Order of the Chrysanthemum

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order order of chivalry

The Order of the Chrysanthemum is Japan’s highest and most prestigious order of chivalry, traditionally awarded by the Emperor to members of the imperial family and distinguished foreign heads of state.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	order ⓘ order of chivalry ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ surface form: Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
awardedBy	Emperor of Japan ⓘ
awardedTo	foreign heads of state ⓘ members of the Japanese imperial family ⓘ
awardingAuthority	Cabinet of Japan ⓘ
awardingFrequency	very rare ⓘ
ceremonialUse	imperial enthronement ceremonies ⓘ state banquets ⓘ
collarFeature	chrysanthemum flowers ⓘ phoenixes ⓘ
collarMaterial	gold ⓘ
conferredOn	state visit occasions ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
eligibility	Japanese royalty ⓘ foreign heads of state ⓘ foreign royalty ⓘ
established	1876 ⓘ Meiji era ⓘ surface form: Meiji period
establishedBy	Emperor Meiji ⓘ
grade	Collar ⓘ Grand Cordon ⓘ
hasRecipient	Akihito ⓘ surface form: Emperor Heisei Naruhito ⓘ surface form: Emperor Reiwa Emperor Hirohito ⓘ surface form: Emperor Showa Charles Philip Arthur George ⓘ surface form: King Charles III Felipe VI ⓘ surface form: King Felipe VI of Spain Harald V of Norway ⓘ surface form: King Harald V of Norway Willem-Alexander ⓘ surface form: King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands President of the French Republic ⓘ surface form: President of France President of Germany ⓘ President of Italy ⓘ Elizabeth II ⓘ surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
highestOrderIn	Japan ⓘ
insigniaFeature	central red disc ⓘ chrysanthemum blossom ⓘ green enamelled rays ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
prestige	Japan’s most prestigious decoration ⓘ
rankComparedTo	higher than the Order of the Paulownia Flowers ⓘ higher than the Order of the Rising Sun ⓘ
relatedOrder	Order of the Paulownia Flowers ⓘ Order of the Rising Sun ⓘ
ribbonColor	crimson ⓘ light red ⓘ
status	currently constituted ⓘ
type	single-grade order ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Order of the Chrysanthemum → alsoKnownAs → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum

Eisaku Satō → awardReceived → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

Hayato Ikeda → awardReceived → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

Heihachiro Togo → awardReceived → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

Itō Sukeyuki → awardReceived → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

Kiichi Miyazawa → awardReceived → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

Okada Keisuke → awardReceived → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu → awardReceived → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

Shigeru Yoshida → awardReceived → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

Terauchi Masatake → awardReceived → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

Yamagata Aritomo → awardReceived → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

Yasuhiro Nakasone → awardReceived → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

Ōyama Iwao → awardReceived → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito → decoratedWith → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers → higherAward → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

Order of the Rising Sun → higherAward → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

Iwakura Tomomi → honor → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

Kikkamonshō → relatedTo → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

Order of the Crown of Japan → relatedTo → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

chrysanthemum crest → usedOn → Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ

subject surface form: Chrysanthemum Crest