The Daijōsai: Japan’s Harvest Offerings Ceremony at the Start of Reiwa

The harvest ceremony is performed in Takanezawa in Tochigi Prefecture on September 27, 2019. (© Jiji)

The rice is presented at the Imperial Palace on October 15, 2019. (© Jiji; pool photo)

At the Heisei Daijōsai on November 22, 1990, Emperor Akihito proceeds to the Yukiden. (© Jiji)

Empress Michiko participating in the 1990 ceremony. (© Aflo)

An attendant lights fires at the Sukiden during the 1990 ceremony. (© Jiji)

Emperor Akihito enters the Sukiden at the 1990 ceremony. (© Jiji)

The Daijōkyū built at the center of the former Edo Castle in the Imperial Palace, pictured from the air on October 9, 2019. (© Jiji)