3 Kyotogyoen, Kamigyo Ward,
Kyoto, 602-0881, Japan.
The palace is enclosed by long walls and consists of several gates, halls and gardens. The palace grounds can be explored freely, but the palace buildings cannot be entered.
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| The Walls of the Imperial Enclosure |
The Kyoto Imperial Palace (京都御所, Kyōto Gosho) used to be the residence of Japan's Imperial Family until 1868, when the emperor and capital were moved from Kyoto to Tokyo.
A map of the grounds can be found HERE.
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| Carriage Loading Area |
The Shodaibunoma (諸大夫の間) building (below) was used as a waiting room for dignitaries on their official visits to the palace. They were ushered into three different anterooms according to their ranks.
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| Anterooms |
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| Yuko and Amy in front of the shinmikurumayose |
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| Jomeimon Gate with a courtyard on the other side. Inside the courtyard below. |
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| Shunkoden: Sacred Mirror Hall |
The shunkoden was built to place the sacred mirror on the occasion of the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Taisho in 1915.
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| The Oikeniwa Garden |
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| The Kashua Building (?) |
And now, a short walk to a little shopping at the Nishiki Market and Lunch
This is a 400-year-old iconic market studded with stalls offering all manner of Japanese edibles.
Nishiki Market is a narrow, five-block long shopping street lined by more than one hundred shops and restaurants. Known as "Kyoto's Kitchen", this lively retail market specializes in all things food-related, like fresh seafood, produce, knives and cookware, and is a great place to find seasonal foods and Kyoto specialties, such as Japanese sweets, pickles, dried seafood, and sushi.
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| This is a new LAW that the vendors are not happy about |
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| Octopus and other stick street-food |
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| Squid |
At the Market, we stopped at a fresh fish store for lunch.
We were led past the chairs you see on the left into a back room with three tables for a private lunch.
Here is my mixed fresh fish over rice. The carafe on the left is warm broth to pour into the bowl on the right to add rice or fish to as you might desire.
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