Emperor's Family Moves to Imperial Palace: "Sadness and Deep Emotion"
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress and their eldest daughter, Toshinomiya Aiko, moved from Akasaka Palace to the Imperial Palace on the 6th. The Emperor and his family officially became residents of the Imperial Palace with the replacement of the Emperor with His Majesty Prince Ritsui. At around 2:30 p.m. on the afternoon of the 6th, His Majesty departed the Akasaka Palace with the Empress and Princess Aiko, accompanied by attendants holding the sword and the imperial seal that will be handed down with the throne. As they left the main gate, they rolled down their car windows and smiled and waved to people along the road. In consideration of the new coronavirus, the family will not stay at the imperial residence in the provinces, but will stay at the Imperial Palace during the moving process. This was made possible at the suggestion of His Majesty the Emperor himself. His Majesty the Emperor, at the age of 61, has lived in the Akasaka Imperial Palace for most o