Japanese Enthronement Celebrations: April - October 2019


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On October 7th, the IHA invited media to see the car for the enthronement parade.

Photos: Mainichi, Asahi, Sankei, Getty Images

Vehicle for Imperial parade unveiled | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
[...] The car, which was delivered to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo last month, is based on Toyota Motor's Century sedan. It is more than 5 meters long and almost 2 meters wide.

The rear seat is 4 centimeters higher than the front, and the backrest is reclined at a 25-degree angle, which is said to be designed to enable spectators to see the couple well.

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The vehicle is currently being used for driver training. It will be rolled out on public roads outside the palace for the first time in the October 22 procession.
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Car for imperial enthronement parade unveiled - Kyodo News+
[...] The vehicle is estimated to have cost no more than 80 million yen ($750,000), according to the agency.

Crown Prince Fumihito [...], Crown Princess Kiko and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will join the motorcade on its 4.6-kilometer route, leaving the Imperial Palace at 3:30 p.m. for the Akasaka Imperial Residence.

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The government plans to exhibit the vehicle at the state guest houses in Tokyo and Kyoto after the parade.
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I love the Imperial chrysanthemums on the front and back of the car, and how the design of the hub caps echoes them.

It's a very solid and dignified looking car, and I'm looking forward to seeing it during the parade.
 
Emperor, Empress to Hold Tea Party for Foreign Royals | Nippon.com
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will invite foreign royals attending the Emperor's Oct. 22 enthronement proclamation ceremony to their residence for a tea party the following day, Imperial Household Agency vice head Yasuhiko Nishimura said Monday.

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The tea party, to be attended by members of the Japanese Imperial Family as well, will be held at the Imperial couple's residence at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo's Minato Ward on the afternoon of Oct. 23 [...]

[In 1990, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko] invited head-of-state-level members of foreign royal families, including kings, to the Akasaka Estate for a tea party. At the time, the current Emperor, then Crown Prince, held a separate tea party for other foreign royals, including crown princes, at his residence.

This time, only one such tea party will be held, at one location, due to reasons including a decrease in the number of Imperial Family members.
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Besides the shrinking Imperial family, Crown Prince Akishino probably doesn't have a place to host a separate tea party. His family is living in temporary housing, and both the Akishino and Akasaka East residences are under renovation.

ETA: A good article about the enthronement and Daijosai (Thanksgiving) ceremonies

Japan’s Year of Imperial Succession Continues with Autumn Enthronement and Thanksgiving Ceremonies | Nippon.com
 
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From Denmark the Crown Prince Couple will attend. They will be in Japan from 21st to 24th of October.
 
ricarda said:
From Denmark the Crown Prince Couple will attend. They will be in Japan from 21st to 24th of October.
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No surprise really. I didn't expect QMII to attend and the CP couple was the natural choice.
 
Prisma said:
Emperor, Empress to Hold Tea Party for Foreign Royals | Nippon.com

Besides the shrinking Imperial family, Crown Prince Akishino probably doesn't have a place to host a separate tea party. His family is living in temporary housing, and both the Akishino and Akasaka East residences are under renovation.

ETA: A good article about the enthronement and Daijosai (Thanksgiving) ceremonies

Japan’s Year of Imperial Succession Continues with Autumn Enthronement and Thanksgiving Ceremonies | Nippon.com
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That was an excellent article, nice and succinct, with explanations both for what will happen, and small bit of background to give context. Thank for posting that.
 
Will royalty wear tiaras at the coronation banquet?
 
Jisin magazine reports "Similar to Heisei, there will be 3 rehearsals about 10 days before enthronement. The 3rd rehearsal will be the same as the actual ceremony."

Construction of Halls for Key Imperial Ceremony Picking Up Pace | Nippon.com
Japan's Imperial Household Agency is accelerating work to construct by the end of this month "Daijokyu," a set of halls for the key "Daijosai" thanksgiving ceremony to be performed by Emperor Naruhito about a month later.

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A total of 30 large and small halls, including "Yukiden" and "Sukiden," where the Emperor will perform major rites, and "Kairyuden," a facility to be used for final preparations for the ceremony, have been built. The construction work began in July.

