List of Japanese people
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Architects
[edit]Artists
[edit]Athletes
[edit]Authors
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- Kobo Abe, author of The Woman in the Dunes<ref name="AsianMasterworks1">Template:Cite book</ref>
- Ryunosuke Akutagawa
- Matsuo Basho, author of The Narrow Road to the Deep North<ref name="AsianMasterworks2">Template:Cite book</ref>
- Osamu Dazai, author of No Longer Human
- Yasunari Kawabata, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature<ref name="Literature1968">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Yukio Mishima<ref name="AsianMasterworks1" />
- Haruki Murakami
- Kenzaburo Oe, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature<ref name="Literature1994">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Murasaki Shikibu, author of The Tale of Genji<ref name="AsianMasterworks2" /><ref name="TheGuardian2002">Template:Cite news</ref>
- Sei Shonagon, author of The Pillow Book<ref name="AsianMasterworks2" />
- Natsume Soseki, author of Kokoro<ref name="AsianMasterworks1" />
- Junichiro Tanizaki<ref name="AsianMasterworks1" />
- Kenko Yoshida, author of Essays in Idleness<ref name="AsianMasterworks2" />
Company founders
[edit]- Yoshisuke Aikawa (1880–1967), founder of Nissan
- Takeo Fujisawa (1910–1988), co-founder of the automobile manufacturer Honda
- Hirotoshi Honda, founder of Mugen Motorsports
- Konosuke Matsushita, founder of Panasonic
- Hiroshi Mikitani, founder of Rakuten
- Mitsui Takatoshi (1622–1694), founder of Mitsui
- Mikimoto Kokichi (1858–1954), founder of Mikimoto
- Soichiro Honda (1906–1991), co-founder of the automobile manufacturer Honda
- Jujiro Matsuda (1875-1952), founder of Mazda automobile company
- Michio Suzuki (1887–1982), founder of Suzuki
- Eiji Toyoda (1913–2013), founder of luxury automobile manufacturer Lexus
- Kiichiro Toyoda (1894–1952), founder of automobile manufacturer Toyota in 1937
- Sakichi Toyoda (1867–1930), founder of Toyota Industries and Toyota Group
Educators
[edit]Emperors
[edit]| No. | Reign | Portrait | Posthumous name | Personal name (imina) | Notes |
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| Legendary Emperors | |||||
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs660 BC–585 BCE | File:Emperor Jimmu.jpg | Emperor Jimmu | Kan'yamato Iwarebiko | presumed legendary; claimed descent from the sun goddess, Amaterasu<ref>Brown, Delmer M. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 249; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 84–88; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 1–3.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs581 BCE–549 BCE | File:Suizei thumb 1.jpg | Emperor Suizei | Kamu Nunagawamimi no Mikoto | presumed legendary;<ref>Brown, pp. 250-251; Varley, pp. 88-89; Titisingh, pp. 3-4.</ref> 3rd son of Jimmu<ref name="brown248">Brown, p. 248.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs549 BCE–511 BCE | File:Tennō Annei thumb.jpg | Emperor Annei | Shikitsuhiko Tamademi no Mikoto | presumed legendary;<ref name="brown251">Brown, p. 251; Varley, p. 89; Titsingh, p. 4.</ref> son and heir of Suizei<ref name="brown248"/> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs510 BCE–476 BCE | File:Tennō Itoku thumb.jpg | Emperor Itoku | Oho Yamatohiko Sukitomo no Mikoto | presumed legendary;<ref name="brown251"/> 2nd son of Annei<ref name="brown248"/> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs475 BCE–393 BCE | File:Tennō Kōshō thumb.jpg | Emperor Kōshō | Mimatsuhiko Kaeshine no Mikoto | presumed legendary;<ref>Brown, p. 251; Varley, p. 90; Titsingh, pp. 4-5.</ref> son and heir of Itoku<ref name="brown248"/> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs392 BCE–291 BCE | File:Tennō Kōan thumb.jpg | Emperor Kōan | Oho Yamato Tarasihiko Kunioshi Hito no Mikoto | presumed legendary;<ref>Brown, pp. 251-252; Varley, p. 90; Titsingh, p. 5.</ref> 2nd son of Kōshō<ref name="brown248"/> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs290 BCE–215 BCE | File:Tennō Kōrei thumb.jpg | Emperor Kōrei | Oho Yamato Nekohiko Futoni no Mikoto | presumed legendary<ref>Brown, p. 252; Varley, pp. 90–92; Titsingh, pp. 5–6.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs214 BCE–158 BCE | File:Tennō Kōgen thumb.gif | Emperor Kōgen | Oho Yamato Nekohiko Kuni Kuru no Mikoto | presumed legendary<ref>Brown, p. 251; Varley, pp. 92–93; Titsingh, p. 6.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs157 BCE–98 BCE | File:Tennō Kaika thumb.jpg | Emperor Kaika | Waka Yamato Nekohiko Oho Bibino no Mikoto | presumed legendary<ref>Brown, p. 251; Varley, p. 93; Titsingh, pp. 6–7.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs97 BCE–30 BCE | File:Emperor Sujin.jpg | Emperor Sujin | Mimaki Irihiko Inie no Mikoto | first emperor with a direct possibility of existence<ref>Brown, p. 253; Varley, pp. 93–95; Titsingh, pp. 7–9.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs29 BCE–70 CE | File:No image.png | Emperor Suinin | Ikume Irihiko Isachi no Mikoto | <ref>Brown, pp. 253–254; Varley, pp. 95–96; Titsingh, pp. 9–10.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs71–130 | File:No image.png | Emperor Keikō | Oho Tarasihiko Osirowake no Mikoto | <ref>Brown, p. 254; Varley, pp. 96–99; Titsingh, pp. 11–14.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs131–191 | File:No image.png | Emperor Seimu | Waka Tarasihiko | <ref>Brown, p. 254; Varley, pp. 99–100; Titsingh, pp. 14–15.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs192–200 | File:Tennō Chūaii thumb.gif | Emperor Chūai | Tarasi Nakatsuhiko no Mikoto | <ref>Brown, pp. 254–255; Varley, pp. 100–101; Titsingh, p. 15.</ref> |
