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The Chōwaden Reception Hall (長和殿, Chōwaden) is the largest building of the Tokyo Imperial Palace located in Tokyo, Japan. It is where the Japanese emperor and other members of the Japanese imperial family appear every new year and for the emperor's birthday. It is also where some official state ceremonies and functions are held.
English: Chōwaden Reception Hall seen from the eastern garden of the Tokyo Imperial Palace. It is the largest structure of the palace. It is the largest structure of the palace. 日本語: 宮殿東庭から見た長和殿
According to Nicholas Temple, Nero's octagonal domed room in his Domus Aurea was an early example of an imperial reception hall, the symbolism of which "signaled an elevation of the status of the emperor as living deity, which in the case of Nero related specifically to his incarnation as Helios and the Persian Mithra."
Chōwaden Reception Hall, Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo: 8 May Kashikodokoro-ni-Kijitsu-Hōkoku-no-gi: 賢所に期日奉告の儀: Emperor Naruhito reports the dates of the Enthronement Ceremony (即位の礼, Sokui-no-rei) and the Daijōsai (大嘗祭) to the sun goddess Amaterasu-ōmikami at the Kashiko-dokoro. Private
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This palace is where the Emperor lives, [2] [3] not to be confused with the main palace (宮殿, Kyūden), where various imperial court functions and receptions take place, and where most dinners with foreign heads of state happen.
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