The Order of the Chrysanthemum was the highest Order the Emperor could bestow.

A new higher level of the Order was established on 1888/1/4, the Order of the Chrysanthemum with Chain.

Selected Recipients of the Order of the Chrysanthemum

References

  • Masaji Marumoto, "Vignette of Early Hawaii-Japan Relations: Highlights of King Kalakaua's Sojourn in Japan on His Trip around the World as Recorded in His Personal Diary", Hawaiian Journal of History 10 (1976), 63.
  1. Plaque at Kitashirakawa statue, at Kitanomaru Park.[1]