Mourners have lined the streets of Tokyo to pay their last respects to former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.
A hearse bearing Abe’s body is making its way through the city and will pass several landmarks.
The private funeral, which was only open to friends and close family, took place at the Zojoji temple earlier.
The 67-year-old was shot dead last Friday while delivering a campaign speech in Nara in southern Japan.
Across Tokyo, flags are flying at half mast and outside the temple, a long line of mourners, many carrying bunches of flowers, stretched over two blocks.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is currently standing by the front door of his official residence.
Abe was Japan’s longest serving post-war prime minister and one of its most influential politicians.
Police said the gunman targeted him due to grievances he had with a religious group that he believed Abe was a part of.
The attack sent shockwaves through a nation where incidences of gun violence are extremely rare.
