History of Tenno Heika Banzai 1940 - 2019

Part2 “Tenno Heika Banzai” (Long live His Majesty the Emperor or Hurray His Majesty the Emperor) is a word which was created in modern Japan. February 11, 1889, on the day of promulgation of the constitution, first Tenno Heika Banzai was given for Emperor Meiji. This word was widely used in Empire of Japan. After WW2, it is used only in the ceremony of the Emperor. The details are as follows. 1940: The commemorative ceremony for the 2,600th year of the founding of Japan 1942: The commemorative ceremony for the 10th year of the founding of Manchukuo 1942: National assembly commemorating... first anniversary of Greater East Asia War (Pacific War) 1943: The farewell party held before the departure of students for the battlefront 1943: The Greater East Asia national assembly 1944: “Destroy United States and British Empire” national assembly 1946: Tokyo citizen commemoration ceremony of promulgation of the constitut

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