Japan · Public

The Japanese imperial family

Six public generations of the world’s oldest continuing hereditary monarchy, from Emperor Meiji through Shōwa, Akihito, Naruhito, and the Akishino children.

40 people · 6 generations

This month

Birthdays and remembrances

Each dashed frame is one household — parents and the children they share. Someone who grew up in one house and heads another sits in both.

1869 1900 1924 1928 1930 1941 1959 1964 1984 1993 1990 2005 2021

Nagako of Japan

1903–2000 · Woman

Pick someone on this tree. Kindomus names how they belong to Nagako of Japan and walks the names in between.

The Japanese imperial family