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OPENING OF INUI STREET TO THE PUBLIC
The imperial Household Agency, celebrating Emperor Akihito's 80th birthday
on December 23, 2013, planned to open parts of the palace grounds to the
public for five days during spring and autumn of 2014. Beauty of cherry
blossoms in spring and colored leaves in autumn to enjoy. Following after
the opening of the palace in spring in 2014, the Imperial Household Agency
opened the Inui Street inside the palace to the public again from December
3 to December 7 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in 2015. Visitors pass through
the Inui Street of about 750 meters entering from Sakashita-mon Gate and
exiting from the Inui-mon Gate or from Nishi Hanebashi which leads to the
Imperial Palace East Garden. In the spring opening in 2015, total 380,000
people visited for the event of five days. Imerial Household Agency announced the Inui Street inside the Imperial Palace will be opened to the public from March 30 through April 7 in 2019. http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e-event/inui.html |
OPENING OF INUI STREET TO THE PUBLIC IN SPRING
(Photos taken on March 31, 2016)
OPENING OF INUI STREET TO THE PUBLIC IN AUTUMN
(Photos taken in December, 2015)
People have to wait one to two hours forming a long line.
Sakashita-mon Gate
Gingko Trees in Yellow
Maple Trees in Red
Inui Street
Maple Trees
Visitors pass through the Inui Street of about 750 meters
Backdrop is Fujimi Tamon Defense House
Otsubone-mon
Nishi Hanebashi Bridge leading to the East Garden
Fujimi Tamon Defense House. In the front is Lotus Moat
Dokan Bori Moat
Inui-mon Gate