Imperial Family Appearance 2009

The Imperial Family Appearance is held on January 2nd every year. My family attended at the appearance. It's the first time for us. There were already many people in the Imperial Palace Park at 10am. All attendees were frisked by the imperial police at the park carefully.

We went through the Imperial Palace Main Gate at 10:30am.

There are many, many people at the park.

We arrived at the Imperial Palace at 10:45am.

Emperor Greeting

"I really appreciate to see the people in the new year. I've worried that many people on the new year day would be suffered by the severe economy situation. I hope that this new year must be better for the people. I think, therefore I wish the people a happy new year and the peaceful world."

We went out from the Sakasita-Mon Gate

We enjoyed the Indian curry lunch at RAJ in the Shin-Marubiru.