A lot of people post pictures of the guard towers from outside the complex as the Imperial Palace or the Edo Castle, so I decided to post the real thing for a change. The current palace complex was completed in 1968 after the previous one was destroyed in the Tokyo bombings during WWII, and it combines traditional Japanese architecture with modern materials, replacing wood and paper with glass and steel.
Only a couple of hundred tourists get to tour this area every day, with the general public only allowed access freely twice a year during the Emperor’s speeches. The Emperor doesn’t actually live in this palace, it’s only meant for state ceremonies. The actual residence is deeper in the complex and never shown on public tours.
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A lot of people post pictures of the guard towers from outside the complex as the Imperial Palace or the Edo Castle, so I decided to post the real thing for a change. The current palace complex was completed in 1968 after the previous one was destroyed in the Tokyo bombings during WWII, and it combines traditional Japanese architecture with modern materials, replacing wood and paper with glass and steel.
Only a couple of hundred tourists get to tour this area every day, with the general public only allowed access freely twice a year during the Emperor’s speeches. The Emperor doesn’t actually live in this palace, it’s only meant for state ceremonies. The actual residence is deeper in the complex and never shown on public tours.