A line had already formed outside the Imperial Palace grounds before 9 a.m. on March 25 to admit visitors eager to view majestic cherry ... just to the south of Tokyo, who came with a friend.

The tower doesn't quite scrape the skyline like the 59-meter-high main keep of Edo Castle once did, but the miniature version of it now at Tokyo's Imperial Palace ... area can view the replica ...

You'd think the Imperial Palace would be mobbed with tourists, but it's not. You can credit the lack of crowds to an application policy, which limits the number of visitors. That's because the ...