The park of the Kyoto Imperial Palace is a large public park in the center of Kyoto that is known for its plum blossoms, cherry blossoms, and autumn leaves. As the name suggests, the park surrounds a palace called the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
This park also contains the Japanese Garden of the Palace known as “Sento” which has a pond with 2 tea houses that was built for Emperor Go-Mizunoo in 1630. Previously, there was a palace in this garden that was burned down in 1854 and was never rebuilt.
The Kyoto Imperial Palace was the home of the Emperor during the Edo period when Kyoto was the capital of Japan. The park surrounding the palace was designed by qualified landscape artists, resulting in something beautiful and in trees with different characteristics. The park also has several small shrines and Torii gates.
The Kyoto Imperial Palace Park along with the Garden and the Palace are close to the Kyoto train station, Imadegawa, Jingu-Marutamachi, and Marutamachi.
Videos of the Kyoto Imperial Palace
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