宮城
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Meanings
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Imperial Palace (historical term)
historical term
Historical term used especially from 1888 to 1946 to refer to the Imperial Palace. In modern Japanese, 皇居 (こうきょ) is the standard term.
See also: 皇居
Pre-war maps sometimes have 'Kyūjō' written on them.
'Kyūjō' is now mostly called the Imperial Palace (Kōkyo).