※Your application has NOT been successfully submitted UNTIL a 12-digit application number 

is displayed on the screen during the final step.



Online applications are accepted daily. 

If the total number of all applicants for that day exceeds the allocated capacity, 

a lottery selection will be conducted. 

An email notification of the result will be emailed approximately within 3 working days.　



Please configure your settings to receive emails from both 

"kokyosankansys@kunaicho.go.jp" and "kyotosankansys@kunaicho.go.jp".



*The Seikatei cannot be viewed from June 2025 until March 2026 due to maintenance work. Part of the route will be a detour.



1.Visitors younger than 18 years (including toddlers and infants) are not permitted to enter.  

2.Applications submitted by a proxy will not be accepted.

3.Visitors must take a tour guided by our staff, which takes about 60 min. Free access is not permitted. The visitor's path includes narrow stone bridges without handrails, large steps, and steppingstones. Please note that you will be walking on unstable ground.

4.Application form requires all visitor's the full names, ages, and the countries where they live. Incomplete information will result in an unsuccessful result.

5.No changes can be made after the application has been submitted.

6.If you wish to visit Kyoto Sento Imperial Palace and Katsura Imperial Villa or Shugakuin Imperial Villa on the same day,please choose a time slot that allows you to travel between the locations as each location is far apart.

7.To ensure that as many people as possible can participate, visits to the same location 

within the same month are limited to once per month.If you wish to visit more than once within the same month, please submit a new application after the visit has been completed.

8.Visitors are NOT PERMITTED TO ENTER THE BUILDINGS.



For further details, please refer to the application guidelines.



Policy Notice

In the reception and management of visits, personal information will be used for the following purposes: 

1.To process visit applications 

2.To verify identity upon entry to the visit location 

3.To confirm safety and provide evacuation guidance in the event of accidents, disasters, or other emergencies

4.To share and report information with related organizations as necessary (such as contracted operators responsible for visit management, facility managers at the visit location, fire and police departments) 

5.To use for statistical analysis as a reference for improving future visit management (statistical information will not include any personally identifiable information).

* The Imperial Household Agency implements appropriate security measures to prevent personal information from being lost, damaged, or leaked, and to ensure its proper management.