Oki, feel free to veto any of this, but here's my thoughts. A nice big palace, lots of servants, classic red and black for the outside, with a large entrance hall, a big main council chamber for meeting the masses, and a slightly smaller one off to the side of that one with the big table and lots of cushions for meeting with the advisers. The(In this case) emperor would have his room on the second floor, and it's big with plenty of open space and purdy baubles, with a western style bed. You know, the one with four posters, lots of drapy hangy curtains and a canopy, and isn't on the ground :P I see plenty of rooms for visitors, and a nice kitchen on the first floor next to the large dining room on the opposite side of the main council chambers(The one for the masses) than the smaller council chambers. I like the classic kinda squarish look with the very nice garden in the middle complete with Sakura Trees and a Koi Pond :P And of course many many flowers, with grassy areas under the trees for sitting and eating :P

The grounds in front of the palace are rather open, and has little huts and smaller housing things where the servants and guards who don't stay in the palace live, and just outside the palace walls is a fine city. Because of it's peaceful nature, years ago the wall that surrounded the city was taken down, but there are still bit and pieces here and there where people have carved their names or beautiful frescos and murals. I don't see it as a particularly rich city, composed of mostly traders and merchants, but they have a decent amount of field space outside the city to grow crops. Those living along the outer edges of the city are mostly farmers, while the center of the city is populated by the merchants.

So, what do you think?