Popular all-male idol group Arashi sang at a national festival Saturday to celebrate the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito, with the event attended by the imperial couple.
The festival was held at the Imperial Palace Plaza in central Tokyo during the afternoon, beginning with a procession of around 30 mikoshi portable shrines accompanied by musical performers and dancers.
A celebratory parade of traditional Japanese folk dance groups from around the country and music bands of the Metropolitan Police Department and the Tokyo Fire Department also took place around the same time.