Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds

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Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds are the expansive, historic estate in central Tokyo that serves as the main residence of Japan’s Emperor, featuring palaces, gardens, and moats on the former site of Edo Castle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
imperial residence
palace complex
adjacentTo Hibiya Park
Marunouchi business district
Otemachi
surface form: Otemachi business district
area approximately 1.15 square kilometers
cityCenterRole major green space in central Tokyo
contains Imperial Palace grounds
surface form: East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Fukiage Garden
Imperial Household Agency Building
surface form: Imperial Household Agency buildings

Imperial Palace grounds
surface form: Imperial Palace Plaza

Kitanomaru Park
Nijūbashi Bridge
surface form: Nijubashi Bridge

Tokyo Imperial Palace
bridges
guardhouses
moats
stone walls
country Japan
governedBy Imperial Household Agency
hasFunction primary residence of the Emperor of Japan
site for official receptions
site for state ceremonies
hasJapaneseName 皇居外苑など皇居一帯
hasPart inner palace zone
outer gardens
public parks
hasRestrictedArea inner palace area
historicalPrecursor Edo Castle
locatedIn Chiyoda, Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo
notableView Nijubashi Bridge and palace facade
occupiesFormerSiteOf Edo Castle
openToPublic Imperial Palace grounds
surface form: East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Kitanomaru Park
openToPublicOnSpecificDays Emperor’s Birthday
New Year’s Greeting
ownedBy Japan
surface form: State of Japan
primaryAccessStation Nijubashimae Station NERFINISHED
Otemachi Station NERFINISHED
Tokyo Station NERFINISHED
surroundedBy moats
stone ramparts
timeZone Japan Standard Time
tourismAttraction popular sightseeing destination in Tokyo
wasSeatOf Chiyoda Castle
surface form: Tokugawa shogunate (as Edo Castle site)

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Fukiage Garden partOf Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
Fushimi-yagura (turret) partOf Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
subject surface form: Fushimi-yagura
this entity surface form: Tokyo Imperial Palace complex
Nijūbashi Bridge locatedIn Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
Sakurada Gate locatedIn Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
Otemon Gate associatedWith Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
this entity surface form: Tokyo Imperial Palace complex
Akasaka Palace nearby Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
this entity surface form: Akasaka Imperial Grounds
Hibiya Park adjacentTo Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
this entity surface form: Imperial Palace outer gardens
Toranomon near Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
this entity surface form: Tokyo Imperial Palace area
Otemachi distanceTo Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
this entity surface form: Imperial Palace outer gardens
Kokyo Gaien National Garden partOf Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
this entity surface form: outer grounds of the Tokyo Imperial Palace
Edo Castle formerNameOf Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
this entity surface form: Tokyo Imperial Palace site
Edo Castle currentUse Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
Cherry Field Gate partOf Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
this entity surface form: Tokyo Imperial Palace outer defenses
Sakurada-bori moat hasViewOf Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
this entity surface form: Tokyo Imperial Palace outer grounds
Imperial Guard Headquarters locatedIn Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
this entity surface form: Imperial Palace grounds
Nijubashi partOf Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds