After the ceremony, all the particupants were the Government's guests at a luncheon in the Hibiya Park pavilions, gaily decorated with 4,000 flags of various nations, The Post Offices remained open in Tokyo throughout the day to sell commemorative stamps to philatelists.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, a solemn religious ceremony was held in the Meiji Shrine, where the anniversary was "reported" to the spirit of Emperor Meiji, in whose reign the local self-government system was inaugurated, A similar "report" was made at the Goyoku Temple here, before the tomb of the late Marshal Prince Aritomo Yamagata, who contributed much to the enforcement of the system during his tenure of office as Home Minister, Admirál'Nobumasa Suetsugu, Home Minister, and Mayor Ichita Kobashi, of Tokyo, broadcast speeches in the evening—Domei.
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