Akihito Takes a Wife

Dublin Core

Title

Akihito Takes a Wife

Subject

People-Historical Figures; Government-Politicians; Religions-Shinto
Wedding,Institution,Historical Events,Historical Figures,Shinto,emperor, empress

Description

Image taken at the wedding ceremony of Prince Akihito and Shoda Michiko. The prince deviated from previous tradition in marrying a woman of his own choosing.

Source

Roby Eunson, , 1&qu100 Yearsal Eve Tokyo: Kodansha, 1965, p. 154, pl. 359.

Date

2005-01

Contributor

Woudenberg, Annie
St. Olaf College

Rights

Materials may be used for educational, non-commercial purposes only.

Format

Image/jpg

Type

Still image

Identifier

soc000001

Coverage

Japan
Japan - Modern 1868 - present
1959

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

794 w x 610 h, 150 ppi

Files

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/9473/archive/files/972ecae3e049847d940c596fb0d4da91.jpg

Collection

Asian Takeout

Citation

“Akihito Takes a Wife,” ASIANetwork IDEAS Project, accessed December 3, 2023, https://ideasproject.org/items/show/3093.