noun
Imperial Palace (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
戦前の地図には「宮城」と記されていることがある。
Pre-war maps sometimes have 'Kyūjō' written on them.
'Kyūjō' is now mostly called the Imperial Palace (Kōkyo).