Officials of Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward are overwhelmed by paperwork about the tens of thousands of people who keep their family registers in the central ward despite living elsewhere. The ward ...

Tokyo Station is located in central Tokyo’s Marunouchi district, close to the Imperial Palace. There are two main entrance and exit options at Tokyo Station: the Yaesu exit on the east side of ...

TOKYO — Sunday was another gorgeous day ... Then, it was on to the Imperial Palace gardens. Unfortunately, we were unable to get an Imperial Palace tour booked. So... gotta come back to Japan ...

Located 700 meters west of Tokyo Station, this is one of the older hotels in the city, located in a prime spot facing the eastern moat of the Imperial Palace grounds. All rooms have lovely views ...

The tower doesn't quite scrape the skyline like the 59-meter-high main keep of Edo Castle once did, but the miniature version of it now at Tokyo's Imperial Palace is still nothing to sneeze at.

Inui Street in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo has been open to the public since March 29. It will be open for nine days until April 6. Visitors can walk along about the 750-meter-long one-way street ...

Japan's Emperor and Empress have welcomed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. This was the first official reception of a state guest at the ...

You'd think the Imperial Palace would be mobbed with tourists, but it's not. You can credit the lack of crowds to an application policy, which limits the number of visitors. That's because the ...