
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