Emperor performs 1st ritual within Imperial Palace after accession

Amazing! To witness this ceremony would have been once-in-a-lifetime event. And Empress Masako looks absolutely beautiful.

Is this photo from an old episode of Blackadder?

He just looks like Sir Edmund in that costume.

that's something really nice, would love to see it in person it's truly is something unique

You can't see it, it's shhhh secret. As are any results from it. Pantomime that's not to been seen as it's useless should not be spoken of.

I feel I am seeing a "manga."

Finally they wear traditional Japanese attire instead of playing Queen of England Dress-up.

This is my image of the emperor. I'd prefer to see them like this. Not as if they were a prince and princess from england.