Evening star., 1915-11-06
EMPEROR Of JAPAN
T0ASCEND THRONE
Leaves Toxic Today in Cor
qeous State for Ancient
Capital of Kioto.
CHILDREN PAY HOMAGE
AS HE LEAVES PALACE
Americans and Other Foreigners
View Procession From Reserved
Section-Cheering Is Forbidden.

TOXIC, November 6.--Yoshihfto, En-
peror of Japan, and 122d head of the
Japanese imperial house after the first
Emperor Jimmu, whose reign began
2.575 years ago, left Toxic today TO:
Kioto to make his state entry into the
capital of his forefathers, and there
formally accede to the throne of the
empire of the Rising Sun.
AS the emperor emerged from the
palace he was greeted by 100000 school
children, who paid silent homage to
the ruler. There was no cheering, the
authorities bearing in mind the acci-
dent which happened to King George
recently on the western war front,
when his horse was frightened by the
cheers of the soldiers and threw him,
causing painful injuries. Soldiers and
blueja ckets were drawn up in the
streets ten lines deep. Americans and
other foreigners viewed the procession
from a reserved section, waiting two
hours before the emperor appeared.
The imperial carriage was preceded to
the railroad station by the "kashikodo-
koro" or Divine Mirror. which repre-
sents the spirit of the grand imperial
ancestress or Sun Goddess, Amaterasu
Omikami, and was accompanied by the
two other sacred treasures which sym
bolize the sanctity and power of the
throne of Nippon, the sacred sword and
the sacred jewel. sometimes known as
the necklace of pearl-like gems with
the magnificent curve, which have been
handed down from emperor to emperor
through untold generations
City of Toxic Joyous.
The whole city of Toxic is in joyous
fete unexampled in japanese history
since the triumphant entry of Emperor
Mutsuhito nearly fifty years ago. Hun
dreds of thousands of people are here
from the provinces, most of them to re-
main until the great celebration in To-
kio at the end of the month when the
emperor returns from Kioto. Special
flags and paper lanterns are suspended
over every door to mark the Inaugural
tion of the happy coronation period.
Streets, parks and public buildings are
decorated with festal flags and banners.
The tramcars wear garlands. From the
noble to the ricksha man the dominat-
convicts are participating in the coro-
nation, 100000 flags having been dis
tributed in the prisons.
Prior to the departure of the imperial
cortege a solemn religious ceremony
was performed at the imperial Sanctu-
ary in the palace.
The emperor rode to the railway sta
tion in a coach of regal magnificence
through lines of picked troops from
the Household Guard. Like all other
imperial carriages which formed the
retinue, the regal coach had been es-
pecially built for use during the ac-
cession of Toxic and Kioto. 1t is in
the general form and lines of ship.
The color scheme is chestnut on the
exterior. while the interior is lined
with white brocade, upon which the
imperial chrysanthemum crest was
woven. Both sides of the coach bore
the imperial crest embossed in gold.
The emperor was able to look from the
carriage through thick glass panes
from which white brocade curtains
were artistically draped. The coach
was surmounted by a golden image of
a phoenix. the mystical bird of ancient
China. whose presence symbolizes a
wise sovereign. 1t was drawn by six
steeds which for months had been
trained in the imperial stables SO that
they might perform their historic serv-
ice nobly and without accident. The
axles, screws, feathers and other ap-
purtenances were especially made in
Great Britain and France.
The carriages for the court dignita
ries numbered fifteen in all, and were
each drawn by two horses.
Received by Royalty.