The visit of the General Public to the Imperial Palace grounds on February 23, 2021 to celebrate His Majesty the Emperor's Birthday was canceled due to circumstances of COVID-19. Both the Appearances in the morning and the Signing of the Visitors' Book in the afternoon were canceled.
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Signing of the Greeting Book On the occasion of the Emperor's Birthday, the Greeting Book is open for the well-wishers from 0:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in front of the Imperial Household Agency Building. The Greeting Book will be duly forwarded to its highest destination as the expression of your warm congratulations. The well-wishers are requested to write their full name and the name of prefecture (country of origin: in case of foreigner) on the Greeting Book. The stationery is prepared at the desk.
The entrance gate for the visitors will close at 11:20 a.m. in the morning and at 3:30 p.m. in the afternoon. Please arrive well in advance of closing times, as there will be baggage inspection at the gate. It may take more than 1 hour to get to the Main Gate from the Front Plaza of Imperial Palace due to a large turnout. Latecomers for the Imperial appearances in the morning may have to be referred to the Visitors’ books in the afternoon. We ask for your cooperation with the guidance issued on the spot in view of the closing times. |
The visit of the General Public to the Imperial Palace grounds on February 23, 2020 to celebrate His Majesty the Emperor’s Birthday will be conducted as follows:
His Majesty the Emperor together with Her Majesty the Empress, Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino, Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako of Akishino and Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako of Akishino will appear at the balcony of the Chowa-Den Hall to greet the visitors gathered in the Totei (East Court) three times in the morning.
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Because of the celebration functions inside the Palace, there will be no Imperial appearance at the balcony for the public in the afternoon. The visitors will be welcome to enter their full names (and their prefecture or country) in a congratulatory book, or to leave their name cards at a specially designated tent equipped with writing tools in front of the Imperial Household Agency building from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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bring an animal with them (except for guide dogs);
carry dangerous objects, flagstaffs, small unmanned aircrafts (drones), large items of luggage that could impede the progress of the event or any other item that could harm or disturb other people; or
behave in any other ways deemed harmful to the management of the event.