Japanese Emperor Naruhito was dressed in a special brownish-orange robe with long wide sleeves as he formally proclaimed his enthronement Tuesday, while his wife Empress Masako wore a colorful multi-layered court kimono.The 59-year-old delivered his address from the 6.5-meter-high canopied Takamikura imperial throne during the "Sokuirei Seiden no gi" ceremony while wearing the "Korozen no goho," a traditional robe for emperors with a design dating back to the ninth century.The complex attire is dyed using the bark of the Japanese wax tree and sappanwood, giving it a unique brown color tinge…READ FULL ARTICLE
