Suggestions

• What were the other popular choices for the date of National Foundation Day in the 1966 public opinion poll?

• What did Aizawa, the deputy mayor, do in 1903 regarding Kigensetsu?

• Who was Emperor Jimmu and why was his accession significant?

• What was the purpose of modernization in Meiji era Japan?

• Is there a government-sponsored ceremony for National Foundation Day?

• Why did the imperial cult take time to catch on in the rural areas?

• What did the government remind local officials about the purpose of Kigensetsu?

• What did one deputy mayor of a small village believe Kigensetsu was meant to celebrate?