Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan

Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 35.685360, 139.753372.

The Imperial Palace in Tokyo is located in the central region of the city, the Chiyoda area, and is the main residence of the Emperor of Japan. Surrounded by a beautiful park, this palace is not a private residence but the property of the royal family of Japan. It includes several buildings and a number of other facilities like the library, the historic archives of the Royal Family, a few museums dedicated to the life and the deeds of the Royal Family members, as well as the building of the main palace itself. The location of the palace is truly amazing. The quietness and solemnity of the atmosphere have nothing to do with hustle and bustle of the central streets of Tokyo.

The first Royal Palace was built in the area in the middle of the 19th century and was named the Edo Castle. However, it was destroyed by a fire. Its successor, the Nishinomaru Palace, has been destroyed by a fire too. The current palace was built in the mid-1990s and it has been designed by a local architect and designer Shozo Uchii. He was also the one to design and care for the park surrounding the palace. The Imperial Palace plays an important cultural and social role in the country's life. It is traditional to come to the palace on January 2nd and see the King and his family greeting the residents of Tokyo and all the numerous guests of the capital city.

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Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan Lat Long Coordinates Info

The latitude of Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan is 35.685360, and the longitude is 139.753372. Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan is located at Japan country in the Palaces place category with the gps coordinates of 35° 41' 7.2960'' N and 139° 45' 12.1392'' E.