The August Seat of the Empress and the Imperial Throne - Shun Goh

御所の正門。天皇皇后両陛下のみが通る事ができる門 - knich tam

小御所まえの中庭では蹴鞠やってたらしい - 龍之進 。

京都御所六門のひとつかつて公家が出入りした門 - knich tam

Go earlier to book a tour. We went in the summer so it's very hot. The palace is quite bare so there isn't much to see but our tour guide was very good and very thorough. - Nadira Ilana

Huge park around the imperial palace. Very beautiful, spacious, peaceful place just drowning in green. - Artyom Fedosov