{{short description|Japanese imperial abdication and transition}}{{Infobox event
| title = 2019 Japanese imperial transition
| image = Enthronement Ceremony of Emperor Naruhito 2.png
| partof = [[Heisei era]]
| caption = Emperor Naruhito ascends to the [[Chrysanthemum Throne]] on 22 October 2019
| date = {{start and end dates|2019|04|30|2019|10|22}}
| type = [[Abdication]]
| cause = Akihito's desire to retire.
| budget = 16.6 billion Yen
| outcome = * Abdication of [[Akihito]] and accession of [[Naruhito]]<br>* End of [[Heisei]] era and beginning of [[Reiwa]] era
}}
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The '''2019 Japanese imperial transition''' beganoccurred on 30 April 2019 when the then 85-year-old [[Akihito|Emperor Akihito]] of [[Japan]] abdicated from the [[Chrysanthemum Throne]] after reigning for 30 years,<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan's emperor thanks country, prays for peace before abdication |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Japan-s-Reiwa-era/Japan-s-emperor-thanks-country-prays-for-peace-before-abdication |website=Nikkei Asian Review |access-date=30 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430112220/https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Japan-s-Reiwa-era/Japan-s-emperor-thanks-country-prays-for-peace-before-abdication |archive-date=30 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> becoming the first [[Emperor of Japan]] to do so since 1817. This marked the end of the [[Heisei]] era and the inception of the [[Reiwa]] era, and saw numerous festivities leading up to the accession of his son and successor, Emperor [[Naruhito]].<ref>Jiji, Kyodo, [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/12/05/national/politics-diplomacy/emperor-akihitos-abdication-may-push-back-timing-constitutional-reform/#.Wik59oUz23U "Emperor Akihito's abdication may push back timing of constitutional reform"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807155802/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/12/05/national/politics-diplomacy/emperor-akihitos-abdication-may-push-back-timing-constitutional-reform/#.Wik59oUz23U |date=7 August 2018 }} ''[[Japan Times]]'', 5 January 2017.</ref> The [[Enthronement of the Japanese emperor|Enthronement Ceremony]] took place on 22 October 2019 and concluded the transition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Enthronement-ceremony-for-Japan-s-next-emperor-seen-in-fall-2019|title=Enthronement ceremony for Japan's next emperor seen in fall 2019- Nikkei Asian Review|website=Asia.nikkei.com|access-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223001650/https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Enthronement-ceremony-for-Japan-s-next-emperor-seen-in-fall-2019|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Akihito's younger son, [[Fumihito, Prince Akishino|Prince Akishino]], is his brother's [[heir presumptive]]. The ceremony cost 16.6 billion Yen.<ref name="nippon.com 2019">{{cite web | title=Japan to Spend Record ¥16.6 Billion on Coronation of New Emperor | website=nippon.com | date=25 April 2019 | url=https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c06107/japan-to-spend-record-¥16-6-billion-on-coronation-of-new-emperor.html | access-date=11 January 2023}}</ref>
