The is the main residence of the
Emperor of Japan
The Emperor of Japan is the monarch and the head of the Imperial House of Japan, Imperial Family of Japan. Under the Constitution of Japan, he is defined as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, and his positio ...
, located in the Fukiage Garden on the grounds of the
Tokyo Imperial Palace
The is the main residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda district of the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and contains several buildings including the where the Emperor has his living quarters, the where va ...
.
Building structure and role
Designed by
Shōzō Uchii
was a Japanese architect and academic authority on the works of Frank Lloyd Wright. Known for the design of landmark structures such as the Setagaya Art Museum, Oita City Museum of Art, and the Fukiage Palace, the residence on the grounds of the ...
, it was completed in 1993 at a cost of billion (US$52 million, equivalent to US$ million in ). A reinforced concrete structure, it has an area of roughly . It consists of sixty-two rooms spread over three floors, including a basement level.
It has three main wings:
* A residential wing of private apartments on the eastern side, consisting of seventeen rooms, for a total floor area of .
* A wing of thirty-two office rooms on the northern side.
* A wing dedicated to guest receptions on the southern side, consisting of eleven rooms.
This palace is where the Emperor lives,
not to be confused with the , where various imperial court functions and receptions take place, and where most dinners with foreign heads of state happen.
Official name
In accordance with the imperial naming conventions, it was renamed when
Akihito abdicated on 30 April 2019. Akihito left the palace on March 31, 2020. Naruhito moved in in September 2021. When the Emperor resides, it is simply referred to as the .
References
External links
Imperial Household Agency site with a few pictures of the palace
Additional pictures of the palace
{{Imperial Palaces Japan
Imperial residences in Japan
Palaces in Tokyo