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So that we know where the tax money flows: the Imperial Household Agency unveiled the renovated residence of the Akishino family on the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo's Minato Ward last Tuesday. Starting in March 2020, the renovation took about two and a half years at a total cost of 3.02 billion JPY (approx. USD 21.4 million), including outdoor structures and gardens.
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According to the agency, the building completed in 1972 originally served as the home of the Chichibu family. Post-renovation, the two-story reinforced concrete home has a total floor space of 2,972 square meters, including the basement -- roughly 1.9 times larger than before. The residence consists of the family's private rooms, spaces for official duties and staff offices. The media tour covered a large hall and a parlor in the official duty area, plus a large dining room, among other rooms. The marble shelves and a chandelier in the large dining room were part of the original building, and some of the furniture, lighting and carpeting has apparently been reused.
Renovated Imperial residence of Akishino family in Tokyo unveiled to media - The Mainichi
TOKYO -- The Imperial Household Agency unveiled the renovated residence of the Akishino family on the Akasaka Estate here to the media on Nov. 22.
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