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 ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family waved from a balcony window to throngs of New Year's well-wishers, some shouting, ...

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.

Tokyo has captured the imagination of countless creatives throughout history, from Anthony Bourdain (who said if he had to ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted New Year’s well-wishers who gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Thursday morning. (AP Video by Mayuko Ono) ...

But equally Instagram-worthy seasonal photo ops can be had on the usually closed-off Imperial Palace grounds ... with peak autumn leaves season in Tokyo. Visitors can enter the pathway for ...

Emperor Naruhito will move into the Imperial Palace. What will they do? Pretty much what most retired ... the BBC's Yuko Kato in Tokyo says. While there's been a lot more support for Emperor ...

But, after a series of traditional rituals inside the imperial palace in Tokyo, his ascension has now ... while Mr Abe will host a banquet in the evening. A pretty huge deal.

A street that crosses through the Imperial Palace in Tokyo will be open to the public for cherry blossom viewing for the first time in four years from March 25 to April 2, the Imperial Household ...

Aiko was to mark her birthday with her parents at the imperial palace in Tokyo. The IHA also released several photos of Aiko, including one of her standing by a persimmon tree at a palace garden.