• Kyoto Sento Imperial Palace  9:30  11:00  13:30  14:30  15:30 (Duration 60min.)
      Maximum number of visitors; 50 persons per each time.

• Katsura Imperial Villa  9:00   10:00   11:00   13:30   14:30   15:30 (Duration 60min.)
      Maximum number of visitors; 35 persons per each time

• Shugakuin Imperial Villa  9:00   10:00   11:00   13:30   15:00 (Duration 80min.)
      Maximum number of visitors; 50 persons per each time

• Participant has to be 18 years of age or older.

• Up to four participants may apply at one time.

• Application by a proxy is not accepted.

1. Applications are accepted from the first day of three months in advance until the day before the tour date, on a first come first served basis.
2. Office cannot accept the application by phone or e-mail.
3. You must complete the application form which will be issued at the Office. Full name, passport number, age, gender, and nationality of every member of your party will be required on the form.
4. Your own original passport or residence card is required.
5. No application fee. No admission.

The office is open from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed on Mondays (on the following day if it falls on a public holiday), the year-end and New Year holidays (December 28 - January 4).

1. Visit our website and fill in the form. http://sankan.kunaicho.go.jp/order/index_EN.html
2. Online applications are accepted from 5:00 a.m. (local time of Japan) on the first day of three months in advance until four days before the tour date.
   *Due to maintenance of our server, our site is unavailable from 0:00 a.m. until 5:00 a.m. on the first day of the month.
3. After your registration is completed, you will get 12 digit application number. And a confirmation e-mail will be sent to you automatically. But please note your spot is not yet secured with this application number and the first confirmation e-mail. You must wait for the result of the lottery selection.
4. You will receive the result of the lottery selection by E-mail in a few days. The selected applicant will receive 9 digit permit number. With this 9 digit permit number, your spot is secured.

The same-day application is accepted only at each Palace or Villa. Application will be closed as soon as tours are filled to capacity.

Where to apply
	Kyoto Sento Imperial Palace. Katsura Imperial Villa. Shugakuin Imperial Villa.
How to apply
	From 11:00 AM, entry tickets are distributed on site at each Palace or Villa, on a first-come-first served basis. Application will be closed as soon as tours are filled to capacity. You must complete the application form. Your own passport or foreign registration card is required when receiving the entry ticket and entering the Palace or the Villa.
Available time and the capacity (for the same-day application)