Japanese monarchy

head of state of Japan

Crest of the Emperor of Japan

throne of the Emperor of Japan

form of government in Japan during the Heian period, in which abdicated emperors lived in monasteries but actively participated in politics while the titular emperor performed ceremonies

legendary items used during the enthronement ceremony in Japanese

right|thumb| dating from Jōmon period to 8th century thumb|right|Magatama from Kofun period（[[Tokyo National Museum）]]

Japanese statute

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ceremony of the Imperial House of Japan

imperial rescript issued by the Emperor Shōwa

Emperor of Japan's official seal

nominal ruling government of Japan from 794 AD until the Meiji Era

thumb|right|265px|Gosekku-zu by Kakizaki Hakyō, with [[hagoita for the first month, peach blossoms for the third, irises for the fifth, the two lovers for the seventh, and chrysanthemum motifs for the ninth; from the collection of Hakodate City Museum]]

set of four official seals of Japan

Mausoleum in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Japanese social taboo

honorific title of the emperor of Japan

death of the emperor of Japan in 1989

The was a mythological event in Japanese prehistory, related in sources such as the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki. It relates the story of how the rulership of Japan passed from the earthly kami (kunitsukami) to the kami of Heaven (amatsukami) and their eventual descendants, the Imperial House of Japan.

were Japanese Buddhist priests of aristocratic or Imperial lineage. The term was also applied to the temples in which they lived.

Special military official whose primary duties are to report military affairs to the Japanese emperor of Japan

discussion about changing the Japanese throne's laws of succession