Japanese Castles, Mansions And Their Houses

[The Historian]

Can I ask a question?

I know alot of these pictures have been posted of where they live. But do they actually live there?
Something I have heard that sometimes they live there part-time.
So my question is, do they actualyl live there fullt-ime if you get my meaning?

[mandyy]

Three arrested for trespassing at Japan's palace
Japan's palace guards on Wednesday arrested three people who trespassed near the imperial palace. The three Japanese people -- a middle-aged man, a middle-aged woman and a young woman -- were arrested in an off-limits area near a gate at around 5:00 am, said a spokesman for the Imperial Guard...........
Three arrested for trespassing at Japan's palace - Yahoo! News

[Elspeth]

Originally Posted by The Historian

Can I ask a question?

I know alot of these pictures have been posted of where they live. But do they actually live there?
Something I have heard that sometimes they live there part-time.
So my question is, do they actualyl live there fullt-ime if you get my meaning?

I'm pretty sure they do, apart from vacations and so on. I don't think it's like the British royal family, where they have a fistful of palaces and castles to live in and tend to move from one to the other.

[Prince of Chota]

Are we talking about the Kokyo Palace in Tokyo or the Imperial villa? It seems logical that they would divide time between the official residence and a villa or country home.

[mandyy]

Imperial Palace opens Fukiage area to public for 1st time

(Kyodo) _ The Imperial Household Agency organized a nature-observing event in the Imperial Palace's Fukiage woodland area on Friday, allowing the general public to walk through the area for the first time.
A total of 100 people in three groups walked a 1-kilometer route in the 25-hectare park, which abounds in natural beauty, and has been left almost untouched for about 70 years, agency officials said. The visitors were selected via a lottery from among more than 30,000 applicants seeking to take part in the rare event..............
Imperial Palace opens Fukiage area to public for 1st time

[Vanesa]

These are wonderful news. People will be able to know a site only reserved to nobility. It could be possitive, for the Imperial Family will be closer to Japanese people.

Vanesa.

[mandyy]

Part of imperial villa to open to public

Hundreds of hectares of wilderness attached to the Nasu Imperial Villa in Tochigi Prefecture will be opened to the public at the request of Emperor Akihito, it was announced Tuesday.
The emperor requested that about half of the 1,200-hectare property be opened up so ordinary people can have contact with nature, the Imperial Household Agency said.
The wilderness area lies to the north of the imperial property. It likely will be opened as early as fiscal 2011, officials said..............
asahi.com : Part of imperial villa to open to public - ENGLISH

[HRH Abigail]

Originally Posted by mandyy

I have posted photos of Togu Palace before
Below are the links to those posts
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...3-post122.html
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...9-post123.html
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...6-post124.html

Nice work, Mandy!

Now, are there more pics of the NEWLY remodeled Togu Palace perhaps?

Nice "digs" that Masako and Family live in, though ... Very spacious.

Hard to feel too trapped in that, I should think ...

-- Abbie

[mandyy]

Originally Posted by HRH Abigail

Nice work, Mandy!

Now, are there more pics of the NEWLY remodeled Togu Palace perhaps?

Nice "digs" that Masako and Family live in, though ... Very spacious.

Hard to feel too trapped in that, I should think ...

-- Abbie

pics in the 1st link is already the newly remodeled Togu Palace

it's actually quite hard to find photos of the inside of Togu Palace....we definitly see more of the inside from their birthday photos and video

[HRH Abigail]

Originally Posted by merampo

Naka-Kurumayose(Subterranean Entrance)

This entrance is located above the basement parking lot of Chowa-Den.
There is a shining wall made of glass blocks in order to let the light in.
The Japanese name of shining wall is "O-yashima".
This is a way of calling with old "Japan."

Oh my Goodness, what hard work you went to, to post all of these pics for the rest of us

I am impressed.

Thanks!

I love the open, clean, spacious design of the various palaces, don't you?

Very modern-appearing but at the same time, very traditional too ...

Odd, to my mind, that these appear to coexist.

-- Abbie

[Prince of Chota]

Well, it's definitely a Japanese palace. I do love the way the imperial family has modernised itself without losing its identity over the last century.

[Vanesa]

I share entirely your opinion. They modernized their lifestyle, but in a "Japanese way". There is people who thinks that "modernize" ity's a synonime of "Westernize" or better , of "Americanized".

Japanese family seems to have found a great equilibre between modernity and old ways.

Vanesa.