Japanese Empress Masako (R) and Emperor Naruhito wave as they are on their way to the Imperial Palace for the court banquet in Tokyo, Japan.
Some 400 guests from Japan and head of states attended the ‘Kyoen-no-gi’ banquet after the ceremony.
Naruhito ascended the throne on 01 May 2019 after his father Emperor Emeritus Akihito abdicated on 30 April 2019.
Photo: EPA-EFE/JIJI PRESS
