Fukiage Palace
吹上御所
Carriage porch of Fukiage Palace
General information
TypePalace
Town or cityTokyo
CountryJapan
Coordinates35°41′03″N 139°44′54″E / 35.6843027°N 139.748441°E / 35.6843027; 139.748441
Completed1993
Inaugurated8 December 1993
Cost¥5.6 billion
Technical details
MaterialReinforced concrete
Size4,940 m2 (53,200 sq ft)
Floor count3
Design and construction
Architect(s)Shōzō Uchii
Known forMain residence of the Emperor of Japan
Other information
Number of rooms62

The Fukiage Palace (Japanese: 吹上御所, Hepburn: Fukiage Gosho) is the main residence of the Emperor of Japan, located in the Fukiage Garden on the grounds of the Tokyo Imperial Palace.　

Building structure and role

Designed by Shōzō Uchii, it was completed in 1993 at a cost of ¥5.6 billion (US$52 million, equivalent to US$105 million in 2022). A reinforced concrete structure, it has an area of roughly 4,940 m2 (53,200 sq ft). It consists of sixty-two rooms spread over three floors, including a basement level.[1]

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 870 m2 (9,400 sq ft).
  • 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,[2][3] not to be confused with the main palace (宮殿, Kyūden), 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 Fukiage Sento Palace (吹上仙洞御所, Fukiage Sentō Gosho) 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 Imperial Palace (御所, Gosho).

References

  1. ↑ "吹上新御所(仮称)" [The new Fukiage Palace]. Shinkenchiku (in Japanese). 68 (8): 165–180. August 1993.
  2. ↑ "｢皇居｣の真実をどれだけ知っていますか" [How much do you know about the truth of the Imperial Palace?]. Tokyo Keizai Online. 27 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "（教えて！天皇の代替わり：５）お住まいの改修や引っ越し、前回は？" [How it works when the Emperor changes: moving and maintenance works.]. Asahi Shinbun. 15 March 2018.
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