Kenji to Shokei no gi (ceremony of inheritance of the Regalia)

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Japanese imperial ceremony enthronement ritual

Kenji to Shokei no gi is a key Japanese imperial ceremony in which a new emperor formally receives the sacred imperial regalia, symbolizing the legitimate transfer of imperial authority.

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Label	Occurrences
Kenji to Shokei no gi (ceremony of inheritance of the Regalia) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5905402 — 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.

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Target entity: Kenji to Shokei no gi (ceremony of inheritance of the Regalia)
Context triple: [Imperial succession, includesRitual, Kenji to Shokei no gi (ceremony of inheritance of the Regalia)]

A. Upacara Kasada
Upacara Kasada is a traditional Hindu Tenggerese ritual held at Mount Bromo in East Java, Indonesia, where offerings are cast into the volcano’s crater to honor ancestral spirits and deities.
B. 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.
C. Tama no Higashi no Misasagi
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi is an imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the final resting place of Empress Kōjun, consort of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).
D. Daigo no misasagi
Daigo no misasagi is the imperial mausoleum in Kyoto that serves as the traditional burial site of Japan’s Emperor Daigo.
E. Kaga Hyakumangoku
Kaga Hyakumangoku refers to the historical wealth and prosperity of Japan’s Kaga Domain, famed for its rich culture, powerful feudal lords, and flourishing arts and crafts.
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: Kenji to Shokei no gi (ceremony of inheritance of the Regalia)
Target entity description: Kenji to Shokei no gi is a key Japanese imperial ceremony in which a new emperor formally receives the sacred imperial regalia, symbolizing the legitimate transfer of imperial authority.

A. Upacara Kasada
Upacara Kasada is a traditional Hindu Tenggerese ritual held at Mount Bromo in East Java, Indonesia, where offerings are cast into the volcano’s crater to honor ancestral spirits and deities.
B. 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.
C. Tama no Higashi no Misasagi
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi is an imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the final resting place of Empress Kōjun, consort of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).
D. Daigo no misasagi
Daigo no misasagi is the imperial mausoleum in Kyoto that serves as the traditional burial site of Japan’s Emperor Daigo.
E. Kaga Hyakumangoku
Kaga Hyakumangoku refers to the historical wealth and prosperity of Japan’s Kaga Domain, famed for its rich culture, powerful feudal lords, and flourishing arts and crafts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese imperial ceremony ⓘ enthronement ritual ⓘ
associatedWith	Imperial House Law of Japan ⓘ linked to: Imperial Household Law Japanese Constitution (postwar) ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Japan
attendedBy	Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ representatives of the three branches of government ⓘ senior imperial family members ⓘ
category	Japanese monarchy ⓘ Shinto rituals ⓘ State rituals of Japan ⓘ
confidentiality	conducted largely in closed session ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
era	Reiwa era ⓘ linked to: Reiwa
followedBy	Sokui no Rei ⓘ
follows	death or abdication of previous emperor ⓘ
frequency	held once per imperial succession ⓘ
hasAspect	both religious and state ceremony aspects ⓘ
hasComponent	formal acknowledgment of succession ⓘ presentation of sacred imperial regalia ⓘ
hasPurpose	formal transfer of imperial authority ⓘ legitimization of new emperor ⓘ
historicalPrecursor	traditional accession rites of the Yamato court ⓘ
involves	Kusanagi no Tsurugi ⓘ linked to: Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi Yasakani no Magatama ⓘ Yata no Kagami ⓘ imperial regalia of Japan ⓘ linked to: Imperial Regalia of Japan
language	Japanese ⓘ
legalStatus	state ceremony of Japan ⓘ linked to: Enthronement of the Emperor of Japan
mediaCoverage	limited direct public viewing ⓘ
notableEvent	Kenji to Shokei no gi of Emperor Naruhito ⓘ
notableEventDate	2019-05-01 ⓘ
partOf	Japanese imperial enthronement ceremonies ⓘ
performedAt	Tokyo Imperial Palace ⓘ
performedBy	Emperor of Japan ⓘ Imperial Household Agency ⓘ
performedIn	imperial palace ceremony hall ⓘ
precededBy	abdication of Emperor Akihito ⓘ
relatedTo	Daijosai ⓘ Senso (accession) ⓘ Sokui (enthronement) ⓘ linked to: Enthronement of the Emperor of Japan
religion	Shinto ⓘ
requires	presence of crown prince or designated heir ⓘ
status	required step before full enthronement rites ⓘ
symbolizes	continuity of the Japanese imperial line ⓘ succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne ⓘ linked to: Imperial succession
timePeriod	modern Japanese imperial system ⓘ

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Imperial succession → includesRitual → Kenji to Shokei no gi (ceremony of inheritance of the Regalia) ⓘ

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