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(Original Caption) Wearing traditional Japanese wedding attire, Miss Michiko Shoda (right) rides to her marriage with Crown Prince Akihito here April 10th in the imperial limousine. The marriage of Miss Shoda, a commoner, to the Crown Prince broke thousands of years of Japanese tradition. Riding with Miss Shoda is an unidentified attendant.

(Original Caption) Wearing traditional Japanese wedding attire, Miss Michiko Shoda (right) rides to her marriage with Crown Prince Akihito here April 10th in the imperial limousine. The marriage of Miss Shoda, a commoner, to the Crown Prince broke thousands of years of Japanese tradition. Riding with Miss Shoda is an unidentified attendant.