Sentō-gosho

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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Palace
  • Description: garden
  • Also known as: “Sentō Imperial Palace”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kyoto Imperial Palace and Shirakumo Shrine.

Castle
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
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 was ordered in 1877. is situated 390 metres northwest of Sentō-gosho.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine in , in , Japan. is situated 370 metres west of Sentō-gosho.

Buddhist temple
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is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, and the head temple of the Enjo sect. The sangō of is , or Lushan, pronounced rozan in Japanese. is situated 370 metres northeast of Sentō-gosho.

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.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people.

Sentō-gosho

Latitude
35.02252° or 35° 1′ 21″ north
Longitude
135.76507° or 135° 45′ 54″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2QF8+22
Open­Street­Map ID
way 99145408
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­palace
Wiki­data ID
Q909444
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Satellite Map

Discover Sentō-gosho from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Sentō-gosho” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “仙洞御所”
  • Esperanto: “Imperiestra Palaco Sentoo”
  • Finnish: “Sentōn keisarillinen palatsi”
  • French: “palais impérial Sentō”
  • French: “Palais impérial Sentō”
  • German: “Sentō-Palast”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Kekaisaran Sentō”
  • Japanese: “仙洞”
  • Japanese: “仙洞御所”
  • Japanese: “院御所”
  • Korean: “선동 어소”
  • Korean: “센토 고쇼”
  • Korean: “센토 어소”
  • Persian: “کاخ امپراتوری سنتو”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio Imperial Sentō”
  • Portuguese: “Sento-gosho”
  • Portuguese: “Sentō-gosho”
  • Russian: “Императорский дворец Сэнто”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังหลวงเซนโต”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังหลวงเซ็นโต”
  • Vietnamese: “Tiên động (Nhật Bản)”
  • Vietnamese: “Tiên động”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sento Imperial Palace and 参集殿.

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