That's because the Imperial Palace is home to the Emperor of Japan and his immediate family ... several weeks in advance) and access inside the actual palace is even more restricted.

6. They are moving into the renovated Imperial Palace and, once the move is finished, they will start living there as of Sept. 15. But in the meantime, they will stay in another part of the palace.

Police have arrested a 46-year-old man for writing graffiti inside a toilet on the grounds of the imperial palace prior to the New Year greeting event by the emperor and his family. Kobayashi Daisuke, ...

Originally built in 1626, the Honmaru-goten Palace burned to the ground in the late 18th century. The current structure was built in 1847 within the nearby Kyoto Imperial Palace before being moved ...

Tokyo, Japan - January 02, 2025 Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave to well-wishers from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo ... for first time See Inside These Dazzling ...

Thousands of people on Saturday walked along the Imperial Palace's Inui-dori (road ... A U.S. woman who is in Japan on her honeymoon told NHK: "It was so beautiful to see the autumn leaves on all the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted “banzai ...

In the afternoon, the Emperor and Empress received congratulatory greetings from foreign ambassadors to Japan ... the Imperial family will greet the public at the Imperial Palace, a New Year ...