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Sankei used Google Earth to animate the parade route
 
Do we know if the flood/typhoon in japan will affect the enthronement ceremonies in japan?
 
Mary-Rose said:
Do we know if the flood/typhoon in japan will affect the enthronement ceremonies in japan?
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I haven't seen any news about the typhoon's impact on the enthronement yet.
muriel said:
Will the car be regularly used by the royal family after the enthronement?
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I don't know but the government will probably allow it if needed. This time, the government will manage the Toyota Century and it's already scheduled to be on display at the state guest houses in Tokyo and Kyoto and will be used at the Olympics and Paralympics.

Last time, the IHA managed the car poorly and only drove the Rolls Royce twice: Emperor Akihito's enthronement in 1990 and Crown Prince Naruhito's wedding in 1993.
 
On October 16th, the IHA report Princess Yuriko (96) will not attend the enthronement or court banquet. Prince Hitachi (83) will wear tailcoat at the enthronement; he will not attend the court banquet. Reason being their advanced ages.

Source: Jiji

Japan to pardon 550,000 at time of Naruhito’s enthronement: Asahi Shimbun
About 550,000 people convicted of relatively minor offenses will be pardoned in connection with events marking Emperor Naruhito’s ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne on Oct. 22, government officials said.

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The plan, announced by Shunichi Suzuki, chairman of the General Council, is expected to be approved at a Cabinet meeting on Oct. 18.

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Suzuki did not disclose who would be covered in the latest pardon.

In light of strengthening protections and rights of crime victims, the government decided to reduce the scale of the pardons for Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony. For the enthronement ceremony of his father in 1990, about 2.5 million people received pardons.
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Not really surprising news about Princess Yuriko, but I am glad that Prince Hitachi will at least be able to attend the enthronement.
 
On a side note former President Nicolas Sarkozy, as a special envoy of President Macron, will represent France during the celebrations.
 
Nico said:
On a side note former President Nicolas Sarkozy, as a special envoy of President Macron, will represent France during the celebrations.
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Curious. I would expect the First Lady to attend instead, especially considering that Sarkozy has had legal troubles lately and is a political opponent of Macron now, isn't he ?
 
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Curious. I would expect the First Lady to attend instead, especially considering that Sarkozy has had legal troubles lately and is a political opponent of Macron now, isn't he ?
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No, not really . Sarkozy is above all a former head of State. President Hollande was asked but has declined due to a scheduling conflict.
The First Lady is expected to travel with the President to the French overseas territories next week.
 
Blog Real said:
The Spanish government confirmed this afternoon the presence of the Kings of Spain at the Emperor of Japan's enthronement and the state visit to South Korea.
https://m.europapress.es/nacional/n...corea-impulsar-relaciones-20191016181621.html
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Their Majesties the King and Queen will make an Official Visit to Japan on 22 October 2019 to attend the international celebration of the Enthronement of the Japanese Emperor Naruhito, including a Sokuirei Seiden-nogi ceremony in the Imperial Palace, as well as a dinner offered by Their Majesties the Emperors of Japan.

Their Majesties the King and Queen Visit Japan
 
I haven't read the thread, but is this a gala event? With tiaras etc?
 
pkl said:
I haven't read the thread, but is this a gala event? With tiaras etc?
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Yes there must be tiaras. Everything indicates that it will be a gala event.
 
Blog Real said:
Yes there must be tiaras. Everything indicates that it will be a gala event.
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Come on, this is a coronation-state-dinner - of course there will be tiaras, orders and breathtaking dresses. No doubt about that. It´s just a bit a shame that due the last typhoon that the state drive of the emperor and empress will be postponed until november...:ermm::sad:
 
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Is the banquet where they will wear tiaras on the first day of coronation?
 
Japan pushes back new emperor's enthronement parade to Nov. 10 - Kyodo News
The Japanese government has decided to postpone Emperor Naruhito's enthronement parade until Nov. 10 in consideration of the hardships people are suffering in the wake of last weekend's deadly typhoon. The postponement was approved by the Cabinet on Friday.

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With rescue and relief efforts involving police, firefighters and the Self-Defense Forces under way, the government apparently judged that the parade, to be held under tight security, should be put off.

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