| Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are also interested in them, and they attend most Court rituals without asking someone to worship on behalf of them, apart from a period that they are sick or in mourning. |
明仁・皇后美智子も非常に熱心であり諒闇（服喪中）や病気を除くとほとんどの宮中祭祀に代拝を立てず自ら出席している。 |