Shinto priests walk during a funeral for the late Prince Tomohito, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, at Toshimagaoka imperial cemetery in Tokyo, on Thursday.
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Saul Schimek
My Condolences to the Family
HonestDictator
Well it IS a funeral. Having a royal title won't make the clock of life keep ticking, so RIP.
BurakuminDes
Cheerful mob, ne? Maybe they should start playing "Always look on the bright side of life" by Monty Python - as is popular in some UK/Aussie funerals. Might lighten the mob up a bit.
Wakarimasen
Do all emperors have the suffix -hito to their name?
tokyokawasaki
What do the Shinto priests do?
Himajin
Wasn't he the one who was battling cancer? Too bad...
REMzzz
If not for the eyeglasses and men in suits, this looks like it could have been a 1,000 yeas ago.
m5c32
Where's the bizcool, or roycool/pristcool attire/cladding?