Kyoto Imperial Palace

The Kyōto Imperial Palace, also known as Dairi, is the former palace of the Emperor of Japan from 1337 to 1869 located in , , . Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the , while the preservation of the Kyoto Imperial Palace was ordered in 1877.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—9:00 PM
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: former imperial palace
  • Address: 3, 上京区, 京都府 602-0881

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sentō-gosho and Seiryo Hall.

Palace
In Japan, the Sentō Imperial Palace traditionally does not refer to a single location, but to any residence of retired emperors. Before Emperor Akihito abdicated in 2019, the last Emperor to retire did so in 1817, so the designation commonly refers to the Kyoto Sentō Imperial Palace. is situated 390 metres southeast of Kyoto Imperial Palace.

Building
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is a building, which is situated 110 metres southwest of Kyoto Imperial Palace.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine in , in , Japan. is situated 430 metres south of Kyoto Imperial Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyōto-Gyoen and Kamigyō-ku.

Neighborhood
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Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the .

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-ky.

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Northern Kyoto is graced with scores of centuries-old shrines and temples, including several World Heritage Sites. One of 's most famous attractions - the magnificent golden pavilion of Kinkaku-ji - can be found here.

Kyoto Imperial Palace

Latitude
35.02527° or 35° 1′ 31″ north
Longitude
135.76235° or 135° 45′ 45″ east
Inception
1337
Operator
Imperial Household Agency
Open location code
8Q7Q2QG6+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 554879249
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q1202239
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Kyoto Imperial Palace” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “القصر الإمبراطوري في كيوتو”
  • Basque: “Kyotoko jauregi inperiala”
  • Belarusian: “Імператарскі палац у Кіёта”
  • Belarusian: “Імпэратарскі палац Кіёта”
  • Burmese: “ကျိုတိုဘုရင့်နန်းတော်”
  • Catalan: “Palau Imperial de Kyoto”
  • Cebuano: “Kyoto Imperial Palace”
  • Chinese: “京都御所”
  • Chinese: “京都皇宮”
  • Croatian: “Carska palača u Kyotu”
  • Czech: “Kjótský císařský palác”
  • Dutch: “Kyoto Imperial Palace”
  • Esperanto: “Kiota Imperiestra Palaco”
  • Estonian: “Kyōto Gosho”
  • Finnish: “Kioton keisarillinen palatsi”
  • French: “Kyōto-gosho”
  • French: “palais impérial de Kyoto”
  • French: “Palais impérial de Kyōto”
  • Georgian: “იმპერატორის სასახლე (კიოტო)”
  • Georgian: “იმპერატორის სასახლე”
  • German: “Kaiserpalast Kioto”
  • German: “Kaiserpalast Kyoto”
  • German: “Kaiserpalast Kyōto”
  • German: “Kaiserpalast von Kyoto”
  • German: “Kaiserpalast von Kyōto”
  • German: “Kyoto Gosho”
  • German: “Kyōto Gosho”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Kekaisaran Kyoto”
  • Italian: “Kyōto-gosho”
  • Italian: “Palazzo imperiale di Kyoto”
  • Italian: “Palazzo Imperiale di Kyoto”
  • Japanese: “Kyōto-gosho”
  • Japanese: “きょうとごしょ”
  • Japanese: “京都御所”
  • Japanese: “京都皇宮”
  • Japanese: “内裏”
  • Japanese: “安政内裏”
  • Japanese: “宮中”
  • Japanese: “御所”
  • Japanese: “禁中”
  • Japanese: “禁裏”
  • Korean: “교토 어소”
  • Korean: “교토고쇼”
  • Latin: “Palatium Imperatorium Kyoto”
  • Malay: “Istana Diraja Kyoto”
  • Persian: “کاخ امپراتوری کیوتو”
  • Polish: “Pałac Cesarski w Kioto”
  • Polish: “Pałac Cesarski”
  • Portuguese: “Kyoto Gosho”
  • Portuguese: “Kyōto Gosho”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio Imperial de Kyoto”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio Imperial de Kyōto”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio Imperial de Quioto”
  • Russian: “Императорский дворец в Киото”
  • Russian: “Императорский дворец Киото”
  • Russian: “Императорский дворец”
  • Slovenian: “kjotska cesarska palača”
  • Slovenian: “Kjotska cesarska palača”
  • Spanish: “Kyōto Gosho”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Imperial de Kioto”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Imperial en Kioto”
  • Swedish: “Kejsarpalatset i Kyoto”
  • Tamil: “கியோட்டோ அரண்மனை”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังเคียวโตะ”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังหลวงเกียวโต”
  • Turkish: “Kyoto İmparatorluk Sarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Кіотський Імператорський палац”
  • Ukrainian: “Кіотський Імператорський сад”
  • Ukrainian: “Кіотський палац”
  • Wu Chinese: “京都御所”

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