Akasaka Palace (State Guest House) Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Akasaka Palace (State Guest House). Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Tokyo: 3-Hour Bike/E-Bike Tour of the City's Highlights

• Tokyo: 3-Hour Bike/E-Bike Tour of the City's Hidden Gems

• Japanese Garden & Western Architecture: Akasaka Exploration Tour

• Historical Journey Including Akasaka Palace Admission Ticket

Entrance to Akasaka Palace’s main building and garden costs ¥1,500 for adults, ¥1,000 for university students, ¥500 for high school students, and is free for younger children. Entrance to these areas, plus the Japanese Style Annex, costs ¥2,000 for adults, ¥1,500 for university students, and ¥700 for high school students, but children aren’t allowed here. Entrance to the annex and garden costs ¥1,500 for adults, ¥1,000 for university students, and ¥500 for high school students. Entrance to the garden only is ¥300 for adults and is free for everyone else.

Akasaka Palace is an opulent official residence where visiting state dignitaries, royalty, and other heads of state stay. It’s the only neo-baroque-style palace in Japan, so it is interesting and unique from a design and architectural perspective. It combines Japanese and Western elements, and it features beautiful traditional gardens.

Akasaka Palace is typically open Thursday to Tuesday, from 10am to 5pm. It closes on Wednesdays, unless a public holiday falls on a Wednesday, in which case it will close the next day. It’s closed when distinguished guests are visiting, but a public opening schedule is posted on the website about two months in advance.

Yes, Akasaka Palace is largely accessible to people with disabilities. Guide dogs are welcome, a limited number of wheelchairs are available for loan, and there is an elevator and wheelchair-accessible bathrooms. However, there’s no accessible parking (or any other parking), the main garden is covered in gravel, and the Japanese Style Annex is too narrow for wheelchair access.

Akasaka Palace is in central Tokyo in the Akasaka neighborhood, between Shinjuku Gyoen and the Imperial Palace. It’s easy to reach from other parts of Tokyo by public transport. The closest stations are Shinanomachi on the JR Chuo-Sobu Local line, and Aoyama-Itchome, served by the Tokyo Metro and the Toei Oedo Line.