| Template:Hs | Template:Hs201–269 | File:Empress OKINAGA TARASI.JPG | Empress Jingū | Okinaga Tarashihime no Mikoto | Served as regent for Emperor Ōjin; not counted among the officially numbered emperors<ref>Brown, p. 255; Varley, pp. 101–103; Titsingh, pp. 16–19.</ref> |
| Kofun period | |||||
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs270–310 | File:Emperor Ōjin.jpg | Emperor Ōjin | Honda no Sumera-mikoto / Ōtomowake no Mikoto / Homutawake no Mikoto | Last proto-historical emperor, deified as Hachiman<ref>Brown, pp. 255–256; Varley, pp. 17, 103–110; Titsingh, pp. 19–21.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs313–399 | File:Nintoku-tennō detail.jpg | Emperor Nintoku | Ō Sazaki no Mikoto | Inaccurate dates<ref>Brown, pp. 256–257; Varley, pp. 110–111; Titsingh, pp. 22–24.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs400–405 | File:No image.png | Emperor Richū | Isaho Wake no Mikoto | Inaccurate dates<ref>Brown, p. 257; Varley, p. 111; Titsingh, pp. 24–25.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs406–410 | File:No image.png | Emperor Hanzei | Tajihi Mizuha Wake no Mikoto | Inaccurate dates<ref>Brown, p. 257; Varley, p. 112; Titsingh, p. 25.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs411–453 | File:No image.png | Emperor Ingyō | Wo Asazuma Wakugo no Sukune | Inaccurate dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 257–258; Varley, p. 112; Titsingh, p. 26.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs453–456 | File:No image.png | Emperor Ankō | Anaho no Mikoto | Inaccurate dates.<ref>Brown, p. 258; Varley, p. 113; Titsingh, p. 26.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs456–479 | File:Tennō Yūryaku detail.jpg | Emperor Yūryaku | Oho Hatsuse Wakatakeru no Mikoto | Inaccurate dates.<ref>Brown, p. 258; Varley, pp. 113–115; Titsingh, pp. 27–28.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs480–484 | File:No image.png | Emperor Seinei | Siraka Takehiro Kuni Osi Waka Yamato Neko no Mikoto | Inaccurate dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 258–259; Varley, pp. 115–116; Titsingh, pp. 28–29.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs485–487 | File:No image.png | Emperor Kenzō | Ohoke no Mikoto | Inaccurate dates.<ref>Brown, p. 259; Varley, p. 116; Titsingh, pp. 29–30.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs488–498 | File:No image.png | Emperor Ninken | Ohosi(Ohosu) no Mikoto/ Simano Iratsuko | Inaccurate dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 259–260; Varley, p. 117; Titsingh, p. 30.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs498–506 | File:No image.png | Emperor Buretsu | Wohatsuse Wakasazaki | Inaccurate dates.<ref>Brown, p. 260; Varley, pp. 117–118; Titsingh, p. 31.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs507–531 | File:No image.png | Emperor Keitai | Ōto/Hikofuto (Hikofuto no Mikoto/Ōdo no Sumera Mikoto) | Genealogy from this point is considered accurate.<ref>Brown, pp. 260–261; Varley, pp. 17–18, 119–120; Titsingh, pp. 31–32.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs531–535 | File:No image.png | Emperor Ankan | Hirokuni Oshitake Kanahi no Mikoto | Inaccurate dates.<ref>Brown, p. 261; Varley, pp. 120–121; Titsingh, p. 33.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs535–539 | File:No image.png | Emperor Senka | Takeo Hirokuni Oshitate no Mikoto | Inaccurate dates.<ref>Brown, p. 261; Varley, p. 121; Titsingh, pp. 33–34.</ref> |
| Asuka period (592–710) | |||||
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs539–571 | File:No image.png | Emperor Kinmei | Amekuni Oshiharuki Hironiwa no Sumera Mikoto | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 261–262; Varley, pp. 123–124; Titsingh, pp. 34–36.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs572–585 | File:No image.png | Emperor Bidatsu | Osada no Nunakura no Futotamashiki no Mikoto | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 262–263; Varley, pp. 124–125; Titsingh, pp. 36–37.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs585–587 | File:Yomeitenno.jpg | Emperor Yōmei | Ooe/Tachibana no Toyohi no Sumera Mikoto | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, p. 263; Varley, pp. 125–126; Titsingh, pp. 37–38.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs587–592 | File:No image.png | Emperor Sushun | Hatsusebe no (Wakasasagi) Mikoto | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, p. 263; Varley, p. 126; Titsingh, pp. 38–39.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs592–628 | File:Empress Suiko painting.png | Empress Suiko | Nukatabe/Toyomike Kashikiyahime | First non-legendary female emperor (Prince Shotoku acted as her regent); traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 263–264; Varley, pp. 126–129; