Kyoto
Kyoto Imperial Palace (Kyoto Gosho)
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- On screen
- Kyoto Imperial Palace – story location (Naoe and Tsuyu return the Imperial Regalia to Emperor Ōgimachi, 1585); Codex 'The Emperor'
- Where
- Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Time & access
- Usually free entry without reservation; closed on some days.
In the game
Today’s halls date from 1855 and the precinct was enlarged in the Edo period; the 1580s palace was smaller and poorer.
History in brief
Emperor’s residence on this site from the 14th century until 1869; present halls rebuilt 1855 in Heian style.
The place today
Survives; managed by the Imperial Household Agency.
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