 The Japanese Imperial Family has a staff of more than 1,000 people (47 servants per royal).This includes a 24-piece orchestra (Gagaku) with thousand-year-old instruments such as the koto and the shō, 30 gardeners, 25 chefs, 40 chauffeurs as well as 78 builders, plumbers and electricians.There are 30 archaeologists to protect the 895 imperial tombs.