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Kyoto Imperial Palace can be closed unexpectedly due to some reasons such as bad weather conditions, court functions, etc.
Please check here for the latest information.
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Requests to Visitors
We ask for your cooperation in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
＊Your temperature will be measured at the entrance.
Please refrain from entering the palace if you are confirmed to have a fever of 37.5 ℃ (99.5℉) or higher, or if you feel unwell.
＊Depending on the situation such as virus epidemics, the palace might be closed without notice.
＊Bring a mask, practice proper handwashing and sanitization.
Wearing a mask is important measure to prevent infection. Please wear a mask if you should talk with someone in close quarters: less than 2 meters apart, or at indoor facilities.
＊Take precautions against heat exhaustion and dehydration. Removing your mask outdoors is recommended only if you can stay 2 or more meters apart from others.
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| Entrance Gate |
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Seishomon Gate of the Kyoto Imperial Palace
Access Click here
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- No application (no prior arrangement) required.
- You and your belongings will be subject to security checks at the entry gate.
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| In addition to self-guided visit, free guided tours are available as follows |
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Japanese |
(4 times) |
9:30 |
10:30 |
13:30 |
14:30 |
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English |
(2 times) |
10:00 |
14:00 |
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Chinese |
(2 times) |
10:00 |
14:00 |
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（As preventive measures against coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, the guided tours are temporarily suspended.） |
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- Anyone can participate in the tour for free. No registration is required.
- The tour will not take you in the Kyoto Palace.
- If you wish to participate in the tour, please come to the Visitors Room on the right of the entrance before the tour starts.
- The duration of the tour is approximately 50 min.
- Please note that the tours may be subject to change or last minute cancellation.
For self-guided visitors, free multi-language (Japanese, English,Chinese, Korean, French, Spanish) audio guide app. is also available.
Download https://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e-event/app.html
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| Please read the notes below |
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- None of the palace buildings can be entered.
- The Palace may be closed without notice due to sudden scheduling of visit of dignitaries or some other reasons.
- Pets and large baggage cannot be taken into the Palace.
- For safety and security reasons, a one-way system operates along the visitor route. Please obey the instruction of staff members of the Palace.
- The following acts are not permitted; smoking, drinking alcohol, eating, using megaphone, carrying signboard propaganda, bringing drones or other objects that may harm to other visitors.
- You can take photographs. However, using camera stand or other related equipment for commercial filming are not permitted.
- Using public transport is recommended because parking facilities for car and bicycle are not available.
- You are advised to wear comfortable shoes, as the visitor route is covered with gravel stones on the ground.
- Wheelchairs are available. Please ask our staff for assistance at the entrance.
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| Contact |
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Information Desk of Kyoto Office of Imperial Household Agency
Phone No. 075-211-1215 E-mail: kyotosankan-info@kunaicho.go.jp
Office opening hours: 8:40 - 17:00
Closed on: Mondays (If a national holiday falls on a Monday, Information Desk is open on Monday and closed on Tuesday), December 28 - January 4.
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