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Michiko (born Michiko Shōda, 20 October 1934) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who served as the Empress consort of Japan as the wife of Akihito, the 125th Emperor of Japan reigning from 7 January 1989 to 30 April 2019.
Michiko married Crown Prince Akihito and became the Crown Princess of Japan in 1959. She was the first commoner and the first member of a religious minority (her family is Roman Catholic) to marry into the Japanese Imperial Family. She has three children with her husband. Her elder son, Naruhito, is the current emperor to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
As crown princess and later as empress consort, she has become the most visible and widely travelled imperial consort in Japanese history. Upon Emperor Akihito's abdication, Michiko received the new title of Jōkōgō, or Empress Emerita.
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GenderFemale
Birthday1934-10-20 (89 years old)
Birth Name正田美智子
Birth PlaceThe University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
ReligionShinto
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SpouseAkihito
ChildrenNaruhito, Crown Prince of Japan, Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan, Sayako Kuroda
FatherHidesaburō Shōda
MotherFumiko Shōda
SiblingsIwao Shōda, Osamu Shōda
RelativesKenjirō Shōda
CitizenshipsJapan, Empire of Japan
ResidencesTokyo · Tokyo Imperial Palace · Tatebayashi · Karuizawa, Japan, Tōgū Palace, Empire of Japan
Also Known AsMichiko Shōda, Michiko Shoda, HIH Crown Princess Michiko of Japan, Empress Michiko, 美智子, 正田美智子
AwardsOrder of Leopold, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of the White Eagle, Order of Prince Henry, Order of the Southern Cross, Order of the Royal House of Chakri, Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau, Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Order of St. Olav, Order of the Crown of the Realm, Hungarian Order of Merit, National Order of Merit, Order of Charles III, Order of the Precious Crown, Order of the Sacred Treasure, Royal Order of the Seraphim, Order of the Elephant, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Order of Vytautas the Great, Order of Isabella the Catholic, Order of the Sun of Peru, Order of the Netherlands Lion, Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, Order of the Liberator General San Martín, Bintang Mahaputera, Order of the Queen of Sheba, Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Supreme Order of the Renaissance, Order of Gabriela Silang, Order of Ojaswi Rajanya, Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru, Order of the Precious Crown, 1st Class, Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great, Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold, Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria, Dostyk Order of grade I, Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer
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