Japan is a mono-national state and Japanese nationalism is a special ideological construct long ago created by the ruling elites in order to meet the internal and external needs of the nation, its specific interests. The formation of the state ideology coincided with the interests, attitudes, traditions that have historically developed, particularly in Japan. In other words, the state ideology derived from the way of life of people and corresponded to their understanding of the world order. Over the course of more than a thousand years of history, the ideology of the institution of monarchical power has undergone a complex path of evolution - from the cult of the "sacred emperor" through a marked weakening of its influence on the spiritual life of society in the period of medieval feuds to its gradual revival in modern times as the central idea of national consciousness. During this time, "cross-cutting" ideas related to the ideas about the role of the institution of imperial power in the life of society were formed, they began to have a direct impact on the national psychology, including mass political consciousness.