For more information about the Japanese Imperial Family, past and present, see Unofficial Royalty: Japanese Index. Unless otherwise noted, all photos below are from Wikipedia.
- Emperor Naruhito
- Empress Masako
- Emperor Emeritus Akihito
- Empress Emerita Michiko
- Princess Aiko
- Crown Prince Akishino
- Crown Princess Akishino
- Prince Hisahito
- Sayako Kuroda (formerly Princess Nori)
- Prince Hitachi
- Princess Hitachi
Full Name: Hiro-no-miya Naruhito Shinnō
Era Name: Reiwa
Titles: His Imperial Majesty The Emperor of Japan
Born: 23 February 1960 in Tokyo, Japan
Parents: Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
Invested as Crown Prince: 23 February 1991
Married: 9 June 1993 to Miss Masako Owada
Children:
– Aiko, Princess Toshi (Toshi-no-miya Aiko Naishinnō) (2001)
Education:
– Bachelors degree in History, Gakushuin University
– Merton College, Oxford University
– Masters degree in History, Gakushūin University
Links:
Unofficial Royalty: Emperor Naruhito of Japan
Imperial Household Agency: The Emperor
Full Name: Masako Owada
Titles: Her Imperial Majesty The Empress of Japan
Born: 9 December 1963
Parents: Hishashi Owada and Yomiko Owada
Married: 9 June 1993 to Crown Prince Naruhito
Children:
– Aiko, Princess Toshi (Toshi-no-miya Aiko Naishinnō) (2001)
Education:
– Bachelors degree magna cum laude in Economics, Harvard University
– Balliol College, Oxford University
– University of Tokyo
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Unofficial Royalty: Empress Masako of Japan
Imperial Household Agency: The Empress
Full Name: Tsugu-no-Miya Akihito Shinnō
Era Name: Heisei
Titles: His Imperial Majesty The Emperor Emeritus of Japan
(After his death, he will be known as Emperor Heisei)
Born: 23 December 1933 in Tokyo, Japan
Parents: Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and Empress Kōjun (Nagako)
Invested as Crown Prince: 10 November 1952
Married: 10 April 1959 to Miss Michiko Shōda
Children:
– Emperor Naruhito (Hiro no miya Naruhito Shinnō) (1960)
– Crown Prince Akishino (Akishino no miya Fumihito Shinnō) (1965)
– Princess Sayako (Nori no miya Sakayo Naishinnō) (1969)
Grandchildren:
– Mako Komuro, formerly Princess Mako, daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Akishino (1991)
– Princess Kako, daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Akishino (1994)
– Princess Toshi (Aiko), daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako (2001)
– Prince Hisahito, son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Akishino (2006)
Education:
– Gakushuin University
Reign: 7 January 1989 – 30 April 2019, abdicated
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Unofficial Royalty: Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan
Imperial Household Agency: The Emperor Emeritus
photo: Zimbio
Full Name: Michiko Shōda
Titles: Her Imperial Majesty The Empress Emerita of Japan
Born: 20 October 1934 in Tokyo, Japan
Parents: Mr. Hidesaburo Shōda and Fumiko Soejima
Married: 10 April 1959 to Crown Prince Akihito
Children:
– Emperor Naruhito (Hiro no miya Naruhito Shinnō) (1960)
– Crown Prince Akishino (Akishino no miya Fumihito Shinnō) (1965)
– Princess Sayako (Nori no miya Sakayo Naishinnō) (1969)
Grandchildren:
– Mako Komuro, formerly Princess Mako, daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Akishino (1991)
– Princess Kako, daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Akishino (1994)
– Princess Toshi (Aiko), daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako (2001)
– Prince Hisahito, son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Akishino (2006)
Education:
– Bachelors degree summa cum laude in English Literature, University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo
Links:
Unofficial Royalty: Empress Emerita Michiko of Japan
Imperial Household Agency: The Empress Emerita
Credit – Imperial Household Agency of Japan
Full Name: Toshi-no-miya Aiko Naishinnō
Titles: Her Imperial Highness Princess Toshi (more widely known as Princess Aiko)
Born: 1 December 2001 in Tokyo, Japan
Parents: Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako
Education:
– Gakushin Primary School
– Gakushūin Girl’s Junior High School
– Gakushuin Girl’s Senior High School
– Gakushuin University
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Unofficial Royalty: Aiko, Princess Toshi
Imperial Household Agency: Princess Aiko
Credit – Zimbio
Full Name: Akishino-no-miya Fumihito Shinnō
Titles: His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino
Born: 30 November 1965 in Tokyo, Japan
