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== Three Sacred Treasures ==
[[File:三種の神器 1200x1200.png|thumb|Conjectural images of the Imperial Regalia of Japan]]
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In [[Japanese mythology]], the sacred treasures were bestowed on [[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]], the grandson of the goddess Amaterasu, at the advent of [[Tenson kōrin]]. Amaterasu sent him to pacify Japan by bringing the three celestial gifts that are used by the emperor.<ref name="Ashkenazi 2003">{{cite book |last1=Ashkenazi |first1=Michael |title=Handbook of Japanese mythology |date=2003 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |location=Santa Barbara, California |isbn=9781576074671 |page=[https://archive.org/details/handbookofjapane0000ashk/page/222 222] |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/handbookofjapane0000ashk |chapter-url-access=registration |chapter=Ninigi-no-Mikoto}}</ref> The account of Ninigi being sent to earth appears in the {{Lang|ja-latn|[[Nihon Shoki]]}}. The [[Three Sacred Treasures]] were inherited by successive Japanese emperors, which are the same as or similar to the sacred treasures in mythology. These three gifts signify that the emperor is the descendant of Amaterasu. The three sacred treasures are:<ref name="bbctres">{{cite web |title=Akihito and Japan's Imperial Treasures that make a man an emperor |website=BBC |author=Anna Jones |date=27 April 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47931671 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324032626/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47931671 |archive-date=March 24, 2022}}</ref>

*[[Yata no Kagami]] (kept at the [[Ise Grand Shrine]], with a replica at the central shrine of the [[Three Palace Sanctuaries]])<ref name="bbctres"/>
*[[Yasakani no Magatama]] (kept at the central shrine of the [[Three Palace Sanctuaries]])<ref name="bbctres"/>
*[[Kusanagi]] sword (kept at the [[Atsuta Shrine]])<ref name="bbctres"/>

During the succession rite (senso, 践祚), possessing the jewel [[Yasakani no Magatama]], the sword [[Kusanagi]] and the mirror [[Yata no Kagami]] are a testament of the legitimate serving emperor.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/word/word-sokui.html |title=ご即位・立太子・成年に関する用語 |publisher=宮内庁 |access-date=2019-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509005644/http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/word/word-sokui.html |archive-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref>