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At 1 pm [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] (06:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]), the main ceremony began. 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 of Japan|Prime Minister]] [[Shinzo 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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The ceremony was attended by representatives of around 174 countries, including foreign royalties, heads of state and government.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2019-10-20 |title=Japan ready for Naruhito's enthronement, but postpones procession |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3033580/typhoon-hagibis-casts-cloud-over-japanese-emperor-naruhitos |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2019-10-18 |title=Factbox: Hundreds of dignitaries to attend as Japan's emperor declares enthronement |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-japan-emperor-enthronement-factbox-idINKBN1WX18K |access-date=2023-05-07}}</ref> A state banquet hosted by Emperor Naruhito himself was organized later in the day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-22 |title=Washoku delicacies served at banquet after emperor's ceremony |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/10/bebd59cf73c3-washoku-delicacies-served-at-banquet-after-emperors-ceremony.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Kyodo News+}}</ref>
==== Japanese Imperial Family and relatives ====
* The [[Empress Masako|Empress]], ''the Emperor's wife and consort''
===== Other descendants of [[Akihito]] =====
* The [[Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan|Crown Prince]] and [[Kiko, Crown Princess of Japan|Crown Princess]], ''the Emperor's brother and sister-in-law''
** [[Mako Komuro|Princess Mako of Akishino]], ''the Emperor's niece''
** [[Princess Kako of Akishino]], ''the Emperor's niece''
* The [[Sayako Kuroda|Former Princess Nori]] and Yoshiki Kuroda, ''the Emperor's sister and brother-in-law''
===== Other descendants of [[Hirohito|Emperor Shōwa]] =====
* The [[Atsuko Ikeda|Former Princess Yori]], ''the Emperor's paternal aunt''
* The [[Masahito, Prince Hitachi|Prince]] and [[Hanako, Princess Hitachi|Princess Hitachi]], ''the Emperor's paternal uncle and aunt''
* The [[Takako Shimazu|Former Princess Suga]] and Hisanaga Shimazu, ''the Emperor's paternal aunt and uncle''
===== Other descendants of [[Emperor Taishō]] =====
* [[Yasuko Konoe|Former Princess Yasuko of Mikasa]] and [[Tadateru Konoe]], ''the Emperor's first cousin, once removed and her husband''
* [[Princess Tomohito of Mikasa]], ''widow of [[Prince Tomohito of Mikasa|the Emperor's first cousin, once removed]]''
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** [[Princess Yōko of Mikasa]], ''the Emperor's second cousin''
* [[Masako Sen|Former Princess Masako of Mikasa]] and Masayuki Sen, ''the Emperor's first cousin, once removed and her husband''
* The [[Hisako, Princess Takamado|Princess Takamado]], ''widow of the [[Norihito, Prince Takamado|
** [[Princess Tsuguko of Takamado]], ''the Emperor's second cousin''
** [[Noriko Senge|Former Princess Noriko of Takamado]], ''the Emperor's second cousin''
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====Absentees====
* [[Akihito|The Emperor Emeritus]] and [[Empress Michiko|Empress Emerita]], ''the Emperor's parents''
** The [[Aiko, Princess Toshi|
** [[Prince Hisahito of Akishino]], ''the Emperor's nephew''
* The [[Yuriko, Princess Mikasa|
== Post-enthronement parade ==
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