This ritual is basically a feast involving the sun goddess and the emperor, the emperor is transformed by partaking of this feast. John Breen More Quotes by John Breen More Quotes From John Breen The Daijosai transforms the Emperor from just an ordinary human to a sovereign whose authority extends over both this realm and the other realm, the Daijosai happens just once in a reign -- The Daijosai's The Daijosai. Because The Daijosai involves the Emperor with the sun goddess in the most intimate fashion, The Daijosai transforms him. John Breen top-news If the Emperor claims descent from the sun goddess, then the stability of his reign is that much more secure. John Breen top-news Without anyone blinking an eye ... it became a state rite. John Breen world