Omiya Imperial Palace

Refers to the residence of the Grand Empress Dowager or Empress Dowager. (1) The Kyoto Omiya Palace is connected to the Kyoto Sento Palace by a corridor to the northwest. It was built by the Edo Shogunate during the Kan'ei era (1624-1644) for Emperor Gomizunoo's Empress Consort Minamoto Kazuko (Tofukumon'in, daughter of Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada), and served as the residence of the Empress Dowager for many generations. During this time, it burned down several times, and was rebuilt in 1867 (Keio 3) after being destroyed during the Ansei era. (2) Refers to the Empress Dowager's residence located within the Aoyama Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Since 1874 (Meiji 7), successive empress dowagers have lived here, including Empress Eisho (Emperor Komei's consort Kujo Asako), Empress Shoken (Emperor Meiji's wife Ichijo Haruko), and Empress Teimei (Emperor Taisho's wife Kujo Sadako). The residence of Empress Teimei, which was completed in 1929 (Showa 4), was burned down in an air raid in May 1945 during the Pacific War.

[Shinji Ono]

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太皇太后(たいこうたいごう)または皇太后の御座所をいう。(1)京都仙洞(せんとう)御所の北西に廊下で続いているのを京都大宮御所という。寛永(かんえい)年間（1624～44）後水尾(ごみずのお)天皇の中宮源和子(かずこ)（東福門院、将軍徳川秀忠(ひでただ)の女(むすめ)）のために江戸幕府が造営、代々女院の御所となっていた。この間火災炎上数度、安政(あんせい)の焼失は1867年（慶応3）再興された。(2)東京の青山御所内にあった皇太后御所をいう。1874年（明治7）以来、英照皇太后（孝明(こうめい)天皇女御(にょうご)九条夙子(あさこ)）、昭憲皇太后（明治天皇皇后一条美子(はるこ)）、貞明(ていめい)皇后（大正天皇皇后九条節子(さだこ)）と代々皇太后が住んでいた。貞明皇后の御座所として1929年（昭和4）竣工(しゅんこう)のものは、太平洋戦争中1945年5月の空襲で焼失した。

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