On January 13, 2023, Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Crown Prince Fumihito, Crown Princess Kiko, Princess Kako and other members of the Imperial Family attended the first ceremony of Imperial New Year's Lectures 2023 (Kosho-Hajime-no-Gi) held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The Ceremony of the Kousho Hajime was instituted in 1869 with a "lecture for the New Year" designed for the enlightenment of studies by Emperor Meiji.