Birthday of the emperor
The emperor's birthday ( Japanese 誕生 日 , Tennō Tanjōbi ) is a public holiday in Japan .
History and description
The date is determined by the date of birth of the reigning Japanese emperor. Before the Second World War, the holiday under the name was Tenchōsetsu ( 天長節 ) is known and its counterpart the Chikyūsetsu ( 地久節 ) for the Empress, both of whose name the Chinese idiom 天長地久 - "Heaven is eternal and the Earth continuously" from Laozi Daodejing taken was and expresses the hope for a long life for the imperial couple.
During the reign of Emperor Hirohito ( Shōwa period from 1926 to 1989), the holiday was celebrated on April 29. After his death, this was then the day of the green in order to commemorate the environment, which then moved to May 4th and April 29th became Shōwa day .
During Emperor Akihito's tenure , the day was celebrated on December 23, from 1989 to 2018. Since his abdication on April 30, 2019 and the accession of his son Naruhito to the throne on May 1, 2019, the holiday falls on February 23 and will be celebrated again for the first time in 2020. Every year a public ceremony takes place in the Imperial Palace Tokyo , which opens its gates to the general public only for this purpose and at the annual address of the emperor on January 2nd. Since the Japanese emperor enjoys a very high historical recognition, this holiday is very popular in Japan and also the only one of its kind in the world, since Japan has been the only empire since 1979 .
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Celebration 2012
The Chōwaden Reception Hall on the day of Emperor Akihito's 71st birthday (December 23, 2004)
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