sokui no rei

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Sokui no rei is the traditional Japanese enthronement ceremony in which a new emperor formally proclaims and assumes the imperial throne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese imperial enthronement ceremony
state ceremony
associatedWithEra Heisei
surface form: Heisei era enthronement of Akihito

Reiwa era enthronement of Naruhito
attendedBy foreign dignitaries
foreign heads of state
members of the Japanese imperial family
representatives of the Japanese government
broadcastAs national television event in Japan
ceremonialDress jūnihitoe robes
sokutai court robes
ceremonialLanguageElement formal imperial proclamation
ceremonialObjectUsed Imperial Regalia of Japan
surface form: Imperial regalia of Japan

Chrysanthemum Throne
surface form: Michodai throne

Takamikura
surface form: Takamikura throne
continuation performed into the Reiwa era
country Japan
culturalRole symbol of continuity of the Japanese imperial line
follows Kenji to shokei no gi
Kenso no gi
hasPart court music performance
formal proclamation of accession
imperial address
prime minister’s felicitations on behalf of the people
procession of court officials
public reading of the emperor’s proclamation
ritual offerings to deities and ancestors
legalBasis Constitution of Japan
Imperial Household Law
surface form: Imperial House Law of Japan
organisedBy Imperial Household Agency
partOf Japanese imperial succession rituals
performedAt Kyoto Imperial Palace
Tokyo Imperial Palace
performedFor Akihito
surface form: Emperor Akihito

Emperor Hirohito
Emperor Meiji
Naruhito
surface form: Emperor Naruhito

Emperor Taishō
surface form: Emperor Taisho
performedOn 22 October 2019
relatedRitual Daijosai
Senso
religion Shinto
significance formal proclamation of accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne
public recognition of the new emperor by the nation and the world
timePeriod Heian period origin
usedLanguage Classical Japanese
Modern Japanese

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Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies relatedRite sokui no rei
subject surface form: Daijōsai
Imperial succession ceremonialStage sokui no rei
this entity surface form: Senso (succession proclamation)
Imperial succession ceremonialStage sokui no rei
this entity surface form: Sokui (enthronement)