This article is about the Emperor of Japan. For other people with this name, see Naruhito (given name).
Not to be confused with Naruto, a Japanese manga series.
Naruhito
徳仁
Naruhito in 2023
Emperor of Japan
Reign
1 May 2019 – present
Enthronement
22 October 2019
Predecessor
Akihito
Heir presumptive
Fumihito
Born
Naruhito, Prince Hiro (浩宮徳仁親王) (1960-02-23) 23 February 1960 (age 64) Tokyo, Japan
Spouse
Masako Owada
(m. 1993)
Issue
Aiko, Princess Toshi
Era name and dates
Reiwa: 1 May 2019 – present
House
Imperial House of Japan
Father
Akihito
Mother
Michiko Shōda
Religion
Shinto
Signature
Japanese imperial family
The Emperor The Empress
Princess Toshi
The Emperor Emeritus The Empress Emerita
The Crown Prince Akishino The Crown Princess Akishino
Princess Kako of Akishino
Prince Hisahito of Akishino
The Prince Hitachi The Princess Hitachi
The Princess Mikasa
Princess Tomohito of Mikasa
Princess Akiko of Mikasa
Princess Yōko of Mikasa
The Princess Takamado
Princess Tsuguko of Takamado
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Naruhito (徳仁, pronounced[naɾɯꜜçi̥to]; born 23 February 1960) is Emperor of Japan. He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019, beginning the Reiwa era, following the abdication of his father, Akihito.[1] He is the 126th monarch according to Japan's traditional order of succession.
Naruhito was born in Tokyo during the reign of his grandfather Hirohito as the eldest child of Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko. Emperor Hirohito died in January 1989, at which point Akihito became emperor and Naruhito became the heir apparent. Naruhito was formally invested as crown prince in 1991. He attended Gakushūin schools in Tokyo and later studied history at Gakushuin University and English at Merton College, Oxford. In June 1993, he married diplomat Masako Owada. They have one daughter: Aiko.
Continuing his grandfather's and father's boycott over the enshrinement of convicted war criminals, Naruhito has never visited Yasukuni Shrine.[2] He is interested in water policy and water conservation and likes to play the viola. He was an honorary president of the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and is a supporter of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.[3]
^"Japan's new Emperor Naruhito pledges unity". BBC News. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
^"Explainer: Why Yasukuni shrine is a controversial symbol of Japan's war legacy". Reuters. 14 August 2021.
^Cite error: The named reference IHA-Activities was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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