Enthronement ceremony of Japan 2019

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Emperor Akihito of Japan abdicated on 30 April 2019. He was the first Japanese
Emperor to do so since 1817. This marked the end of the Reiwa era.

The new Emperor of Japan is Emperor Naruhito. His enthronement ceremony
is scheduled on 22 October 2019.




During the enthronement ceremony various ancient imperial regalia are given to
the new Emperor.

For the people in Japan the enthronement ceremony is an extra holiday and it will
be attended by many guests (about 5.000) with high profile delegates from at least
155 countries. What a great diplomatic and royal event!




There are already many confirmed royal guests such as:

- King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima from The Netherlands;
- King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium;
- Grand Duke Henri from Luxembourg;
- King Felipe and Queen Letizia from Spain;
- King Carl XVI Gustaaf from Sweden and Crown Princess Victoria;
- Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark;
- Crown Prince of Norway;
- Albert II, Prince of Monaco;
- Charles, Prince of Wales;
- King and Queen of Jordan;
- King and Queen of Buthan;
- Sultan of Brunei;
- Sultan of Malaysia;
- Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (it is not sure if he will attend this ceremony)
- Crown Prince of Bahrein;
- King of Cambodia;
- King of Tonga;
- President of India;
- Vice President of China;
- President of Germany;
- President of Austria;
- Prime Minister of Russia;
- Prime Minister of Israel;
- President of Turkey;
- Transportation Secretary of the United States;
  (Why does the President not come to this important ceremony?) 
- Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (mentioned by @EmpressofHab on
Twitter).

and many more.

It is nice to see royal ceremonies and gatherings like this. It gives you the 
idea of a real living history. 


Source pictures: Wikipedia
Location: Japan

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