Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers

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The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers is one of Japan’s highest honors, awarded for exceptionally distinguished contributions to the state and public.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf order of merit
state decoration
associatedWith Imperial Seal of Japan
Japanese honors system
awardedBy Emperor of Japan
Government of Japan
awardedFor exceptionally distinguished achievements in administration
exceptionally distinguished achievements in diplomacy
exceptionally distinguished achievements in politics
exceptionally distinguished achievements in public service
awardedTo Japanese nationals
non-Japanese nationals
awardingBody Cabinet Office of Japan
awardingFrequency biannual
awardingOccasion autumn honors
spring honors
country Japan
decorationType neck decoration with sash
eligibility civilian
foreign nationals
military personnel
fieldOfRecognition international relations
public service
state affairs
grade Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
surface form: "Grand Cordon"
hasComponent badge
sash
star
higherAward Order of the Chrysanthemum
honorificCategory national order
inception 2003
JapaneseName 桐花大綬章
languageOfName Japanese
legalBasis Japanese honors system reform of 2003
lowerAward Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
namedAfter paulownia tree
orderInPrecedence above the Order of the Rising Sun
below the Order of the Chrysanthemum
partOf Order of the Paulownia Flowers
precededBy Order of the Paulownia Flowers
purpose recognition of exceptionally distinguished contributions to the public
recognition of exceptionally distinguished contributions to the state
rank one of the highest decorations of Japan
replaces Order of the Paulownia Flowers
ribbonColor purple
status currently awarded
symbol paulownia flowers
paulownia leaves

Referenced by (4)

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

Kiichi Miyazawa awardReceived Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
Yasuhiro Nakasone awardReceived Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers grade Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
this entity surface form: "Grand Cordon"
Noboru Takeshita honorificTitle Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers

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