Operating under the official title of "The Palace Museum," the Forbidden City (also known as the Imperial Palace ... purchasing a map which doubles as a souvenir. Audio guide rentals are another ...

Explore 500 years of China's imperial history at the Forbidden City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site once home to 24 Ming and Qing emperors.

You'd think the Imperial Palace would be mobbed with tourists, but it's not. You can credit the lack of crowds to an application policy, which limits the number of visitors. That's because the ...

A 400-year-old stone wall once part of Edo Castle, discovered only last year at what is now the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, is likely the castle’s oldest existing remnant ever unearthed ...

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Discover Kyoto, a world of imperial residences and shogun castles, palaces and villas, where every architectural detail speaks volumes about the authority and refinement of traditional court life.