original (melody only) Problems playing these files? See media help. "Kimigayo" (君が代, Japanese pronunciation: [kimiɡajo]; "His Imperial Majesty's Reign")...

legislate the hinomaru and Kimigayo as the official symbols of Japan. However, a law to establish the hinomaru and Kimigayo as official in 1974 failed...

War II (the Pacific War), the use of the flag and the national anthem Kimigayo has been a contentious issue for Japan's public schools, and disputes about...

Ōyama selected the poem which came to be used in Japan's national anthem kimigayo. From the Japanese Wikipedia Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun...

Shikibu's The Tale of Genji and the lyrics of Japan's national anthem "Kimigayo" were written during this time. Japan's feudal era was characterized by...

worldwide. However, with the annexation of Korea by Japan in 1910, Japan's "Kimigayo" became the official anthem, and the Korean anthem was banned. After Korea's...

composer and musician who composed the harmony for Japan's national anthem, "Kimigayo" and the national anthem of the Korean Empire, "Aegukga". Eckert was a...

unusual in being an acrostic in both languages. The Japanese anthem, "Kimigayo", employs the oldest lyrics of any national anthem, taking its words from...

National seals of Japan Imperial Seal Government Seal State Seal Privy Seal Kimigayo Policies Constitution Charter Oath Foreign relations Imperial Rescript...

National seals of Japan Imperial Seal Government Seal State Seal Privy Seal Kimigayo Policies Constitution Charter Oath Foreign relations Imperial Rescript...