TOKYO, Jul 29 (News On Japan) –
Empress Masako has accomplished her annual silkworm-rearing duties on the Imperial Palace, a practice handed down by means of generations of empresses for the reason that Meiji period.
On this event, she took half within the closing ritual often called the “Goyōsan-no-gi,” through which silk threads produced from the harvested cocoons are ceremonially supplied earlier than the gods.
In 2025, the Empress raised 4 kinds of silkworms. As in 2024, silk from the domestically bred Koishimaru selection was ready for presentation to the Ise Grand Shrine, forward of its Shikinen Sengu rebuilding ritual scheduled for 2033.
According to palace officers, Emperor Naruhito and their daughter Aiko assisted within the course of on July twenty sixth. The Empress expressed her deep gratitude for the profitable rearing and supplied phrases of appreciation to the employees concerned.
Source: FNN