大嘗宮を報道陣に公開　「大嘗祭」あすに控え―宮内庁

　天皇陛下の即位に伴う儀式「大嘗祭」が１４、１５両日に行われるのを前に、宮内庁は１３日午前、皇居・東御苑に建設された大嘗宮を報道陣に公開した。
　大嘗祭の舞台となる大嘗宮は、天皇陛下が主要儀式を行われる悠紀（ゆき）殿と主基（すき）殿など大小３０余りの建物で構成され、１０月末に建物部分が完成した。敷地内では翌日の儀式に向け、掃除や柴垣の飾り付けなどが入念に行われていた。
　大嘗宮は儀式後の２１日から１２月８日まで一般参観が行われた後、取り壊される。建物内部は非公開で、宮内庁の西村泰彦次長は「儀式は秘事に当たるため、内容が推測できるような建物構造などをお見せすることは控えたい」と説明している。（2019/11/13-11:50）

"Daijokyu," a set of some 30 temporary halls for the "Daijosai" thanksgiving ceremony, to be performed by Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Thursday and Friday, was shown to the media on Wednesday.
   The halls, built at the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, include "Yukiden" and "Sukiden," where the Emperor will carry out major rites. They were completed late last month.
   In the ceremony, Emperor Naruhito, who assumed the throne on May 1, will offer newly harvested grain to the gods in prayer for good crops and peace in the country. The "Yukiden-Kyosen-no-Gi" rite will start at 6:30 p.m. Thursday (9:30 a.m. GMT), and "Sukiden-Kyosen-no-Gi" at 12:30 a.m. Friday.
   The general public will be allowed to view the exteriors of Daijokyu halls between Nov. 21 and Dec. 8. The buildings will be dismantled later.
   The interiors of the halls will not be disclosed. "As Daijosai is a closed event, we won't show (the interiors of) the halls that may allow visitors to guess the content of the rite," Yasuhiko Nishimura, deputy head of the Imperial Household Agency, said.