We’ll start by immersing ourselves in Kyoto’s historic district, where ancient temples and shrines stand in serene harmony ...

A street that crosses through the Imperial Palace in Tokyo will be open to the public for cherry blossom viewing for the first time in four years from March 25 to April 2, the Imperial Household ...

The tower doesn't quite scrape the skyline like the 59-meter-high main keep of Edo Castle once did, but the miniature version of it now at Tokyo's Imperial Palace is still nothing to sneeze at ...

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko arrived at Inui-mon Gate at the Imperial Palace at ...

Visit the palace's main website to plan your visit ... Also on the Schweizerhof and a must-visit is the Imperial Treasury (Kaiserliche Schatzkammer) – a dazzling collection which includes ...

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Throngs of people gather along the walls and a scenic moat surrounding the former palace -- now a museum that is resplendent ...

• Kifune Shrine: Moved to its current location in the forested hills in northern Kyoto in 1055, the shrine is dedicated to ...

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Paul I lived in the Mikhailovsky Castle for only forty days. And Peter I came up with a project for a mansion on the seashore ...

Operating under the official title of "The Palace Museum," the Forbidden City (also known as the Imperial Palace) has been a place of wonder and mystery for more than 500 years. This massive ...

On a river which launched some of the world’s greatest ships, the freakish circular yacht built for Russian royalty, its opulent interior ...