Death and state funeral of the Shōwa Emperor (Hirohito)
The state funeral procession of Emperor Shōwa
Date
7 January 1989 (1989-01-07), at 6:33 (JST) (death)
24 February 1989 (1989-02-24) (state funeral and interment)
Location
Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo (death)
Shinjuku Gyo-en, Shinjuku and Shibuya, Tokyo (funeral)
Musashi Imperial Graveyard, Hachiōji, Tokyo (resting place)
Budget
¥10 billion
Participants
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Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa), the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, died on 7 January 1989 at Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo, at the age of 87, after suffering from intestinal cancer for some time. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Akihito.
Hirohito's state funeral was held on 24 February at Shinjuku Gyo-en, when he was buried near his parents, Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei, at the Musashi Imperial Graveyard in Hachiōji, Tokyo.
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