Bisbee daily review., 1915-11-07
YOSHIHITO IN CORONATION
 CAPITAL
Emperor of Japan Enters Ancient Capital of KiotO Amid the PIauditS of His Enthusiastic COuntrymen.
CORONATION CEREMONY
 TAKES PLACE WEDNESDAY
Decorations and Preparations in KiOtO Are the Most Elaborate in the History of Ancient or Modern Japan.

KIOTO. Japan. Nov Amid plau-
 dits and cheers Emperor Yoshihito made his state entry today into Kito, the ancient capital of the Empire. Here on Wednesday next will be held the first great coronation ceremony.
 The imperial train conveying the im-
 perial sanctuary, and the Emperor and the whole court arrived here from Nagoya, where a nignt was spent The city was beautifully decorated. Never before was witnessed such a magnif- cent display of enthusiasm and life in the ancient capital The people of all classes gave vent to their joy and happiness at the state entry and re- turn, though temporary, Of the court, and the arrival of the occasion of the long.looked for coronation ceremony. The grounds around the station com pound and the streets along the route
 of the imperial procession were pro fusely decorated and were thronged with citizens eager to worship the i'm |perial sanctuary and welcome the lm- perial cortege.
 On the station platform were pres ent a number of peers residing in Xii oto, high perfectural and municipal
 officials and military officers, repre- 1 sentatiyes of various administrative and business corporations and promi- nent citizens who accorded hearty wei
 come to the imperial party
 The imperial sanctuary and the im-
 perial cortege arrived at the station
 amid the impressive strains of the
 Kimigayo, or national anthem, and
 salutes fired by artillery in the neigh
 boring park
 The sacred emblems of sovereignty
 were slowly borne on the shoulders Of 1 villagers. Then, with the Emperor just
 behind and bis suite directly after him. the procession proceeded to the im- perial palace through streets lined by troops and people The imperial sane
 tuary was taken Co the Shunkoden hall especially erected as the site for the
 reception of the "sanctum sanctorium"
 in the compound of the Kioto palace.
 The route of the cortege led through
 a great green arch erected by the mu-
 nicipality
 . The repose of the imperial shrine . consisting of the sacred mirror was
 celebrated with an impressive religi. ous ceremony conducted by the court . ritualists in the presence Of the coro. nation commissioners The ritualists } made offerings before the altar, the } chief ritualist reading Shinto prayers Then followed the worship by the Elm peror and Empress, who were repre- i scented in this case by chamberlains and also worship by the member. ] of the imperial family
 ! In observance of the coronation the 3 city of Kioto presented the Emperor with picture books cntaining the Q works of thirty-eight contemporary
 artists a cushion designed by Sekki - Kamisaka, and a flower vase made al the Prefectural Ceramic Institute. Tn, e city also presented to the Empress { a gold lacquered box, two rolls of fin, | brocade with patterns of pine tree, and a phoenix and five rolls of whit, s silk damask with patterns of chrys T anthemum flowers tthe impeua y cres) embroidered in deep blue i- On the day of the chief coronation ceremonial the city assembly will cal
 an extraordinary meeting and presen
 an address to the Emperor, the writ ,f ing of the address having been entrust r. ed to Roman Naito a noted scholar d On November IS the municipalit, n will give a garden party at the Heial
 Shrine inviting an guests from th
 princes and princesses of the bloo . downward, numbering 25OO who vii . participate in the coronation bar . quets. The governor of Kioto wi . give a dinner and theatrical entertain . ment at Gion inviting the princes c . the blood, ministers of state the diI . lomatic corps and other dignitaries . The Coronation Celebration Commi . tee organized by prominent citizen . of Kioto has a plan to invite the pa . ticipants in the ceremonies to th . famous cherry dance, 10 a maple part . on Mount Takao, and to present th . (Continued on Page @