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MORI LIVING Diary
A New Perspective on an Old Landmark
May 18, 2010
It wasn't only the foreign tour group members ?the Japanese participants also expressed their fascination with aspects of their own culture and history that until now had remained a mystery.
Our bilingual guide began imparting on us fascinating bits of history and trivia about the palace.
The guide, a former designer and an obvious history buff, enjoyed leading the tour as much as we enjoyed following it.
On April 27 about 20 MORI LIVING residents gathered at Roppongi Hills for a special residents-only event: a guided tour around the grounds of the Imperial Palace.
Accompanied by a few friendly MORI LIVING staff members, we boarded the metro and were on our way. I had been to the Imperial Palace a few times before and had always found it very beautiful, but I was skeptical that being a part of an organized tour would give me any new insights into what is arguably Tokyo's most famous tourism sight.
Was I ever wrong. Immediately upon arriving at the palace grounds our bilingual guide began imparting on us fascinating bits of history and trivia about the palace and its former residents that we never would have known had we not had someone there to tell us about it.
The guide, a former designer and an obvious history buff, enjoyed leading the tour as much as we enjoyed following it, challenging us by asking questions to which we were unlikely to know the answers.
Even though there are signs, maps and pamphlets explaining the ins and outs of the palace in English, it soon became clear that there was plenty of information missing from these texts--information that one can only get from an experienced guide such as ours. And it wasn't only the foreign tour group members who learned something new--the Japanese participants also expressed their fascination with aspects of their own culture and history that until now had remained a mystery.
Kelly