即そく位い式しき

noun

enthronement ceremony; coronation

Refers specifically to the formal ceremony in which a new emperor ascends the throne. In Japan, this is a state occasion with traditional rituals.

• 新しん天皇てんのうの即そく位い式しきが皇こう居きょで行おこなわれた。

  The new emperor's enthronement ceremony was held at the Imperial Palace.