Al salir del Castillo Nijo, en la tarde del dia 30 de abril, fuimos andando hasta los jardines del palacio imperial, y vimos este por fuera, ya que el acceso no estaba permitido.
El Palacio imperial de Kyoto (京都御所, Kyōto Gosho) es un palacio Imperial aunque el Emperador de Japón no reside actualmente en él. El Emperador reside en el palacio Imperial de Tokyo desde la restauración Meiji en 1869 y ordenó preservar el Palacio Imperial de Kyoto en 1877.
The Kyoto Imperial Palace (京都御所, Kyōto Gosho) is an imperial palace of Japan, though the Emperor of Japan is not in residence. The Emperor has resided at the Tokyo Imperial Palace since 1869 (Meiji Restoration) and ordered the preservation of the Kyoto Imperial Palace in 1877.
The Kyōto Imperial Palace is the latest of the imperial palaces built at or near its site in the north-eastern part of the old capital on Heiankyo after the abandonment of the larger original Heian Palace (大内裏) that was located to the west of the current palace during the Heian Period. The Palace lost much of its function at the time of the Meiji Restoration, when the capital functions were moved to Tokyo in 1869. However, the Taisho and Showa Emperors still had their coronation ceremonies at Kyōto Gosho.
