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National › Kyoto palace marks 20th anniversary of emperor's enthronement

Kyoto Imperial Palace is opening areas normally closed to the public for 10 days from Sunday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement.… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Sun, Nov 01 2009

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11 Aug 09 visit Business › Y10,000 coin for emperor's 20th reign anniversary to sell for Y80,000  »  Japan Today Japan will sell 50,000 10,000-yen gold coins for 80,000 yen each to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday.…
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11 Nov 09 visit 20 years on the Imperial throne  »  Japan Times The government-sponsored ceremony on Thursday (Nov. 12) to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Emperor's enthronement serves as an occasion to express people's respect and affection not only for the Emperor but also for the Imperial couple and the...
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08 Nov 09 visit Kyoto Imperial Palace Special Opening  »  Japan Visitor 京都御所特別公開To mark the twentieth anniversary of the ascension of the current Emperor, the Kyoto Imperial Palace has thrown open its gates to visitors.What is known as "Gosho" in Japanese is a massive park just north of downtown that contains ...

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