Akasaka Palace, Akasaka area, Tokyo, Japan [001]

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Title Akasaka Palace, Akasaka area, Tokyo, Japan [001]
Photo Number Box 39, Japan Tokyo Imperial Palace, 11
Description Photograph (aerial view) of what appears to be Akasaka Palace, Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1980
Subject Guesthouses--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Gardens--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Palaces--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Japan; Aerial photographs
Keywords Geihinkan
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Holding Institution Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Spatial Coverage Honshū (Japan); Kantō Region (Japan); Tokyo (Japan); Akasaki-chō (Japan)
Caption on Slide View of the Crown Prince's palace and gardens, Akasaka, Tokyo.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: "Akasaka Palace is a former imperial residence that functions today as the "State Guesthouse" (Geihinkan). The palace is designated by the government of Japan as official accommodation for visiting state dignitaries. Located in the Moto, Akasaka area of Tokyo, the building took on its present function in 1974, having previously been an imperial detached palace. In 2009 the palace was designated a National Treasure of Japan."--Wikipedia.
Type Image
Rights Management This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah.
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ARK ark:/87278/s69g64tt
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 340888
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69g64tt
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