Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park Admission Ticket

Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park Admission Ticket

This villa and garden used to be a retreat for the imperial prince in the 19th century. In the year 2000, they were opened to the public after renovation works. The residence, combining architectural styles of different periods, is well worth visiting. Located close to the “Shrines and Temples of Nikko”, it is easily accessible.

Visit: Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park, 8-27 Honcho, Nikko 321-1434 Tochigi Prefecture

The Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa is built around the former Edo residence of the Kishu Tokugawa clan, which was brought from Edo to Nikko. The Edo residence was presented to the Imperial Household in 1872 and became the Akasaka Rikyu. It was then used variously as a temporary palace for emperor and as the crown princes’s residence until 1898. The main three-story section of the residence was removed to Nikko and the villa built around it.

Three parts were used as the emperor’s living and sleeping quarters.