On Thursday evening, Japan's Emperor Naruhito will perform the Daijosai rite, a key imperial succession ritual for his enthronement, in a temporary Shinto shrine compound where he will make offerings to ancestors and to deities of heaven and earth.The main part of the ritual, which runs through the early hours of Friday, will be held behind closed doors, but here is a collection of photos from 1990, when his father, then Emperor Akihito, performed the ceremony.Q&A: Emperor Naruhito's Daijosai key imperial succession ritualEmperor, empress parade in Tokyo to commemorate enthronementREAD FULL ARTICLE