A letter to you who are going to Tokyo in June! The State Guest House, Akasaka Palace is worth a visit!

🌟 The State Guest House, Akasaka Palace, was built in 1909 as the Togu Palace and is the only Neo-Baroque style palace building in Japan. ❤ The State Guest House, Akasaka Palace, is a culmination of the full force of Japan's architecture, fine arts, and crafts community at the time, showcasing the height of authentic modern Western-style architecture reached during the Meiji period. After the 1950s, Japan gradually returned to the international community, and the opportunities to welcome foreign guests increased. Therefore, it underwent a large-scale renovation to transform it into a national guest reception facility, and together with the newly built Japanese-style annex, it took a new step as the current State Guest House from 1974 to the present day. 👍 After the large-scale renovation in 2009, it has been designated as a national treasure as one of Japan's representative buildings. To this day, it has welcomed many kings, presidents, prime ministers, and other dignitaries, and has also been used for international venues such as the G7 meetings. ✅ The State Guest House, Akasaka Palace consists of the Asahi Hall, the Hiyoku Hall, the Hagoromo Hall, the Kacho Hall, and the Japanese-style Annex. The front entrance and central staircase are known as the gateway to a world of splendor, and opening the heavy iron doors of the front entrance reveals the "Entrance Hall" with a deep red carpet laid on a black and white checkered floor. The floor of the Entrance Hall is described as a checkerboard pattern in Western style, similar to a chessboard, made of white marble from Italy and black Kurochiku stone from Japan. The same pattern can be seen in the Palace of Versailles in France. 📝 Special Note: All photography and recording activities are prohibited inside the State Guest House, Akasaka Palace. The entrance for visitors is the West Gate. 📍 Address: 2-1-1 Moto-Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo. 🚉 Transportation: Take the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, Namboku Line, or JR Chuo Line and get off at Yotsuya Station. 💰 Fee: There is an audio guide available (200 yen) for the main building, adults 1500 yen, under 18 years old 500 yen, and free for children under 12 years old. 🕙 Opening Hours: Main building, 10:00 to 17:00. Annex and garden, 10:30 to 15:00, with 10 entry times (every 30 minutes).