Japanese Palaces Castles Mansions & Houses

[Josefine]

could someone post info and pictures of were they live, I would be greatful

 

[merampo]

[1]Imperial Palace1888-1945(Meiji Palace)

This wooden palace was buit in 1888.
Outside was Japanese style,and interior was Western style.
And,this palace was very splendid,but it was burned by air raid　at May 15, 1945.

left Nishidamari(West Lobby)
right Houmeiden(dinner room)

 

[merampo]

[2]Temporary Imperial Palace(1952-1968)

Meiji Palace was burned,
so the third floor of the Imperial Household Agency Government building
was rebuilt, and the Temporary Imperial Palace was built.

This building was built in 1935 and is still used as the Imperial Household Agency Government building .

(from Corbis)
Nishi-no-ma(West Hall)

 

[merampo]

[3]Imperian Palace(196

Completed in October 1968 and coming into use in April of the following year,
the Imperial Palace, a structure comprising a large roof, pillars and beams,
was built using the beauty of traditional Japanese architecture and
materials procured mostly from within Japan.
The Palace is a steel-framed two story building with an underground floor
and an inclined roof with long protruding eaves.
It comprises the Seiden (the Main Building), and six wings (Homei-Den, Rensui, Chowa-Den, Chigusa-no-Ma and Chidori-no-Ma and others) and has a total floor space of 22,949 square meters.
(According to kunaicho)

This palace is a official palace.
Emperor doesn't live in this palace.

Floor plan
http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/07/d07-01gr-02.html

 

[merampo]

Naka-Mon(Inner Gate)

(1)Chowa-den

In the Imperial Palace, this building is
biggest building and is 162m in length.
The general public's congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace
is performed in the balcony of this building,
and the front yard(East Plaza) twice a year.

This building is used for receptions, evening parties, waiting rooms, etc.,
and is constituted "Minami-damari(South Lobby)" , "Nami-no-Ma(Hall of Waves)",
"Matsukaze-no-Ma(Hall of Wind In Pine)",
"Shunju-no-Ma(Hall of Spring and Autumn)","Shakkyo-no-Ma(Hall of Lion Dance)",
"Kita-no-Ma(Hall of Winter"and"Kita-damari(North lobby)"

 

[merampo]

1, Minami-damari(South Lobby)

This lobby is located in the place containing the "Southern Vehicle Entrance"
This room has an area of 528 square meters.
The place with a mural painting which is visible to the direction
in the inner part of the second floor is "Nami-no-Ma(Hall of Waves)"

 

[merampo]

2, Nami-no-Ma

This room is situated on the mezzanine of Minami-Damari,
and the mural of 14.3 meters wide and 3.8 meters high
was drawn　by Kaii Higashiyama(1908-1999),
a very well-known artist of Japanese paintings.
This room has an area of 248 square meters.

 

[merampo]

3, Matsukaze-no-Ma(Hall of Wind In Pine)

The name of this room is derived from the pattern of wallpaper.
This room has an area of 182 square meters.

 

[merampo]

4, Shunju-no-Ma(Hall of Spring and Autumn)

This hall has an area of 608 square meters,
and is the second largest hall in The Imperial Palace.
This hall is used for receptions, ceremonies, etc.
Five sets of the chandeliers made from crystal glass are attached to the ceiling.

Left:The congratulatory ceremony of the Emperor's Birthday

　

 

[merampo]

Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials
Benin　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　Italy　　　　　　　

 

[merampo]

5,Shakkyo-no-Ma(Hall of Lion Dance)

This hall has an area of 245 square meters,
and is used for press conferences etc.
The name of this room is derived from the picture in this room.
The name of the picture is "Shakkyo".
("Shakkyo" is the picture which the lion is dancing.)

1998　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　1997

Receiving Guests at State Dinner

Belgium king and his wife(1996)
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Jordan king and his wife(1999)
The one bowing in the right side of this picture
was the incumbent prime minister Keizo Obuti then.

 

[merampo]

Luxembourg Grand Duke and Grand Duchess. (1999)
The one bowing in the right side of this picture
was the incumbent prime minister Keizo Obuti then.

 

[merampo]

6, Kita-Damari(North Lobby)

This lobby is located in the place containing the "Northern Vehicle Entrance"
This lobby has an area of 375 square meters.

>Sean.~
Thank you. I corrected it.

 

[merampo]

Kita-Kurumayose(Northern Vehicle Entrance)

This entrance is located in the north of Chowa-Den and used most frequently,
and communicates with "Kita-Damari".
The tower which is visible to the right is "Matsu-n0-tou(Lighting Tower)"

 

[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."

 

[ropura]

Night view of the State Hall

 

[ropura]

Homei-Den Hall

 

[ropura]

Rensui-Hall

 

[ropura]

Chigusa-No-Ma,Chidori-No-Ma

 

[ropura]

Entrance East garden of the Imperial Palace at Tokyo.



Photo by R.ismangil.

 

[mandyy]

The opening of the Kyoto Imperial Palace from Nov. 2- Nov.6

#1: NHK news
#2: Kyoto news

 

[kei893265]

Japanese emperor's biggest tomb. it was made in maybe the 5th century.from sankei news

 

[mandyy]

Suzaki Imperial Villa The Suzaki Imperial Villa is located in Suzaki, Shimoda City in Shizuoka Prefecture. It was built in October 1971.

