Imperial Court in Kyoto
Imperial Court in
Kyoto was the nominal ruling government of
Japan since the ancient time until the Meiji Era, in which the court was moved to
Tokyo and was integrated into the
Meiji government.
Since Minamoto no Yoritomo launched the shogunate, the true power had been in the hand of the Shoguns, who were mistaken several times as the Emperors of Japan by the Chinese government.