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How to enjoy ‘Akasaka Rikyu’

The Guest House Akasaka Detached Palace is being used as a place to welcome guests from overseas, but since 2016 it has been opened to public public, and the public has been able to view the guest house of Akasaka Rikyu in the general public.It is a historic building, and it is a very attractive sightseeing spot where you can visit a place where you can welcome a national guest.It is also provided with Afternoon Tea, so I recommend you to enjoy lunch after you feel like VIP.

This article introduces the outline, history and structure of the guest house, the history and structure, and the highlights of the tourism.If you have never been there, please visit the Guest House Akasaka Detached Palace.

What is the Guest House Akasaka Detached Palace?Guest House : Basic information

The Guest House Akasaka Detached Palace is a facility that serves as a guest house for welcoming foreign guests from other countries.It is a facility where interviews and dinners are often held, but since 2016, it has been open to the public since the beginning of the year, and it has become a popular tourist facility that attracts around 600000 people every year.

State Guest House Akasaka Detached Palace History

The guest house Akasaka Detached Palace was originally built as a Togu Palace in 1909, and the name became’ Akasaka Detached Palace’ when Imperial Prince Yoshihito ascended the throne when Imperial Prince Kahito ascended the throne.After the war, the Akasaka Detached Palace was transferred from the Imperial family to the state, and the state guest house, which accepts a state guest from outside the country, became a guest house in 10 minutes, and the Akasaka Detached Palace was newly established as a guest guest house.

The State Guest House Akasaka Detached Palace was completed in 1974 by the Kakuei Tanaka administration, and it was used as a guest house for the first time when the President Gerald Ford visited Japan at that time.It has been open to the public since 2016 years ago, and there are about 600000 visitors visiting the museum every year.

State Guest House Akasaka Detached Palace Structure

The Guest House Akasaka Detached Villa is divided into guest house, garden, Japanese-style annex.The main building is a building on the second floor and 1 stories underground, and each room has a room with the following roles :.

  • Shinran : Signing ceremony and interview
  • Flower Birds : Formal Dinner
  • During the morning : Summit Meeting, Courtesy Call
  • Hagoromono-ma : Welcome Event in Rainy Weather

How to visit the Guest House Akasaka Villa

To visit the Guest House Akasaka Detached Palace, you need to make a reservation on that day or advance reservation.If you have a busy schedule, you will be able to make a reservation when you make a reservation, so if you want to make a schedule, it is better to make a reservation beforehand.You can make a pre-order from the Cabinet Office page below.
Cabinet Office Guest House Akasaka Villa

The regular visit fee is as follows.

Root General University Student Middle and High School Elementary school children
Main building and Garden 1,500 yen 1,000 yen 500 yen Free
Japanese-style Annex, Main Building, Garden 2,000 yen 1,500 yen 700 yen Not Allowed
Japanese-style Annex, Garden 1,500 yen 1,000 yen 500 yen Not Allowed
Garden 300 yen Free Free Free

Guest House Akasaka Detached Palace access and parking

It is a 7 minute walk from the Guest House Akasaka Detached Villa JR, Marunouchi Line, and Yotsuya Station of Namboku Line.There is no parking lot, so if you are visiting by car, you have to use a nearby coin parking lot.The nearest exit for the train is as follows.

  • JR Chuo Line, Sobu Line Yotsuya Station : Akazaka Exit
  • Marunouchi Line Yotsuya Station : Exit number 1
  • Nanboku Line Yotsuya Station : Exit number 2

Guest House Akasaka Detached Villa

The Guest House Akasaka Detached House serves as a guest house for guests from abroad, so you can enjoy sightseeing deeper by understanding the use of each room and location, as well as the scenes that have been used in practice.Also, by visiting the guest house Akasaka Detached Palace once again, it is one of the attractions that you can find when you hear and hear news on the news.

Main Garden

The main garden is a large area garden located just after the entrance of the entrance.There is a full gravel, and there is a large fountain in the center.The seasonal flowers are planted around the main garden, and they enjoy Mime beautiful scenery in every season.

Also, there is a commemorative tree planted by the great guys who visited Akasaka Rikyu, such as Queen Elizabeth, President Gorbachev, and President Ford, so please look for it.It is a popular spot to take pictures, so let’s take a photo of a commemorative photo here first.

Entrance Hall, Center Stairs

When you open the entrance of the main building, a gorgeous entrance hall will be welcomed by you.The check pattern floor is made of Italian marble and domestic Gensho stone, and there is a famous Palace of Versailles as a building with the same pattern.

In the middle staircase with gold leaf arch on a red carpet, when you go up to the upper floor, the crest of the sun is drawn when you get down to the first floor, and when you get off, it means to greet you.When using a central staircase, it will be a key check point.

It is a room used for the summit and signing ceremonies of treaties.In a room with a fictional bird called “Ran,” which is a kind of phoenix, there is a golden accent on both sides of both sides of the mirror and fireplace, so please check it when you visit.

In addition to gorgeous chandeliers, in a room that has been unified in an angolan style, you can find armor warrior, Japanese sword, and Sabre relief.

Flower Birds

It is a room that is often used as a formal dinner party and a press conference among flowers.The walls of the room are decorated with 30 pieces of Shichibo-yaki, decorated with seasonal flowers and birds, on the roof, and on the ceiling there are 24 oil paintings and 12 gold leaf paintings on the ceiling.Since each of them is a picture drawn on flowers and birds, it used to be called “during banquets”, but it is now called “Hanacho no Ma.”.

Hagoromono-ma

The main attraction of Hagoromono-ma is ceiling painting drawn on the ceiling.It is derived from the name of the room, and it is written “Haku” in the section of “Haori” of “Haori” (a song of Japanese music), and it is written on the scene of Kaoru, “in the sky.”.The beautiful longing of admiration gives you a sense of beauty, and it raises the mood of the person who sees it.

The room has the largest chandelier in the building, and has motifs such as musical instruments.There is an orchestra box on the second floor of the room, which derives from the fact that the Hagoromono-ma was built as a venue for a ball.

Summary

The Guest House Akasaka Detached Palace is a historic building, but it is a building that has a political and important role in welcoming a state guest.Beautiful buildings are now open to the public, so you can actually feel it.You can enjoy a pleasant day with your eyes, such as a room used for signing treaties, etc.If you have time on holidays, please visit the Guest House Akasaka Detached Palace.