The Chrysanthemum Throne (皇位, kōi?, lit. "Imperial position/rank") is the English term used to identify the throne of the Emperor of Japan. The term also can refer to very specific seating, such as the takamikura (高御座) throne in the Shishin-den at Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Various other thrones or seats that are used by the emperor in an official function, such as in Tokyo Imperial Palace or the throne used by the Emperor in the Diet of Japan during ceremonies associated with the delivery of his Speech from the Throne, are however not known as "Chrysanthemum Throne".
In a metonymic sense, the "Chrysanthemum Throne" also refers rhetorically to the head of state and the institution of the Japanese monarchy itself.
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