Fukiage Palace | |
Native Name: | 吹上御所 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Building Type: | Palace |
Location City: | Tokyo |
Location Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 35.6843°N 139.7484°W |
Completion Date: | 1993 |
Inauguration Date: | 8 December 1993 |
Destruction Date: | --> |
Cost: | billion |
Material: | Reinforced concrete |
Size: | 4940m2 |
Floor Count: | 3 |
Architect: | Shōzō Uchii |
Known For: | Main residence of the Emperor of Japan |
Rooms: | 62 |
The is the main residence of the Emperor of Japan, located in the Fukiage Garden on the grounds of the Tokyo Imperial Palace.
Designed by Shōzō Uchii, 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 4940m2. It consists of sixty-two rooms spread over three floors, including a basement level.[1]
It has three main wings:
This palace is where the Emperor lives,[2] [3] 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.
In accordance with the imperial naming conventions, it was renamed when Emperor Akihito abdicated on 30 April 2019. Akihito left the palace on March 31, 2020. His son Naruhito moved in there in September 2021. When the Emperor resides, it is simply referred to as the .