"Electronic Pageantry and Japan's "Symbolic Emperor

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3611577
AutoresTakashi Fujitani (autor correspondente)
Ano1992
Volume51
Fascículo4
Páginas824-850
Data de publicação1992-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Journal of Asian Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0021-9118 • E-ISSN: 1752-0401
EditoraDuke University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/2059038
OpenAlexW2093181370
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas12
Referências citadas12

Early on the morning of February 24, 1989, my companion and I set out from our lodgings in central Tokyo for the Imperial Plaza. Though we knew that Emperor Shōwa's funeral procession would not be leaving the Palace until 9:35, we planned our arrival for 6:30 because a policeman had told us the day before that a huge crowd was expected. He suggested we arrive at 4:30, but 6:30 seemed early enough since we surmised that the rain and the near-freezing temperatures would keep the crowds away. Later, we would discover that the crowds that day were indeed smaller than had been expected-570,000 people along the funeral motorcade's route rather than the 870,000 spectators that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department had originally projected (Asahi jaanaru, March 10, 1989; Asahi shinbun, February 25, 1989)-but by around 7:30 people filled the area fronting the Palace's main gate

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Computer security · Crowds · Emperor · Geography · Metropolitan area · Morning · Procession · Computer Science · Geographic Information Systems Studies · History · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Photography and Visual Culture