Imperial Palace（Imperial Palace)
Originally the residence of the Tokugawa Shogunate (Edo Castle), it was turned over to the new government in 1868 (the first year of Meiji) and became the residence of the Emperor. It was originally called Miyagi (Palace), but in 1948, the name Miyagi was dropped and it became known as the Imperial Palace. On January 2 and the Emperor’s Birthday, a public visit to the Imperial Palace is held, and visitors can enter from the Imperial Palace Square through the Main Gate and Nijubashi Bridge to the front of the Imperial Palace. The entrance to the Imperial Palace is through the Main Gate and Nijubashi Bridge from the Imperial Palace Square.
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| address (e.g. of house) | 1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
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| Access | (To Nijubashimae) 2 minutes from Sakuradamon subway station, 3 minutes from Hibiya subway station, 3 minutes from Nijubashimae subway station |
| phone | 03-3213-1111 (Imperial Household Agency) |
| Business Hours | None (The East Gardens open at 9:00. Closing time depends on the season) |
| regular closing day | None (The East Gardens are closed every Monday and Friday. However, it is open on all holidays except the Emperor’s Birthday. When Monday is a holiday and the park is open, it is closed on Tuesday. Also closed from December 28 to January 3) |
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| Founding and opening of business | 1868 (first year of Meiji era) |
