You'd think the Imperial Palace would be mobbed with ... Tours start and end at the Kikyo-mon gate of the palace. If you book a tour, don’t expect to see the interior of the palace buildings ...

Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted banzai — “live long” — while others waved ...

“I was able to enjoy the special atmosphere of the Imperial Palace as well as the different varieties of cherry blossoms,” said Kiyoko Hirose, 78, of Kawasaki just to the south of ...

Well-wishers visited the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to celebrate Emperor Naruhito ... had formed in the drizzling weather before the gates opened. “I am truly grateful to have you come like ...