo”
  • Italian: “palazzo imperiale di Tokyo”
  • Italian: “Palazzo imperiale di Tokyo”
  • Italian: “Palazzo Imperiale”
  • Japanese: “Kōkyo”
  • Japanese: “こうきょ”
  • Japanese: “宮城”
  • Japanese: “東京城”
  • Japanese: “皇城”
  • Japanese: “皇宮”
  • Japanese: “皇居”
  • Korean: “고쿄”
  • Korean: “황거”
  • Latin: “Palatium Imperiale Tokiense”
  • Lithuanian: “Tokijo imperatoriškieji rūmai”
  • Malay: “Istana Maharaja Tokyo”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hông-ku”
  • Minangkabau: “Istano Kakaisaran Tokyo”
  • Mongolian: “Токиогийн хааны ордон”
  • Mongolian: “Токиогийн эзэн хааны ордон”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Keiserpalasset i Tokyo”
  • Norwegian: “Keiserpalasset i Tokyo”
  • Persian: “کاخ امپراتوری توکیو”
  • Persian: “کاخ امپراتوری ژاپن”
  • Polish: “Cesarski kompleks pałacowy w Tokio”
  • Polish: “Pałac Cesarski w Tokio”
  • Polish: “Pałac Cesarski”
  • Portuguese: “Kokyo”
  • Portuguese: “Kōkyo”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio Imperial de Tóquio”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio Imperial do Japão”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio Imperial Japonês”
  • Russian: “Императорский дворец в Токио”
  • Russian: “Императорский дворец Токио”
  • Russian: “Императорский дворец”
  • Slovenian: “tokijska cesarska palača”
  • Slovenian: “Tokijska cesarska palača”
  • Spanish: “Kokyo”
  • Spanish: “Kōkyo”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Imperial de Japon”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Imperial de Japón”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Imperial de Tokio”
  • Spanish: “Palacio imperial de Tokyo”
  • Spanish: “Palacio imperial”
  • Sundanese: “Kokyo”
  • Swedish: “Kejsarpalatset i Tokyo”
  • Tamil: “டோக்கியோ அரண்மனை”
  • Tatar: “Токиодагы император сарае”
  • Thai: “Tokyo Imperial Palace”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังโตเกียว”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังหลวงโตเกียว”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังอิมพีเรียล”
  • Turkish: “Tokyo İmparatorluk Sarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Резиденція Імператора Японії”
  • Ukrainian: “Токійський Імператорський палац”
  • Ukrainian: “Токійський палац”
  • Urdu: “جاپانی شاہی محل”
  • Vietnamese: “Hoàng cung Tokyo”
  • Wu Chinese: “东京皇居”
  • Yue Chinese: “皇居”

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