The site is located in the southeastern section of the Kyoto Imperial Palace ... ordered the Jurakudai palace to be demolished. Kazuto Hongo, a professor of medieval Japanese history at the ...

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 ...

Tatami, cushions and futon--collectively referred to as Shikimono--evolved in the imperial palace ... and fine Japanese restaurants continue to be handmade, as they were years ago. Kyoto zabuton ...

That's because the Imperial Palace is home to the Emperor of Japan and his immediate family. And before that, it was the residence for some of Japan's most important figures, including Emperor ...