Naruhito

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 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 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^[a] (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]

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