Order of the Golden Kite
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The Order of the Golden Kite was an order of the Empire of Japan, established on 12 February 1890 by Emperor Meiji "in commemoration of Jimmu Tennō, the Romulus of Japan". It was abolished in 1947 by
Order of the Golden Kite, 5th Class
Classes of the Order of the Golden Kite
Golden kite (Milvus migrans)
Emperor Jimmu
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Emperor Jimmu was the legendary first emperor of Japan according to the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki. His ascension is traditionally dated as 660 BCE. In Japanese mythology, he was a descendant of the sun g
Order of the Golden Kite
…of the Golden Kite (金鵄勲章, Kinshi Kunshō) was an order of the Empire of Japan, established on 12 February 1890 by Emperor Meiji "in commemoration of Jimmu Tennō, the Romulus of Japan". It was abolished in 1947 by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) during the occupation of Japan, after World…
Emperor Jimmu with his emblematic self bow, the kinshikyū (金鵄弓), by Adachi Ginkō, 1891
Depiction of a bearded Jimmu with his bow and the golden kite. This 19th-century artwork was painted by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
Painting of Jimmu by Renzō Kita in 1940
Unebi Goryō, the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture