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The precincts of the Japanese Imperial Palace in Tokyo (Kokyo
Kokyo

is the imperial main residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in Chiyoda, Tokyo close to Tokyo Station and contains various buildings such as the main palace and the private residences of the imperial family....
) include structures known as the Three Palace Sanctuaries or Kyuchusanden:



They are used in imperial religious ceremonies, including weddings and coronations.








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The precincts of the Japanese Imperial Palace in Tokyo (Kokyo
Kokyo

is the imperial main residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in Chiyoda, Tokyo close to Tokyo Station and contains various buildings such as the main palace and the private residences of the imperial family....
) include structures known as the Three Palace Sanctuaries or Kyuchusanden:

  • Kashikodokoro enshrining Amaterasu
    Amaterasu

    , or is in Japanese mythology a Solar deity and perhaps the most important Shinto . Her name, Amaterasu, means literally " illuminates Heaven"....
    . (Since 1915, special rolling stock
    Rolling Stock

    Rolling Stock was a newspaper of ideas and a chronicle of the 1980s published in Boulder, Colorado, Colorado by Ed Dorn and Jennifer Dunbar Dorn....
     for the ceremonial use of the imperial family is known as Kashikodokoro Jogyosha from the name of this sanctuary.) The Sacred Mirror or Yata no kagami
    Yata no kagami

    is a sacred mirror that is part of the Imperial Regalia of Japan. It is said to be housed in Ise Shrine in Mie prefecture, Japan, although a lack of public access makes this difficult to verify....
    , one of the Imperial Regalia of Japan
    Imperial Regalia of Japan

    The , also known as the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan, consist of the sword, Kusanagi , the gemstone or necklace of jewels, Magatama#Yasakani no Magatama , and the mirror Yata no kagami ....
     is also said to be in the Kashikodokoro.
  • Koreiden enshrining the departed spirits of the Japanese imperial family from one year after their death.
  • Shinden enshrining the Amatsukami from Takamagahara
    Takamagahara

    Takama-ga-hara , literally "High Heaven's Plain" but often translated as the "High Plain of Heaven," is a place in Japanese mythology. In Shinto, Takama-ga-hara is the dwelling place of the Kami....
     and the Kunitsukami from Japanese religious myths.


They are used in imperial religious ceremonies, including weddings and coronations.

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    Culture of Japan

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