Discover Kyoto, a world of imperial residences and shogun castles ... Japan's Imperial Palace – Kyoto Gosho – showcases the dazzling splendour of Japan's court before it upped sticks to ...

Upon being proclaimed Shogun (feudal military dictator) of Japan in 1603, Ieyasu constructed a palace that would reflect his supreme power. Nijo Castle in central Kyoto was certainly ostentatious ...

KYOTO--Rarely seen cultural treasures at Shokokuji ... which was founded by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358-1408), the third shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate. The Hatto hall, a state-designated ...

Originally built in 1626, the Honmaru-goten Palace burned to the ground in the late 18th century. The current structure was built in 1847 within the nearby Kyoto Imperial Palace before being moved ...