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AKASAKA PALACE

The Akasaka Palace or State Guest-House (Geihinkan; 迎賓館) is a facility in which the government of Japan accommodates visiting state dignitaries. Located in the Moto Akasaka area of Tokyo, the guest house took on its present function in 1974, having previously been a detached palace. The architect Katayama Tokuma designed the neo-Baroque structure as a residence for the Crown Prince. The building has 15,000 mē of floor space, and together with a smaller structure in the Japanese style, occupies a 117,000 mē site.

Akasaka Palace

Akasaka Palace

A new facility in Kyoto opened on April 17, 2005. The Kyoto version features Japanese architecture. It measures about 16,000 mē on the ground floor and basement. The 20,000 mē site is in Kyoto Gyoen, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto.

 

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