Imperial Palace

A thought of guard tower in addition to East Gate to the Imperial Palace

Tokyo Imperial Palace (皇居, kōkyo; literally , "Imperial Residence"?) is the principal residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like expanse located inward the Chiyoda expanse of Tokyo around Tokyo Station in addition to contains several buildings including the principal palace (Kyūden (宮殿?), the mortal residences of the regal family, an archive, museum in addition to administrative offices. It is built on the site of the old Edo castle. The full expanse including the gardens is 7.41 foursquare kilometres (2.86 sq mi). During the pinnacle of the 1980s Japanese belongings bubble, the palace grounds were valued past times some equally to a greater extent than than the value of all the existent estate inward the nation of California.
Chōwaden Reception Hall, the largest construction of the palace

Imperial Palace grounds
²  Kyūden
The Imperial Palace (Kyūden (宮殿?)) in addition to the headquarters of the Imperial Household Agency are located inward the sometime Nishinomaru enceinte (West Citadel) of the Edo Castle.
 Front entrance of the Chōwaden Reception Hall

The principal buildings of the palace grounds , including the (Kyūden (宮殿?)) principal palace, dwelling solid of the liaison conference of the Imperial General Headquarters, were severely damaged past times the burn of May 1945. Today's palace consists of multiple modern structures that are interconnected. The palace complex was finished inward 1968 in addition to was constructed of steel-framed reinforced concrete structures produced domestically, amongst 2 stories to a higher house seat down in addition to 1 story below. The buildings of the Imperial Palace were constructed past times the Takenaka Corporation inward a modernist vogue amongst clear Japanese architectural references such equally the large, gabled hipped roof, columns in addition to beams.
 Hasuikebori lotus moat
The complex consists of vii wings, including:

Seiden State Function Hall
Hōmeiden State Banquet Hall
Chōwaden Reception Hall
Rensui Dining Room
Chigusa Chidori Drawing Room and
The Emperor's piece of job office
Halls include the Minami-Damari, Nami-no-Ma, multiple Kairo, Kita-Kurumayose, Kita-Damari, Syakkyo-no-Ma, Shunju-no-Ma, Seiden-Sugitoe (Kaede), Seiden-Sugitoe (Sakura), Take-no-Ma, Ume-no-Ma in addition to Matsu-no-Ma.

The (Kyūden (宮殿?)) is used for both receiving nation guests in addition to holding official nation ceremonies in addition to functions. The Matsu-no-Ma (Pine Chamber) is the throne room, the emperor gives audiences to the prime number government minister hither equally good equally to newly appointed or departing ambassadors.
 Fujimi-yagura (Mt Fuji-view keep), guard edifice inside the inner grounds of the Imperial Palace
²  Fukiage Garden
The Fukiage Garden has carried the advert since the Edo current in addition to is used equally the residential expanse for the regal family.

The Fukiage Ōmiya Palace (吹上大宮御所, Fukiage Ōmiya-gosho?) inward the northern department was originally the residence of Emperor Showa in addition to Empress Kōjun in addition to was called the Fukiage Palace. After the Emperor's decease inward 1989, the palace was renamed the Fukiage Ōmiya Palace in addition to was the residence of the Empress Dowager until her decease inward 2000.[5]

The palace precincts include the Three Palace Sanctuaries (Kyūchūsanden, 宮中三殿). Parts of the Imperial Regalia of Nippon are kept hither in addition to the sanctuary plays a religious role inward regal coronations in addition to weddings.
 Pond inward the East Garden at the Imperial Palace
East Garden
The East Garden is where close of the administrative buildings for the palace are located in addition to encompasses the sometime Honmaru in addition to Ninomaru areas of Edo Castle, a full of 210,000 m2 (2,300,000 sq ft). Located on the grounds of the East Garden is the Imperial Tokagakudo Music Hall, the Music Department of the Board of Ceremonies of the Imperial Household, the Archives in addition to Mausolea Department Imperial Household Agency, structures for the guards such equally the Saineikan dojo, in addition to the Museum of the Imperial Collections.

Several structures that were added since the Meiji current were removed over fourth dimension to allow construction of the East Garden. In 1932, the kuretake-ryō was built equally a dormitory for regal princesses, withal this edifice was removed prior to the construction of the acquaint gardens. Other buildings such equally stables in addition to housing were removed to practice the East Garden inward its acquaint configuration.

Construction piece of job began inward 1961 amongst a novel pond inward the Ninomaru, equally good equally the repair in addition to restoration of diverse keeps in addition to structures from the Edo period. On xxx May 1963, the expanse was declared past times the Japanese regime a "Special Historic Relic" nether the Cultural Properties Protection Law.
 Tōkagakudō (Music Hall)
Tōkagakudō (Music Hall)
The Tōkagakudō (Peach Blossom Music Hall,桃華楽堂) is located to the eastward of the sometime principal donjon of Edo Castle inward the Honmaru. This music hall was built inward commemoration of the 60th birthday of Empress Kojun on vi March 1963. The ferro-concrete edifice covers a full expanse of 1,254 m2 (13,500 sq ft). The hall is octahedron-shaped in addition to each of its 8 outer walls is decorated amongst differently designed mosaic tiles. Construction began inward August 1964 in addition to was completed inward Feb 1966.

Ninomaru Garden
Symbolic trees representing each prefecture inward Nippon are planted inward the northwestern corner of Ninomaru enceinte. Such trees cause got been donated from each prefecture in addition to at that topographic point are full of 260, roofing xxx varieties.

Suwa no Chaya
The Suwa no Chaya is a teahouse that was located inward the Fukiage Garden during the Edo period. It was moved to the Akasaka Detached Palace afterward the Meiji restoration merely was reconstructed inward its master copy place inward 1912. It was moved to the acquaint place amongst the construction of the East Garden.
 Museum of the Imperial Collections, constructed inward 1990s
Kitanomaru
The Kitanomaru Park is located to the due north in addition to is the sometime northern enceinte of Edo Castle. It is a populace common in addition to is the site of Nippon Budokan Hall.
 Music Department of the Board of Ceremonies
Kokyogaien
To the due south are the large outer gardens of the Imperial Palace, which are likewise a populace common in addition to comprise a bronze monument to Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa (北白川宮能久親王, Kitashirakawa-no-miya Yoshihisa-shinnō?).
 Archives in addition to Mausolea Department
 Saineikan dojo for the guards
 Panorama of the Imperial Palace inward Tokyo
 Map of the Imperial Palace in addition to surrounding gardens
 Double-bridge Nijūbashi leading to the principal gate over the moats
 It is the privilege of each novel ambassador arriving at the palace to mitt inward his accreditation to the emperor to live on picked upwards from Tokyo Station either inward a limousine or the carriage. Although the wagon is non equally comfortable equally the modern limousine, close require the carriage.
Building of the Imperial Household Agency, constructed inward 1930s, located adjacent to the Kyuden

Building of the sometime Privy Council inward the East Garden area, 1 of the few western-style buildings from the pre-war Showa era
Palace grounds during November 12, 2009 celebration of anniversary of Akihito's ascension to the throne















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