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Imperial House of Japan. The Imperial House (皇室, Kōshitsu) is the dynasty and imperial family of Japan, consisting of those members of the extended family of the reigning emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties. Under the present constitution of Japan, the emperor is "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people".
The following is a family tree of the emperors of Japan, from the legendary Emperor Jimmu to the present monarch, Naruhito. [1]Modern scholars have come to question the existence of at least the first nine emperors; Kōgen's descendant, Emperor Sujin (98 BC – 30 BC?), is the first for whom many agree that he might have actually existed. [2]
Hirohito[ a] (29 April 1901 – 7 January 1989), posthumously honored as Emperor Shōwa, [ b] was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 1926 until his death in 1989. He was one of the longest-reigning monarchs in the world, with his reign of 62 years being the longest of any Japanese emperor.
In the few pictures that the Japanese royal family shares with the public, Masako wears mostly monochromatic sets (in the colors of her flower) with midi skirts and matching blouses, jackets, and ...
The Tokyo Imperial Palace (皇居, Kōkyo, literally 'Imperial Residence') is the main residence of the Emperor of Japan.It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda district of the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and contains several buildings including the Fukiage Palace (吹上御所, Fukiage gosho) where the Emperor has his living quarters, the main palace (宮殿, Kyūden) where various ...
Mako Komuro (小室 眞子, Komuro Mako, born 23 October 1991), formerly Princess Mako of Akishino[ 1][ 2] (眞子内親王, Mako Naishinnō), is a Japanese art historian and former member of the Japanese imperial family. She is the eldest child of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, niece of Emperor Naruhito, and granddaughter of ...
We’re pretty familiar with the lineage of several international royal families, including the British , the Spanish...
Son of Emperor Meiji. Taishō Democracy shifted political power from the genrō to the Imperial Diet and political parties. His eldest son, Crown Prince Hirohito, served as Sesshō ( 摂政; "Regent") from 1921 to 1926 because of Taishō's illness. [ 143][ 144] 124. Hirohito. 裕仁. Emperor Shōwa. 昭和天皇. 25 December 1926.