The Imperial Household Agency released a photograph of the "total lunar eclipse" taken by the Emperor on the 22nd.
There are 7 photos in all, and the Emperor was taken at the Imperial Palace on the night of the 8th of last month.
The process from the beginning to the end of the total lunar eclipse is captured.
According to an aide, the camera was set on a tripod, and the Empress and her Princess Aiko also observed the total lunar eclipse together with an astronomical telescope and binoculars.