Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress visited Meiji Shrine in Tokyo to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the death of Empress Shoken, the empress of Emperor Meiji, on the 11th.
His Majesty the Emperor arrived in front of the gate leading to the main shrine of Meiji Shrine in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, just after 9:30 a.m. on the 9th.
At Meiji Shrine, which enshrines Emperor Meiji and his wife Empress Dowager Shoken, the 110th Anniversary of Empress Dowager Shoken will be held on the 11th, 110 years since Empress Dowager Shoken's death.
His Majesty the Emperor, dressed in his morning clothes, held an umbrella as he walked along the stone pavement to the front of the main shrine, offering a tamagushi (Japanese tamagushi) and offering prayers as the rain and wind intensified.
Next, the Empress, wearing a white prayer uniform, arrived just before 10 a.m. and followed the same procedure.
Empress Dowager Shoken actively worked to support people suffering from disasters and poverty, and the donations she sent to the International Committee of the Red Cross are still used as the Empress Dowager Shoken Fund, which is used to provide humanitarian aid around the world. It is being
Afterwards, the Emperor and his wife, the retired emperor, arrived at Meiji Shrine at just after 11 a.m. and visited the shrine, followed by Prince Akishino and his wife at just after 1:30 p.m.