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1. Imperial Regalia Of Japan

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   Historical Curation and Replacement Theory
   The historical record suggests that the sword was once lost at sea during a naval battle involving Emperor Antoku in 1185 CE. While the Imperial Court maintains that a substitute was immediately created and sanctified, external historians often cite this event as the moment the actual Kusanagi was lost, and the current object is a powerful, though spiritually diminished, replacement.
   The continuity of the items is crucial to the concept of Shinbutsu Shūgō (the syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism), as the power bestow…