Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko walked to the front of the funeral hall to offer a one-minute silent prayer at noon, and the heads of the three powers (legislative, executive and judicial) such as the Prime Minister Noboru TAKESHITA expressed their condolences after prayer.
その後、明仁と皇后美智子が葬場殿前に進み正午から1分間の黙祷が行われ、竹下登内閣総理大臣を始めとした三権の長が拝礼の上で弔辞を述べた。