Shugakuin Imperial Villa is not a commercial tourist facility. It is a facility managed by the Imperial Household Agency, open to the public to share its historical and cultural value. Currently, it is open to the public through guided tours, where staff from the Imperial Household Agency provide explanations, and these tours are free of charge.

Naturally, there are rules for visiting. If you do not follow the rules and act selfishly, it is only natural that you will be warned or cautioned. Therefore, there is an age restriction, allowing only adults over 18 who can understand these common-sense rules to visit. The purpose of the visit is to tour the gardens within the villa, and it is meaningless to expect the same "hospitality" as a commercial tourist facility. Do not mistake it for Disneyland or Universal Studios Japan.

There is a misconception that there is a quota for foreigners, making it difficult for Japanese people to make reservations. Recently, with Kyoto's summer temperatures exceeding 35°C and heatstroke alerts being issued, Japanese people are simply avoiding walking the approximately 3km tour route under the scorching sun. If you happened to visit when there were many foreign visitors, thinking that foreigners are being given special treatment over Japanese reservations is just paranoia or a misunderstanding.

Next, some people maliciously interpret the presence of an Imperial Guard at the end of the tour group as treating visitors like criminals under surveillance, but this is just paranoia. The Imperial Guard accompanies the group to be prepared in case someone falls and gets injured, feels unwell, or an unexpected accident occurs during the tour. Thinking that you are being treated like a criminal under surveillance is just ridiculous paranoia.

Did you read the terms & conditions of the advance reservation? There are always conditions for making an advance reservation, and you can only make a reservation if you agree to these conditions. Despite the condition that "the date and time of the advance reservation cannot be changed," some people complain that they cannot change their reservation. Complaining about not being able to change the reservation after agreeing to the condition that it cannot be changed is contradictory.

You should not complain just because you are not being pampered like in a commercial facility. Acting selfishly without following the rules and then holding a grudge or taking it out on others when warned is not the behavior of a sensible person. The purpose here is to visit... and by visiting, you have already achieved that purpose.