the current (July 2020) residence of the Emperor, the Empress and Princess Aiko, until they move to the Fukiage Palace of the Imperial Palace. The palace is located on the northern side of the estate. The 2 floor reinforced concrete building was built in 1960 on a design by Yoshirō Taniguchi. The palace will be used as the for Akihito. The palace has 72 rooms. Akasaka East Palace Located roughly 200m to the south of the Yushintei (the Japanese style annex of the Geihinkan) The was achieved in 1984 and is mainly used as a temporary residence for Imperial family members during works. Late prince Takamado used it while his own residence was being built. It was refurbished in 1989 by adding offices and dependencies and was used as a temporary palace for Naruhito several times. There are plans to include this palace in the nearby Akishino residence. Akishino Residence The is located on the south-eastern side of the estate. The residential complex is an aggregation of several former imperial residences and buildings renovated over the years: the Chichibu Residence first built in 1972, a housing for dry nurses of the Ministry of the Imperial Household built in 1931 (where Kazuko Takatsukasa, daughter of Emperor Showa lived from 1968 to 1989) and an expansion built in 2000, further expanded for the birth of Hisahito. Prince Akishino moved in 1990. Since 2019, the complex is being refurbished and renovated, works will last until 2022. The family lives a few meters to the East in a temporary palace built on purpose, called . Currently Prince Akishino, his consort Kiko, their two daughters Princess Kako and Princess Mako, and their son Prince Hisahito live in this residence. East Residence of Mikasa The is located southwest of the Akishino residence. This 2 floor building was achieved in 1982 as a residence for late Prince Tomohito, who died in 2012. This 2 floor building has 15 rooms, not taking into account the handmaid dependencies. At the time of the Prince's death, Princess Nobuko was living separately from her consort since 2009, leaving the residence to their two daughters, princess Akiko and princess Yoko. When the prince died, the Mikasa imperial lineage was merged and the building renamed East residence of Mikasa. Residence of Mikasa Located south of the estate, the has been in use since 1970 by late Prince Mikasa and consort, Princess Yuriko. Takamado