Japanese Emperors (天皇)

The Imperial House of Japan is the oldest continuing hereditary monarchy in the world.

His Majesty Emperor Akihito is the current 125th Emperor of Japan.

(Japanese, 日本語)

皇室は、君主の家系としては世界最古です。

今上天皇明仁陛下は第125代天皇です。

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Legendary Emperors (660 BC – 269 AD)

• 1st Emperor Jimmu 神武天皇 660–585 BC
• 2nd Emperor Suizei 綏靖天皇 581–549 BC
• 3rd Emperor Annei 安寧天皇 549–511 BC
• 4th Emperor Itoku 懿徳天皇 510–476 BC
• 5th Emperor Kōshō 孝昭天皇 475–393 BC
• 6th Emperor Kōan 孝安天皇 392–291 BC
• 7th Emperor Kōrei 孝霊天皇 290–215 BC
• 8th Emperor Kōgen 孝元天皇 214–158 BC
• 9th Emperor Kaika 開化天皇 157–98 BC
• 10th Emperor Sujin 崇神天皇 97–30 BC
• 11th Emperor Suinin 垂仁天皇 29 BC–70 AD
• 12th Emperor Keikō 景行天皇 71–130
• 13th Emperor Seimu 成務天皇 131–191
• 14th Emperor Chūai 仲哀天皇 192–200
• Empress Jingū 神功皇后 201–269

Kofun period (269–539)

• 15th Emperor Ōjin 応神天皇 270–310
• 16th Emperor Nintoku 仁徳天皇 313–399
• 17th Emperor Richū 履中天皇 400–405
• 18th Emperor Hanzei 反正天皇 406–410
• 19th Emperor Ingyō 允恭天皇 411–453
• 20th Emperor Ankō 安康天皇 453–456
• 21st Emperor Yūryaku 雄略天皇 456–479
• 22nd Emperor Seinei 清寧天皇 480–484
• 23rd Emperor Kenzō 顕宗天皇 485–487
• 24th Emperor Ninken 仁賢天皇 488–498
• 25th Emperor Buretsu 武烈天皇 498–506
• 26th Emperor Keitai 継体天皇 507–531
• 27th Emperor Ankan 安閑天皇 531–535
• 28th Emperor Senka 宣化天皇 535–539

Asuka period (539–710)

• 29th Emperor Kinmei 欽明天皇 539–571
• 30th Emperor Bidatsu 敏達天皇 572–585
• 31st Emperor Yōmei 用明天皇 585–587
• 32nd Emperor Sushun 崇峻天皇 587–592
• 33rd Empress Suiko 推古天皇 592–628
• 34th Emperor Jomei 舒明天皇 629–641
• 35th Empress Kōgyoku 皇極天皇 642–645
• 36th Emperor Kōtoku 孝徳天皇 645–654
• 37th Empress Saimei 斉明天皇 655–661
• 38th Emperor Tenji 天智天皇 661–672
• 39th Emperor Kōbun 弘文天皇 672
• 40th Emperor Tenmu 天武天皇 672–686
• 41st Empress Jitō 持統天皇 686–697
• 42nd Emperor Monmu 文武天皇 697–707

Nara period (710–794)

• 43rd Empress Genmei 元明天皇 707–715
• 44th Empress Genshō 元正天皇 715–724
• 45th Emperor Shōmu 聖武天皇 724–749
• 46th Empress Kōken 孝謙天皇 749–758
• 47th Emperor Junnin 淳仁天皇 758–764
• 48th Empress Shōtoku 称徳天皇 764–770
• 49th Emperor Kōnin 光仁天皇 770–781
• 50th Emperor Kanmu 桓武天皇 781–806

Heian period (794–1185)

• 51st Emperor Heizei 平城天皇806–809
• 52nd Emperor Saga 嵯峨天皇 809–823
• 53rd Emperor Junna 淳和天皇 823–833
• 54th Emperor Ninmyō 仁明天皇 833–850
• 55th Emperor Montoku 文徳天皇 850–858
• 56th Emperor Seiwa 清和天皇 858–876
• 57th Emperor Yōzei 陽成天皇 876–884
• 58th Emperor Kōkō 光孝天皇 884–887
• 59th Emperor Uda 宇多天皇 887–897
• 60th Emperor Daigo 醍醐天皇 897–930
• 61st Emperor Suzaku 朱雀天皇 930–946
• 62nd Emperor Murakami 村上天皇 946–967
• 63rd Emperor Reizei 冷泉天皇 967–969
• 64th Emperor En'yū 円融天皇 969–984
• 65th Emperor Kazan花山天皇 984–986
• 66th Emperor Ichijō 一条天皇 986–1011
• 67th Emperor Sanjō 三条天皇 1011–1016
• 68th Emperor Go-Ichijō 後一条天皇 1016–1036
• 69th Emperor Go-Suzaku 後朱雀天皇1036–1045
• 70th Emperor Go-Reizei 後冷泉天皇 1045–1068
• 71st Emperor Go-Sanjō 後三条天皇 1068–1073
• 72nd Emperor Shirakawa 白河天皇 1073–1087
• 73rd Emperor Horikawa 堀河天皇 1087–1107
• 74th Emperor Toba 鳥羽天皇 1107–1123
• 75th Emperor Sutoku 崇徳天皇 1123–1142
• 76th Emperor Konoe 近衛天皇1142–1155
• 77th Emperor Go-Shirakawa 後白河天皇 1155–1158
• 78th Emperor Nijō 二条天皇 1158–1165
• 79th Emperor Rokujō 1165–1168 六条天皇
• 80th Emperor Takakura 高倉天皇 1168–1180
• 81st Emperor Antoku 安徳天皇 1180–1185

