Located on the former site of Edo Castle, it embodies both the old and new Japan. The Meiji Restoration saw the emperor's power restored, and this palace became a focal point of the new government.

With changing times and changing political leadership, more and more Japanese-era buildings are being restored and reopened ...

In the eighth century, the Japanese began to borrow many things ... the kimono as everyday clothing during the reign of Emperor Meiji. Meiji came to the throne in 1867. He told government staff ...

At least 37,550 enterprises in Japan passed the century mark in being ... Confectionery provided sweets under the 1586-1611 reign of Emperor Goyozei, while candy catalogs, wooden molds for ...

and Emperor Ichijo (reigned 986-1011) visited the temple to pray for their eye diseases to be cured. In the Meiji era (1868-1912), “Tsubosaka Reigenki” (The Miracle at Tsubosaka Temple), a ...

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Tokyo, March 25 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife, Janja, at a welcoming ceremony at the Imperial Palace ...