Imperial Regalia of Japan

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Oscar Holland, Japan's Ancient and Mysterious Royal Regalia. CNN, Oct 21, 2019
https://www.cnn.com/style/articl ... -regalia/index.html

Imperial Regalia of Japan
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)"mid the speeches, customary robes and ancient rituals of the enthronement of Japan's new emperor Naruhito [today (Tuesday)] * * * The boxes will be placed next to the emperor as he ascends the Chrysanthemum Throne 皇位 on Tuesday. They are believed to contain a sword and ancient jewel that, according to legend, date back to the mythical forefather of Japan's first emperor, Jimmu 神武 [天皇, whose "accession is traditionally dated as 660 BC": en.wikipedia.org], who ruled almost 2,700 years ago. Along with a fabled octagonal mirror (which plays no part Tuesday's ceremony), they form Japan's royal regalia, or the Three Sacred Treasures.  In the absence of a crown, these items serve as the symbolic embodiment of the emperor's -- now largely ceremonial -- role. Yet, their condition and appearance remain shrouded in mystery * * * it's believed that the sword and mirror are kept at shrines in Nagoya [熱田神宮, at 愛知県名古屋市熱田区] and Ise [伊勢神宮 at ], respectively. The jewel is thought to be stored at the palace in Tokyo [皇居の「剣璽の間」; '天皇の寝室の隣': ja.wikipedia.org for '剣璽' under section 1 剣璽の間], where [the palace, not bedroom] Tuesday's ceremony is set to take place")

Three Sacred Treasures

Note: Imperial Regalia of Japan
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("Three Sacred Treasures (三種の神器 Sanshu no Jingi/Mikusa no Kamudakara) * * * consists of the sword Kusanagi (草薙劍), the mirror Yata no Kagami (八咫鏡), and the jewel Yasakani no Magatama (八尺瓊勾玉 [ja.wikipedia.org says saka is ancient 尺 and ted jade ). They represent the three primary virtues: valor [勇] (the sword), wisdom [知] (the mirror), and benevolence [仁] (the jewel)")
(a) 三種の神器 may be either pronounced in Chinese pronunciation (Sanshu no Jingi) or Japanese pronunciation (Mikusa no Kamudakara).
(i) The Chinese pronunciation of 器 is ki.
(ii) Takara is Japanese pronunciation of 宝.
(iii) The "kakami" is Japanese pronunciation of 鏡.

(b) Japanese-English dictionary:
* a-ta/ ta 咫; 尺 【あた; た(咫)】 (n): "(arch[aic]) distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)"
* kusa 種 【くさ】 (n): "counter for varieties"
* magatama 勾玉; 曲玉 【まがたま】 (n): "(arch[aic]) comma-shaped jewels"
* jin-gū 神宮 【じんぐう】 (n,): "high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine"