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A grandiose ''Kigensetsu'' celebration was put on in the year 1940, reputed to be the 2,600th anniversary of Emperor Jimmu's enthronement, during which the government constructed the Hakkō Tower on the legendary site of Emperor Jimmu's palace near [[Miyazaki, Miyazaki|Miyazaki]].<ref>[[Herbert Bix|Bix, Herbert]]. (2001). ''Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan'', p. 201.</ref>

''Kigensetsu'' was suspended in 1948 during the [[occupation of Japan]], but was controversially{{clarify|date=May 2014}} reinstated in 1966 as ''Kenkoku Kinen no hi'' ("[[National Foundation Day]]").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/1998/02/11/national/founding-day-rekindles-annual-debate/#.U4F2VihWrrB|title=Founding Day rekindles annual debate|publisher=''The Japan Times''|date=February 11, 1998|accessdate=May 24, 2014}}</ref> Although the propaganda narrative surrounding Jimmu's life was officially abandoned at the end of World War II, many Japanese history textbooks continued well into the 1970's to promote the story of Japan's divine origins and Jimmu's founding of an unbroken imperial line.<ref>Tokutake, Toshio. (1995). ''教科書の戦後史'', p. 172-178.</ref>

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