YUSEI JIGYOCHO (Japan Postal Agency) issued on 10 November 1928 four First Day Cover stamps marking the Enthronement of Emperor Hirohito. Shown here is the 1 1/2 sen deep green "Phoenix" stamp with commemorative seal; a similar red phoenix with a value of 6 sen was issued too, as were two stamps of the Enthronement Hall. As it was taboo to illustrate him, the image of a golden phoenix was selected, perhaps symbolic of a leader/nation rising from the ashes to live a long life.
There were five official postcards released of the Emperor Hirohito (Showa) Enthronement Ceremony. Shown here are two of those postcards: 1) the ceremony at the Shishinden as viewed from the Shomei Gate; and 2) The Gosechi Dance (Gosechi mai no zu), from the series In Commemoration of the Enthronement (Tairei kinen)by Yûki Somei (1875–1957). These woodblock artworks were originally printed by Japan Woodblock Printing Art Company, for the Ministry of Communications (Teishinshô). Again, these were issued during the Shôwa era, 1928 (Shôwa 3).
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