IMPERIAL PALACE, Introduction
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Language: English / USA
Hi, my name’s Jill, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: the Tokyo Imperial Palace.
The Imperial Palace is the residence of the Emperor of Japan, the only ruler in the world to still have this title, since there are no other empires in existence.
The gardens of the palace are spread out over three and a half kilometers, on the site of the old Edo Castle, the enormous fortress that was the residence of the shogunate, who governed the city before the young Emperor Meiji moved here on May 9th, 1869 and made Tokyo the new capital of Japan. ...