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| James Clarke | profile | all galleries >> Old Galleries >> Kansai Sights >> Kyoto Imperial Palace | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow | map |
The Kyoto Imperial Palace is the Emperors home in Kyoto, although most of the time now-a-days he lives at the Tokyo Imperial Palace. Before the Meiji Restoration (1868) this palace was main palace for the imperial family.
The easiest way to get to the Kyoto Imperial Palace is via Imadegawa Station on the Kyoto Subway Karasuma Line. While you can freely enter the surrounding park, to see the Palace you must apply for a tour at the Imperial Household Agency office or come on one of the two open days every year.
The Lonely Planet Kyoto Guide book rates the Kyoto Imperial Palace Park as one of the top five sites in Kyoto.
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 Outside the Palace |
 That's not an English Flag! |
 Through the gate |
 Pretty Photographer |
 Detail of Corner of Roof |
 Spotted a couple of gaijin |
 Roof Detail |
 Lots of Orange |
 Looking Through |
 Beauty in the crowds |
 An old building no one seemed interested in |
 Imperial Guard |
 The Emperors Throne |
 The Throne Room |
 Beautiful Tiles |
 Roof and Trees |
 Imperial Garden |
 Picnic at the palace park |
 Under a spreading tree |
 Ladies in Kimono |
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