#1-5: Yomiuri news

 

[fraxales]

Japanese emperor's biggest tomb. it was made in maybe the 5th century.

That's quite fascinating - do you have any more information about that tomb? Who? What? Where? etc.

 

[kei893265]

That's quite fascinating - do you have any more information about that tomb? Who? What? Where? etc.

the tomb has an area of about 464,000 square meters and is in Osaka, Japan. Since it's the biggest class of world, people visit expecting it. but,,, we can see only huge woods... (the photos at #22 were taken from the airplane.)
the Emperor's name is Nintoku(Ohosazaki-no-mikoto), his reign was the early 5th century. According to tradition he was Emperor Oujin's 4th son, and he undertook the riparian work (flood control), builded an embankment, made the huge bridge, did reclamation work, and made people rich. so he was popular among people in those days. And it's said that he had jealous wife, an Empress. (there is his and her Japanese love poetry) I think.. he's an interesting emperor

 

[Mandy]

Please make sure that all pictures have a copyright source or they will be deleted.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Mandy

 

[purple_platinum]

if i understand this correctly :

Emperor & Empress live in Imperial Palace of Tokyo
Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako, and Princess Aiko live in Togu Palace
Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko, and their daughters live in Akasaka Palace

is that correct?

can anyone give details of Togu & Akasaka palaces? how close are they to the Imperial Palace? how big are each one?

 

[mandyy]

if i understand this correctly :

Emperor & Empress live in Imperial Palace of Tokyo
Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako, and Princess Aiko live in Togu Palace
Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko, and their daughters live in Akasaka Palace

is that correct?

can anyone give details of Togu & Akasaka palaces? how close are they to the Imperial Palace? how big are each one?

The Togu Palace is situated in the Akasaka palace compound along with other Imperial residences. These imperial residences include the residence of Prince Akishino, Prince Mikasa, Prince Tomohito of Mikasa and Princess Takamado.

I think the Akasaka palace is quite close to the Imperial Palace.

You can take a look at the following pages from Kunaicho website.
http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e07/ed07-01.html
http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e07/ed07-02.html

 

[purple_platinum]

The Togu Palace is situated in the Akasaka palace compound along with other Imperial residences. These imperial residences include the residence of Prince Akishino, Prince Mikasa, Prince Tomohito of Mikasa and Princess Takamado.

I think the Akasaka palace is quite close to the Imperial Palace.

You can take a look at the following pages from Kunaicho website.
http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e07/ed07-01.html
http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e07/ed07-02.html

thank you for the links, mandyy!
it gives me a better understanding..

 

[purple_platinum]

previously posted by Hans-E on GREMB :

State Guest House of Akasaka Palace

all photos courtesy of http://www.geocities.jp/maruko1040jp/geihin/geihinkan.html

1. The Akasaka Place, originally constructed as a palace for the Crown Prince in 1909, underwent renovation and remodeling over a period of five years and was newly opened in 1974 as the State Guesthouse. At the time of this renovation, a separate japanese-style annex was built as well. This resplendent Westen-style building designed in the neo-baroque stylewas patterned after the Palace of Versailles. The palace was constructed through the concerted efforts of the leading architects and artisans of the Meiji Era under the overall direction of Dr. Tokuma Katayama. a famous srchitect of the time. With two floors above ground and pne below, this Westen-style palace - the first built in japan - has a total area of some 15,000 square meters.
2. The Asahi-no-Ma is named after the painting on the ceiling, showing a goddess driving a chariot with the rising sun behind her.
The 16 marble columns surrounding the room are from Norway. The wall covering is of Kyoto's Nishijin brocade, while the floor is covered with a carpet in 47 shades of purple featuring a cherry blossom motif.
This room is used as a salon for state and official guests, for holding audiences and other formal meetings.
3. The Kacho-no-Ma derives its name from the numerous flowers and birds depicted in the 36 paitings on the ceiling, the tapestries, and the 30 elliptical cloisonné plaques on the walls. This room is mainly used for holding official banquets by state and official guests, It seats nearly 130.
4. The Central Stairway of Italian marble is overlaid with red carpet. The walls on either side of the stairway are inlaid with shiny French marble. On the wall of the Large Hall on the second floor are two large paintings by the artist Ryohei Koiso.
5. The name Hagoromo-no-Ma comes from the 300 square meter ceiling Painting depicting scenes from the Noh play "Hagoromo" (Rode of Heaven).
The three chandeliers in this room are most gorgeous ones in the palace and weigh 800kg apiece. The walls are decorated with stucco relifs of musical instruments and scores, and there is also a minstrel gallery.
This room is mainly used for receptions and conferences.
6. South View Exterior
7. The Sairan-no-Ma is named after the legendary bild Ran (phoenix) which appears in the golden relif above the large mirrors on the left and right.
The white ceiling and walls are adorned with gilt stucco relifes, while the 10 mirrors on the walls lend a further dimension to the room.
This room is used for such purposes as meetings, ceremonies for signing treaties and agreements, and television interviews with state and official gucsts.