Why I Love Japan: Two National Anthems
At a conference in Osaka, Japan on 23 June 2014, opened with
the playing of two national anthems:
1 – “Star Spangled Banner” national anthem of the United
States of America (星条旗).
2 – “Kimigayo” 君が代 national anthem of the nation of
Japan.
The “Star Spangled Banner” was written as a poem in 1814
during the War of 1812 by Frances Scott Key during the bombardment of Fort
McHenry in Maryland by the British. The
United States Congress adopted as the national anthem in 1931.
The “Kimigayo” the lyrics were written during Japan’s Heian
period (794-1185). The song served as
the national anthem from 1888 to 1945.
In 1999 it was officially recognized as the nation’s national anthem.
“Kimigayo” the Japanese National Anthem - The Emperor's
Reign
“May the reign of the
Emperor
continue for a
thousand, nay, eight thousand generations
and for the eternity
that it takes
for small pebbles to
grow into a great rock
and become covered
with moss.”
“Star Spangled Banner” history:
“Kimigayo” history:
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