Empress Michiko

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Empress Michiko is the former Empress consort of Japan, renowned as the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family and for her widespread popularity and humanitarian work.

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Label Occurrences
Empress Emerita Michiko 13
Empress Michiko canonical 11
上皇后美智子 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Empress consort of Japan
Roman Catholic-raised person
human
member of the Japanese imperial family
philanthropist
associatedWith Japanese Red Cross and other charitable organizations
child Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino
Naruhito
surface form: Naruhito, Emperor of Japan

Sayako Kuroda
countryOfCitizenship Japan
dateOfBirth 1934-10-20
educatedAt Sacred Heart School in Tokyo
University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo
endTime as Empress consort: 2019-04-30
familyName Shōda
surface form: Shoda

Shōda
father Shōda Hidesaburō
fieldOfActivity culture and the arts
education
social welfare
fullName Michiko Shōda
givenName Michiko
honorificTitle Empress Emerita of Japan
knownFor interest in literature and poetry
playing the piano
promoting welfare and social causes
supporting people affected by natural disasters in Japan
languagesSpoken English
French
Japanese
marriageDate 1959-04-10
memberOf Imperial House of Japan
mother Shōda Fumiko
nativeLanguage Japanese
notableEvent marriage to then-Crown Prince Akihito widely televised and celebrated in Japan
notableFor being the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family
humanitarian work
widespread popularity among the Japanese public
placeOfBirth Tokyo
surface form: Tokyo, Japan
positionHeld Princess of Japan
surface form: Crown Princess of Japan

Empress consort of Japan
predecessor Empress Kōjun
religion Roman Catholicism (childhood and youth)
residence Akasaka Estate, Tokyo
surface form: Akasaka Estate, Tokyo (after abdication of Akihito)

Tokyo Imperial Palace
surface form: Tokyo Imperial Palace (during Akihito’s reign)
sexOrGender female
spouse Akihito
surface form: Emperor Akihito
startTime as Empress consort: 1989-01-07
successor Empress Masako

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aiko, Princess Toshi paternalGrandmother Empress Michiko
this entity surface form: Empress Emerita Michiko
Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino mother Empress Michiko
this entity surface form: Empress Emerita Michiko
Masako Owada precededBy Empress Michiko
皇室 member Empress Michiko
this entity surface form: 上皇后美智子
Princess Kiko notableRelative Empress Michiko
this entity surface form: Empress Emerita Michiko
Prince Hisahito paternalGrandmother Empress Michiko
this entity surface form: Empress Emerita Michiko
Kiko, Crown Princess Akishino motherInLaw Empress Michiko
this entity surface form: Empress Emerita Michiko
Princess Mako paternalGrandmother Empress Michiko
this entity surface form: Empress Emerita Michiko
His Imperial Highness The Crown Prince mother Empress Michiko
subject surface form: Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino
this entity surface form: Empress Emerita Michiko
Michiko Shōda name Empress Michiko
明仁 配偶者 Empress Michiko
this entity surface form: 上皇后美智子
Prince of Akishino grandmother Empress Michiko
subject surface form: Prince Hisahito of Akishino
this entity surface form: Empress Emerita Michiko
Princess Akishino relative Empress Michiko
this entity surface form: Empress Emerita Michiko
Hisahito paternalGrandmother Empress Michiko
this entity surface form: Empress Emerita Michiko
Princess Nori (Sayako Kuroda) mother Empress Michiko
subject surface form: Princess Nori
Shōda Fumiko child Empress Michiko
Mako paternalGrandmother Empress Michiko
this entity surface form: Empress Emerita Michiko
Kako grandmother Empress Michiko
subject surface form: Princess Kako of Akishino
this entity surface form: Empress Emerita Michiko
Prince Akishino mother Empress Michiko
this entity surface form: Empress Emerita Michiko
Masako predecessor Empress Michiko
Shōda Hidesaburō child Empress Michiko