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Courtesy of the Imperial Household Agency The Emperor harvests rice at the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
16:19 JST, September 14, 2023
The Emperor harvested rice on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday.
Clad in a long-sleeved shirt, trousers and rain boots, the Emperor entered a rice paddy on the palace grounds and used a sickle to cut 20 stalks of two varieties of rice: non-glutenous Nihonmasari and glutenous Mangetsumochi.
The harvested rice will be used as an offering of thanks to the gods during the Niinamesai rite in November, and for other rituals.
