Dignitaries Arrive for Emperor Naruhito's Enthronement Banquet

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Foreign guests observing today's enthronement ceremony are invited to a banquet at the Imperial Palace. Heads and other representatives of state and foreign royalty arrive to attend the celebratory dinner.

The Kyōen no Gi is a celebratory banquet hosted at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for foreign dignitaries attending the Sokuirei Seiden no Gi, the enthronement ceremony held earlier on October 22. 

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