Imperial Court in
Kyoto was the nominal ruling government of
Japan from 794 AD until the
Meiji Era, in which the court was moved to
Tokyo and integrated into the
Meiji government. The shogunate system came after the Imperial Court, in which Minamoto no Yoritomo created in 1192, and became the first Shogun of Japan. Since
Minamoto no Yoritomo launched the
shogunate, the true power had been in the hand of the
Shoguns, who were mistaken several times for the
Emperors of Japan by western countries.