Visit

Seishomon Gate of the Kyoto Imperial Palace

• No application (no prior arrangement) required.
• You and your belongings will be subject to security checks at the entrance gate.

• Japanese(4 times) 9:30 10:30 13:30 14:30
• English (2 times) 10:00 14:00
• Chinese (2 times) 10:00 14:00

• If you wish to attend, please be at the visitor's room by the start time.
• No prior registration is required (free of charge), but this may change in case of overcrowding.
• For groups, please inquire in advance.
• The tour takes approximately 50 minutes.
• Visitors cannot enter the interior of the buildings.

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

• 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.