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The [[Enthronement of the Japanese emperor|Enthronement Ceremony]] for Emperor Naruhito took place in Tokyo on 22 October 2019, marking the end of the transition period. It was an extra holiday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nippon.com/en/genre/society/l10784/|title=Japan May Make New Emperor's Proclamation Date Nonworking Day (News)|date=13 February 2018|access-date=18 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313162339/https://www.nippon.com/en/genre/society/l10784/|archive-date=13 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> It was attended by current and former Japanese politicians and more than 3,000 other official guests, which included more than 120 heads of state and government, as well as high-profile delegates from about 210 countries and territories and 9 organizations (the only country not to be invited to this ceremony was [[Syria]]).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://royalcentral.co.uk/asia/japan/a-look-at-the-events-surrounding-japans-enthronement-ceremony-132338/ |title=A look at the events surrounding Japan's Enthronement Ceremony |date=21 October 2019 |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605163002/https://royalcentral.co.uk/asia/japan/a-look-at-the-events-surrounding-japans-enthronement-ceremony-132338/ |archive-date=5 June 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Enthronement Ceremony began at 9 am local time (02:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) with the private "Kashikodokoro-Omae-no-gi" ritual when the Emperor, dressed in white traditional court wear, visitingvisited "Kashikodokoro," the main sanctuary in the Tokyo Imperial Palace where the Sun Goddess is said to be enshrined.<ref name="NHK World">{{cite web|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/723/|title=Imperial enthronement ceremony as it happened|date=22 October 2019|publisher=NHK World|access-date=25 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022131436/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/723/|archive-date=22 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

At 1 pm local time (06:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]), the main ceremony beginsbegan. In the ceremony, Emperor Naruhito wore the [[sokutai]] and Empress Masako wore the [[jūnihitoe]]. He then took his place on the 6.5-metre (21-foot) Takamikura throne alongside Masako at the Matsu-no-Ma (Pine Hall), and gave a speech which emphasized his role as the symbol of the State.<ref name="NHK World" /> The speech then followed by a congratulatory speech by Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and [[Ten thousand years|three cheers of banzai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20191022/news/310229949/|title=Japanese Emperor Naruhito ascends Chrysanthemum Throne|date=22 October 2019|work=Daily Herald|access-date=25 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025070450/https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20191022/news/310229949/|archive-date=25 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

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