Japan emperor pays last homage at holiest Shinto shrine before abdication
Japan's Emperor Akihito , flanked by Imperial Household Agency officials carrying two of the so-called 'Three Sacred Treasures of Japan', leaving the main sanctuary of the inner shrine of Ise Jingu Shrine ahead of his April 30 abdication in Ise, central Japanese prefecture of Mie, today. – AFP pic, April 18, 2019.
JAPANESE Emperor Akihito made his last pilgrimage to the country’s holiest Shinto shrine today, as people lined the route to catch a glimpse of the 85-year-old ahead of his abdication this month. Akihito and his wife Michiko’s last trip as emperor and empress to the Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan is part of a series of abdication ceremonies ahead of his retirement on April 30, to make way for his son, Crown Prince Naruhito.
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