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Otsunegoten

Establishment
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Type
Building
PeriodAnsei era
Construction Date1855
StructureOne-story wooden structure with Hinoki cypress-bark-shingled roof

The Otsunegoten was first built in 1590 when samurai ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi renovated the Kyoto Imperial Palace. The purpose of building this palace was to shift the function as the Emperor's living quarters from the Seiryoden into an independent palace. Since then, the Otsunegoten had served as the Emperor's living quarters for centuries. After 1869, when Emperor Meiji moved to Tokyo, the Otsunegoten had been used as the Emperor's accomodations during their visits to Kyoto until the end of World WarⅡ.

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