Tennō

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Tennō is the Japanese term for the Emperor of Japan, regarded as the ceremonial and symbolic monarch and, in tradition, a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state title
monarchical title
royal title
alternativeRomanization Tenno
appliesTo Emperor of Japan
associatedDeity Amaterasu
associatedHouse Imperial House of Japan
associatedInstitution Imperial Household Agency
associatedReligion State Shinto
ceremonialFunction participant in national ceremonies
performer of imperial Shinto rituals
constitutionalArticle Article 1 of the Constitution of Japan
constitutionalStatus symbol of the State and of the unity of the people
country Japan
currentTitleHolder Naruhito
dynasty Yamato dynasty
firstHistoricallyAttestedHolder Emperor Kinmei
formerResidence Kyoto Imperial Palace
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
historicalContinuityClaim oldest continuing hereditary monarchy in the world
historicalStatus formerly considered divine in State Shinto ideology
inaugurationRite daijōsai (great thanksgiving festival)
sokui no rei (enthronement ceremony)
jurisdiction State of Japan
linked to: Japan
language Japanese
legalDefinitionSource Constitution of Japan
literalMeaning heavenly sovereign
nativeLabel 天皇
postwarChange renounced claim of divinity in 1946 (Humanity Declaration)
powerLimitation lacks governing powers under the Constitution of Japan
predecessorInstitution Ōkimi (Great King of Yamato)
previousTitleHolder Akihito
regalia Three Sacred Treasures of Japan
relatedConcept Emperor of Japan
religiousTradition Shinto
residence Tokyo Imperial Palace
role ceremonial monarch of Japan
symbol of the unity of the Japanese people
symbolic monarch of Japan
romanization Tennō
sphereOfInfluence Japanese culture
Japanese national identity
style His Majesty the Emperor
successionType hereditary monarchy
symbol Chrysanthemum Seal of Japan
titleHolder Emperor of Japan
traditionalAncestry descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu
traditionalFirstHolder Emperor Jimmu
writtenWithKanji 天皇

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Emperor Jimmu title Tennō
Empress of Japan isConsortTitleOf Tenno (Emperor of Japan)
linked to: Tennō
瑞宝章 awardedBy 天皇
linked to: Tennō
Yamato polity centralAuthority Great King of Yamato
linked to: Tennō
Jōkō relatedConcept Daijō Tennō
linked to: Tennō
Jōkō relatedConcept Tennō
Emperor Kanmu title Tennō
Emperor Daigo title Tennō
明仁 別名 今上天皇
linked to: Tennō
Tennō romanization Tennō
Shinmei relatedConcept tennō (emperor of Japan)
linked to: Tennō
Emperor Nintoku title Tennō
Kōgō isDifferentFrom Tennō
Yamato clan usedTitle Tennō
Ōkimi predecessorOf Tennō
Ōkimi successorTitle Tennō
天皇旗 represents 天皇
linked to: Tennō
Kanmu title Tennō
Emperor Kōnin title Tennō
Yamabe royalTitle Tennō
Emperor Heizei regnalName Heizei-tennō
linked to: Tennō
Emperor Heizei title Tennō