New emperor of Japan enthroned in wordless ceremony

Interesting for sure. Hungary briefly had a different crown though:


(shitty iPhone picture I made)

On the topic of the japanese imperial regalia:

It isn’t exactly uncommon that a monarch had/has limited access to the regalia. In Europe from the Middle Ages onward until very recently monarchs usually had access to their regalia only during coronation. That’s why a lot of monarchs had so called House/“Private” Crowns - crowns to wear for representation. A good example for this is the Crown of Emperor Rudolf II.

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