Toyota
Century open car (2019 enthronement parade car)

Why it matters

It is the state parade car of the Reiwa era, chosen in place of the Rolls-Royce Corniche III used for the 1990 parade, and the only open-top version of the Century. It carried Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako through Tokyo after the enthronement.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

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Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

The Imperial Household Agency selected the Century from proposals by five manufacturers, weighing safety and environmental performance. The Cabinet Office bought it under a contract capped at about ¥80 million and it was delivered to the agency on 26 September 2019, then unveiled on 7 October 2019.

The parade, planned for 22 October, was postponed after a severe typhoon and held on 10 November 2019 over 4.6 km of central Tokyo. Afterwards the Cabinet Office planned to keep the car for government use and display it at the Akasaka and Kyoto State Guest Houses.

Technical specifications

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Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

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Sources

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1. 1
   Kuruma News: 即位パレード用「センチュリーオープン」初公開 (9 Oct 2019) Level C

   • 1 car built for the parade

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   即位パレード用「センチュリーオープン」初公開! ベース車センチュリーと異なる部分とは Level C Kuruma News · 2019-10-09

   • 全長5340mm
   • 全幅1930mm

   Accessed 2026-11-12