On April 26, the Emperor and his wife moved to a new residence, "Sentou Imperial Palace," in Akasaka Estate.
Three years after the succession to the throne, the replacement of the residences of the Emperor's family and the Emperor and his wife has been completed.
The new residence is the building where the Emperor and his wife spent more than 30 years after their marriage, and they can start a new life in a memorable place.
What is the new residence "Sentou Imperial Palace"?
The new residence of the Emperor and his wife is located in Akasaka Estate, Minato-ku, Tokyo, and is made of reinforced concrete with 2 floors above ground and 1 floor below ground. The wall cloth and curtains were replaced, and the toilet was renovated.
The couple's private room was renovated to make it barrier-free, such as installing elevators and stair slopes.
The total construction cost is about 640 million yen.
The name of the new residence is "Sentou Imperial Palace", which was used as the name of the residence of the emperor who transferred.
How did you live in your old home?
This new residence, in fact, is the building where we started living with His Majesty the Emperor, who was just born in 1960, the year after they got married.
It took more than 30 years for the Emperor and his wife to move to the Imperial Palace in 1993.
The couple reviewed the customs of the Emperor's family, where parents and children live apart, and raised their eldest son, His Majesty the Emperor, his second son, Akishinomiya, and his eldest daughter, Sayako Kuroda.
After the Emperor and his wife were moved to the Imperial Palace, the Emperor's family had been living since 1994.
Exchange in a temporary residence
The Emperor and his wife left the Imperial Palace, where they lived for more than 26 years, from March to replace the residence of the Emperor's family due to the succession to the throne. Was moved to.
The spread of the new coronavirus continued to keep us from going out, but even so, warm exchanges with local people were born.
During my daily walk, I was sometimes asked by the residents on the balcony of a nearby condominium to respond.
A resident man said, "When I greeted" Good morning "in the morning, the Emperor was bowed and the Empress returned" Good morning. "" Congratulations on your wedding anniversary. " The Empress replied, "Thank you." They were always close to each other and walked cheerfully. "
Gifts from kindergarten children
In addition, handmade cards and bouquets were delivered from the children of the nursery school in the neighborhood on their birthdays and Christmas.
It is said that the children received the acorns that had fallen on the site of their temporary residence in November.
The children visited on April 12 when the Emperor and his wife left their temporary residence.
The Emperor and his wife were looking forward to seeing the children for the first time on this day, and when they left, they said, "Please drive slowly so that the children can understand."
In the car, the Emeritus leaned forward and waved, and the Empress smiled and gave a bow.
A new life at the memorable Akasaka site
On April 26, the Emperor and his wife arrived at the Sento Imperial Palace, and three years after the succession to the throne, the replacement of the residences of the Emperor and his wife was completed.
According to aides, there is no fixed plan for the couple's future while the convergence of the new coronavirus is uncertain.
However, if the conditions for preventing infection are met, they would like to create an opportunity for them to go out.