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Daijosai imperial rite

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 18 Kyodo - Japanese Empress Masako enters the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2019, to attend the "Daikyo no gi" rite of the Daijosai great thanksgiving ceremony at the Imperial Palace. The Daijosai is a key rite performed by a new emperor once during his reign.

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Daijosai imperial rite

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 18 Kyodo - Japanese Emperor Naruhito enters the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2019, to attend the "Daikyo no gi" rite of the Daijosai great thanksgiving ceremony. The Daijosai is a key rite performed by a new emperor once during his reign.

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Japanese Emperor Naruhito enters the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2019, to attend the "Daikyo no gi" rite of the Daijosai great thanksgiving ceremony. The Daijosai is a key rite performed by a new emperor once during his reign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Daijosai imperial rite

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L, in front of painting) is pictured at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2019, during the "Daikyo no gi" rite of the Daijosai great thanksgiving ceremony. The Daijosai is a key rite performed by a new emperor once during his reign. (Pool Photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Daijosai imperial rite

Japanese Empress Masako enters the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2019, to attend the "Daikyo no gi" rite of the Daijosai great thanksgiving ceremony at the Imperial Palace. The Daijosai is a key rite performed by a new emperor once during his reign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Daijosai imperial rite

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 5, 2019, shows the Daijokyu Halls, the setting for the Daijosai great thanksgiving ceremony to be performed by Emperor Naruhito Nov. 14 and 15, on the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo. The Daijosai is a key rite performed by a new emperor once during his reign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Daijosai imperial rite

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 5, 2019, shows the Daijokyu Halls, the setting for the Daijosai great thanksgiving ceremony to be performed by Emperor Naruhito Nov. 14 and 15, on the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo. The Daijosai is a key rite performed by a new emperor once during his reign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparation for imperial succession ritual

Officials at Yamasakiimbe shrine in Yoshinogawa, Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, carry a box containing hemp twine on Sept. 2, 2019. The twine will be made into fabric that will be used in the Great Thanksgiving Ceremony, known as the Daijosai, a key imperial succession rite to be performed by Japanese Emperor Naruhito in mid-November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Weaving of fabric for Japan imperial rite

A woman wearing traditional clothing for shrine maidens weaves a fabric that will be used in the Great Thanksgiving Ceremony known as the Daijosai, to be performed by Japanese Emperor Naruhito in November 2019. The weaving took place during a ceremony to mark the start of the work at the Yamasakiimbe Shrine in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Halls for Daijosai imperial rite

People visit the Daijokyu Halls on the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2019, where Japanese Emperor Naruhito performed the Daijosai thanksgiving ceremony on Nov. 14 and 15. The halls were built specially for the ceremony, a key imperial succession rite, and will be taken down after opening to the public for 18 days through Dec. 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Halls for Daijosai imperial rite

Photo taken Nov. 21, 2019, shows the Daijokyu Halls on the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo, where Japanese Emperor Naruhito performed the Daijosai thanksgiving ceremony on Nov. 14 and 15. The halls were built specially for the ceremony, a key imperial succession rite, and will be taken down after opening to the public for 18 days through Dec. 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's emperor, empress

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2019. They had a rehearsal for the Nov. 14-15 "Daijosai" great thanksgiving ceremony. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparations for key imperial succession rite

A rite is performed at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2019, to make an offering of rice to be used in the great thanksgiving ceremony in November. In the ceremony, a key imperial succession rite known as Daijosai, Emperor Naruhito will offer newly harvested rice to his ancestors and the deities of heaven and earth, while partaking of the rice and praying for peace and abundant harvests. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparations for key imperial succession rite

A rite is performed at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2019, to make an offering of rice to be used in the great thanksgiving ceremony in November. In the ceremony, a key imperial succession rite known as Daijosai, Emperor Naruhito will offer newly harvested rice to his ancestors and the deities of heaven and earth, while partaking of the rice and praying for peace and abundant harvests. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparations for key imperial succession rite

A rite is performed at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2019, to make an offering of rice to be used in the great thanksgiving ceremony in November. In the ceremony, a key imperial succession rite known as Daijosai, Emperor Naruhito will offer newly harvested rice to his ancestors and the deities of heaven and earth, while partaking of the rice and praying for peace and abundant harvests. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparations for key imperial succession rite

A rite is performed at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2019, to make an offering of rice to be used in the great thanksgiving ceremony in November. In the ceremony, a key imperial succession rite known as Daijosai, Emperor Naruhito will offer newly harvested rice to his ancestors and the deities of heaven and earth, while partaking of the rice and praying for peace and abundant harvests. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparations for key imperial succession rite

A rite is performed at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2019, to make an offering of rice to be used in the great thanksgiving ceremony in November. In the ceremony, a key imperial succession rite known as Daijosai, Emperor Naruhito will offer newly harvested rice to his ancestors and the deities of heaven and earth, while partaking of the rice and praying for peace and abundant harvests. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Venue for key imperial succession rite

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 27, 2019, shows the Daijokyu Halls under construction on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The halls will be used for the Daijosai, a key imperial succession rite to be performed by Emperor Naruhito in mid-November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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