Naruhito

Naruhito 徳仁
Formal portrait, 2019
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 65) Tokyo Imperial Palace, 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
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Japanese imperial family
The Emperor The Empress The 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
Princess Tomohito of Mikasa Princess Akiko of Mikasa Princess Yōko of Mikasa The Princess Takamado Princess Tsuguko of Takamado
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Naruhito^[a] (born 23 February 1960) is Emperor of Japan. He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne following the abdication of his father, Akihito, on 1 May 2019, beginning the Reiwa era.^[1] He is the 126th monarch, according to the traditional order of succession.

Naruhito is the elder son of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko. He was born during the reign of his paternal grandfather, Hirohito, and became the heir apparent following his father's accession in 1989. He was formally invested as Crown Prince of Japan 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 the diplomat Owada Masako. They have one daughter: Aiko, Princess Toshi.

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. 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]

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