Kamakura period (1185–1333)

• 82nd Emperor Go-Toba 後鳥羽天皇 1183–1198
• 83rd Emperor Tsuchimikad Tamehito 土御門天皇 1198–1210
• 84th Emperor Juntoku 順徳天皇 1210–1221
• 85th Emperor Chūkyō 仲恭天皇 1221
• 86th Emperor Go-Horikawa 後堀河天皇 1221–1232
• 87th Emperor Shijō 四条天皇 1232–1242
• 88th Emperor Go-Saga 後嵯峨天皇 1242–1246
• 89th Emperor Go-Fukakusa 後深草天皇 1246–1260
• 90th Emperor Kameyama 亀山天皇 1260–1274
• 91st Emperor Go-Uda 後宇多天皇 1274–1287
• 92nd Emperor Fushimi 伏見天皇 1287–1298
• 93rd Emperor Go-Fushimi 後伏見天皇 1298–1301
• 94th Emperor Go-Nijō 後二条天皇 1301–1308
• 95th Emperor Hanazono 花園天皇 1308–1318
• 96th Emperor Go-Daigo 後醍醐天皇 1318–1339

Northern Court (1331–1392)

• Emperor Kōgon 光厳天皇 1331–1333
• Emperor Kōmyō 光明天皇 1336–1348
• Emperor Sukō 崇光天皇 1348–1351
• Emperor Go-Kōgon 後光厳天皇 1352–1371
• Emperor Go-En'yū 後円融天皇 1371–1382
• Emperor Go-Komatsu 後小松天皇 1382–1392

Muromachi period and Azuchi–Momoyama period (1333–1603)

• 97th Emperor Go-Murakami 後村上天皇 1339–1368
• 98th Emperor Chōkei 長慶天皇 1368–1383
• 99th Emperor Go-Kameyama 後亀山天皇 1383–1392
• 100th Emperor Go-Komatsu 後小松天皇 1392–1412
• 101st Emperor Shōkō 称光天皇 1412–1428
• 102nd Emperor Go-Hanazono 後花園天皇 1428–1464
• 103rd Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado 後土御門天皇 1464–1500
• 104th Emperor Go-Kashiwabara 後柏原天皇 1500–1526
• 105th Emperor Go-Nara 後奈良天皇 1526–1557
• 106th Emperor Ōgimachi 正親町天皇 1557–1586
• 107th Emperor Go-Yōzei 後陽成天皇 1586–1611

Edo period (1603–1867)

• 108th Emperor Go-Mizunoo 後水尾天皇 1611–1629
• 109th Empress Meishō 明正天皇 1629–1643
• 110th Emperor Go-Kōmyō 後光明天皇 1643–1654
• 111st Emperor Go-Sai 後西天皇 1655–1663
• 112nd Emperor Reigen 霊元天皇 1663–1687
• 113rd Emperor Higashiyama 東山天皇 1687–1709
• 114th Emperor Nakamikado 中御門天皇 1709–1735
• 115th Emperor Sakuramachi 桜町天皇 1735–1747
• 116th Emperor Momozono 桃園天皇 1747–1762
• 117th Empress Go-Sakuramachi 後桜町天皇 1762–1771
• 118th Emperor Go-Momozono 後桃園天皇 1771–1779
• 119th Emperor Kōkaku 光格天皇 1780–1817
• 120th Emperor Ninkō 仁孝天皇 1817–1846
• 121st Emperor Kōmei 孝明天皇 1846–1867

Modern Japan (from 1867)

• 122nd Emperor Meiji 明治天皇 1867–1912
• 123rd Emperor Taishō 大正天皇 1912–1926
• 124th Emperor Shōwa 昭和天皇 1926–1989
• 125th Emperor Heisei 平成天皇 1989–2019
• 126th Emperor Reiwa 令和天皇 2019–present