Parents: Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
Married: 29 June 1990 to Miss Kiko Kawashima
Children:
– Mako Komuro, formerly Princess Mako (1991)
– Princess Kako (1994)
– Prince Hisahito (2006)
Education:
– Bachelors degree in Political Science, Gakushuin University
– St. John’s College, Graduate School of Zoology, Oxford University
– Ph.D. degree in Ornithology National University for General Research
Place in line of succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne: 1
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Unofficial Royalty: Crown Prince Akishino
Imperial Household Agency: Crown Prince Akishino
photo: China Daily
Full Name: Kiko Kawashima
Titles: Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino
Born: 11 September 1966
Parents: Professor Tatsuhiko Kawashima and Kazuyo Kawashima
Married: 29 June 1990 to Fumihito, Prince Akishino
Children:
-Mako Komuro, formerly Princess Mako (1991)
– Princess Kako (1994)
– Prince Hisahito (2006)
Education:
– Bachelors degree in Psychology, Gakushuin University
– Master degree in Social Psychology, Gakushuin University
– Ph.D. degree in Humanities, Ochanomizu University
Links:
Unofficial Royalty: Kiko, Crown Princess Akishino
Imperial Household Agency: Crown Princess Akishino
Mako Komuro
Full Name:
– before marriage: Mako Naishinnō
– after marriage: Mako Komuro
Titles: Mrs. Mako Komuro**
Born: 23 October 1991 in Tokyo, Japan
Parents: Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Akishino
Education:
– Bachelors degree in Art and Cultural Heritage, International Christian University in Tokyo
– Master degree in Museum Studies, University of Leicester
Links:
Unofficial Royalty: Mako Komuro
** The Imperial Household Law, of 1947, requires that females, marrying outside of the Imperial Family, must relinquish their position, title, and membership in the Japanese Imperial Family. As a result of her marriage, Princess Mako became a commoner, taking on her husband’s surname.
Princess Kako
Full Name: Kako Naishinnō
Titles: Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako
Born: 29 December 1994 in Tokyo, Japan
Parents: Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Akishino
Education:
– Bachelors degree in Psychology, International Christian University in Tokyo
Links:
– Unofficial Royalty: Princess Kako of Akishino
Credit -http://venusclancolumn.up.n.seesaa.net
Full Name: Hisahito Shinnō
Titles: His Imperial Highness Prince Hisahito
Born: 6 September 2006 in Tokyo, Japan
Parents: Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Akishino
Education:
– Ochanomizu University Elementary School
– Ochanomizu University Junior High School
– University of Tsukuba’s Senior High School
Place in line of succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne: 2
Links:
Unofficial Royalty: Prince Hisahito of Akishino
Imperial Household Agency: Prince Hisahito
photo: Japan Daily Press
Full Name:
– before marriage: Nori-no-miya Sayako Naishinnō
– after marriage: Sayako Kuroda
Titles: Mrs. Sayako Kuroda **
Born: 18 April 1969 in Tokyo, Japan
Parents: Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
Married: 15 November 2005 to Mr. Yoshiki Kuroda
Education:
– Bachelors degree in Japanese language and literature, Gakushuin University
Links:
Unofficial Royalty: Sayako Kuroda
** The Imperial Household Law, of 1947, requires that females, marrying outside of the Imperial Family, must relinquish their position, title, and membership in the Japanese Imperial Family. As a result of her marriage, Princess Nori became a commoner, taking on her husband’s surname.
Prince and Princess Hitachi; photo: Zimbio
Full Name: Hitachi-no-miya Masahito Shinnō
Titles: His Imperial Highness Prince Hitachi
Born: 28 November 1935 in Tokyo, Japan
Parents: Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and Empress Kōjun (Nagako)
Married: 30 September 1964 to Hanako Tsugaru
Children: None
Education:
– Chemistry, Gakushuin University
– Tokyo University
Place in line of succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne: 3
Links:
Imperial Household Agency: Prince Hitachi
Unofficial Royalty: Prince Hitachi of Japan
Full Name: Hanako Tsugaru
Titles: Her Imperial Highness Princess Hitachi
Born: 19 July 1940
Parents: Count Yoshitaka Tsugaru
Married: 30 September 1964 to Masahito, Prince Hitachi
Children: None
Education: Gakushuin Women’s Junior College
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Imperial Household Agency: Princess Hitachi
Unofficial Royalty: Hanako, Princess Hitachi