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Kokyo is the Japanese Imperial palace. It was the former seat of the
Tokugawa Shogunate during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, the
Imperial court moved to Tokyo from Kyoto and the former Tokugawa stronghold
became the residence of the Emperor of Japan.
It was destroyed during the Second World War, but was quickly rebuilt
in the same style.
Most of the palace is generally off limits to the public, but the East
Gardens are usually accessible to tourists.
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