Takanawa Residence

The residence was the site of the secondary Edo residence of the Hosokawa clan. In 1891, it was chosen to be the residence of Masako, Princess Tsune and Fusako, Princess Kane, two daughters of Emperor Meiji. Hirohito resided there as the Crown Prince between 1913 and 1924. It became the residence of his younger brother Nobuhito in 1931, and a building in Tudor style and a Japanese style building were built. They survived the war, but part of the grounds were confiscated. On those grounds were built the Takamatsu Junior high school and public residences.

The western style building was dismantled in 1972, and a new reinforced concrete residence was built in its place. Nobuhito's widow Kikuko resided there until her death in 2004, after which the residence was unused.

The Takanawa residence was chosen as a temporary palace for Akihito and Michiko during the refurbishment of the Akasaka Palace (current Togu palace), which will be their Sentō Imperial Palace (仙洞御所; litt. "Emeritus Imperial Palace").^[1] It became the Sentō Karigosho (仙洞仮御所; litt. "Temporary Emeritus Imperial Palace") when they moved in on March 31, 2020.^[2]