This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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皇婿

こうせい
prince consort
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皇霊

こうれい
spirits of past emperors
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皇霊祭

こうれいさい
equinoctial ceremony held by the emperor at the shrine of imperial ancestors
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皇族費

こうぞくひ
allowance allotted to the Imperial family
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皇祚

こうそ
rank of emperor; the imperial throne
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三皇五帝

さんこうごてい
Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (mythological rulers of ancient China)
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三皇后

さんこうごう
Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort
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神武天皇祭

じんむてんのうさい
Festival of Emperor Jimmu (formerly held annually on April 3rd, the supposed day of his death)
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象徴天皇制

しょうちょうてんのうせい
symbolic emperor system
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女性天皇

じょせいてんのう
female emperor of Japan (historical or postulated)