The Imperial Household Agency started offering a multilingual tourist guide using a smartphone application Tuesday in a bid to attract more foreign visitors to places with Imperial connections. The new service, called Imperial Palaces Guide, provides Apple iOS users with detailed information in English, Chinese, ...
The Imperial Household Agency on Saturday introduced a same-day registration system for guided tours of parts of the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo so some visitors can gain entry without prior reservations. The measure was taken in line with the government's strategy to boost tourism ...
An estimated 28,000 people thronged the Imperial Palace's Inui Road for the second annual viewing of the autumn leaves on Saturday, the first day of the event, which will remain open to public until Wednesday. By 10 a.m., some 2,500 people had formed a line, ...
Adjacent to modern high-rises in the Otemachi business district, just a 10-minute walk from JR Tokyo Station, visitors can step into nature, peace and beauty in the grounds of the historic Imperial Palace. The area is a fine place to stretch out on the ...
Japan will bestow government decorations in recognition of contributions to the state on 4,029 people, including 370 women, the central government announced on Monday. The awards will also include 57 foreigners from 30 countries and territories. The top decoration, the Grand Cordon of the Order of ...
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The park surrounding the Kyoto Imperial Palace will be declared a base for the Self-Defense Forces, police and fire services in the event of a natural disaster, prefectural officials said Wednesday. The city of nearly 1.5 million people currently has no base for coordinating disaster ...
To commemorate Emperor Akihito's 80th birthday, the Imperial Household Agency will open previously inaccessible parts of the Imperial Palace to the public next spring and fall. The Emperor turns 80 on Dec. 23. A special weekend tour will give some 300 people a first look inside ...
Featuring historical masterpieces that were once part of the decor of the Imperial palace, this exhibition showcases some of Japan's finest royal treasures from the Meiji, Taisho and Showa eras. Coming from the Imperial Household Agency's Sannomaru Shozokan (Museum of the Imperial Collections), these ...
Former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, former Namibian Premier Theo-Ben Gurirab and Edgardo Angara, a former Philippine Senate president, received state decorations Thursday along with 20 Japanese from the Emperor at the Imperial Palace. Fillon, 59, Gurirab, 75, and Angara, 78, were selected for the ...
