Enthronement of the Emperor of Japan

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Shinto ritual imperial enthronement ceremony state ceremony

The Enthronement of the Emperor of Japan is the traditional accession ceremony in which a new emperor formally assumes the throne through ancient Shinto rites and court rituals.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Enthronement of Emperor Akihito	1
Enthronement of Emperor Meiji	1
Enthronement of Emperor Naruhito	1
Enthronement of Emperor Shōwa	1
Enthronement of Emperor Taishō	1
Enthronement of the Emperor of Japan canonical	1
Sokui (enthronement)	1
enthronement of Emperor Naruhito	1
enthronement of Emperor Showa	1
state ceremony of Japan	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5905360 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Enthronement of the Emperor of Japan
Context triple: [Sanshu no Jingi, ceremonialUse, Enthronement of the Emperor of Japan]

A. coronation of Nicholas II of Russia
The coronation of Nicholas II of Russia was the lavish 1896 ceremony in Moscow’s Kremlin that formally inaugurated the reign of the last Emperor of Russia and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.
B. Emperor’s Birthday
Emperor’s Birthday is a Japanese national holiday celebrating the reigning emperor, marked by public festivities and official ceremonies.
C. Kimigayo
Kimigayo is the national anthem of Japan, known for its extremely short length and lyrics derived from a Heian-period waka poem expressing wishes for the emperor’s enduring reign.
D. coronation of Reza Shah Pahlavi
The coronation of Reza Shah Pahlavi was the 1926 ceremony in Tehran that formally inaugurated Reza Shah’s rule and marked the establishment of the Pahlavi dynasty as Iran’s new royal house.
E. Tennō Tanjōbi
Tennō Tanjōbi is Japan’s national holiday celebrating the reigning emperor’s birthday, observed on a date that changes with each new emperor.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Enthronement of the Emperor of Japan
Target entity description: The Enthronement of the Emperor of Japan is the traditional accession ceremony in which a new emperor formally assumes the throne through ancient Shinto rites and court rituals.

A. coronation of Nicholas II of Russia
The coronation of Nicholas II of Russia was the lavish 1896 ceremony in Moscow’s Kremlin that formally inaugurated the reign of the last Emperor of Russia and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.
B. Emperor’s Birthday
Emperor’s Birthday is a Japanese national holiday celebrating the reigning emperor, marked by public festivities and official ceremonies.
C. Kimigayo
Kimigayo is the national anthem of Japan, known for its extremely short length and lyrics derived from a Heian-period waka poem expressing wishes for the emperor’s enduring reign.
D. coronation of Reza Shah Pahlavi
The coronation of Reza Shah Pahlavi was the 1926 ceremony in Tehran that formally inaugurated Reza Shah’s rule and marked the establishment of the Pahlavi dynasty as Iran’s new royal house.
E. Tennō Tanjōbi
Tennō Tanjōbi is Japan’s national holiday celebrating the reigning emperor’s birthday, observed on a date that changes with each new emperor.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Shinto ritual ⓘ imperial enthronement ceremony ⓘ state ceremony ⓘ
associatedWith	Chrysanthemum Throne ⓘ Imperial House of Japan ⓘ
attendedBy	Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ foreign dignitaries ⓘ foreign heads of state ⓘ members of the Diet of Japan ⓘ members of the Imperial Family ⓘ
broadcastOn	internet ⓘ radio ⓘ television ⓘ
category	Japanese imperial traditions ⓘ state rituals of Japan ⓘ
ceremonialLanguage	Classical Japanese ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
ceremonialObject	Michodai throne ⓘ Takamikura throne ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalOrigin	Yamato court rituals ⓘ ancient Shinto rites ⓘ
follows	abdication of the previous emperor ⓘ death of the previous emperor ⓘ
hasHistoricalPrecedentSince	7th century ⓘ Asuka period ⓘ
hasPart	Daijōsai ⓘ linked to: Daijō-sai Sokui no rei ⓘ linked to: sokui no rei Sokuirei Seiden no gi ⓘ
legalBasis	Constitution of Japan ⓘ Imperial Household Law ⓘ
location	Kyoto Imperial Palace ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ Tokyo Imperial Palace ⓘ
modernLocation	Tokyo ⓘ
notableEnthronement	Enthronement of Emperor Akihito ⓘ linked to: Enthronement of the Emperor of Japan Enthronement of Emperor Meiji ⓘ linked to: Enthronement of the Emperor of Japan Enthronement of Emperor Naruhito ⓘ linked to: Enthronement of the Emperor of Japan Enthronement of Emperor Shōwa ⓘ linked to: Enthronement of the Emperor of Japan Enthronement of Emperor Taishō ⓘ linked to: Enthronement of the Emperor of Japan
performedBy	Emperor of Japan ⓘ
publicHolidayAssociated	national holiday in Japan (on some enthronement days) ⓘ
recentEnthronementDate	2019-10-22 ⓘ
recentEnthronementEmperor	Emperor Naruhito ⓘ linked to: Naruhito
religion	Shinto ⓘ
significance	formal accession of a new emperor ⓘ public proclamation of new emperor ⓘ
traditionalLocation	Kyoto ⓘ
uses	Imperial Regalia of Japan ⓘ jewel Yasakani no Magatama ⓘ linked to: Yasakani no Magatama mirror Yata no Kagami ⓘ sword Kusanagi ⓘ linked to: Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi

How these facts were elicited