Imperial Palace After World War 2

The Imperial Palace was originally called the "Palace Castle" or "Kyujo". However May 25th, 1945 most of the structures of the palace were destroyed by allied forces in a raid on Tokyo. The palace was burnt down to the ground in the firebombing raid, and it had to be almost entirely rebuilt.




In August 1945, Emperor Hirohito met with his Privy Council and they agreed that the buildings would need to be rebuilt. They also decided that the new palace would include an underground air-raid shelter that would protect them in the event of another allied raid.

However since such a large portion of the palace was destroyed there was a new main palace hall created, and the East Garden (formally known as the eastern part) became a public park in 1968. Which is one of the most well known tourist attractions in Tokyo.

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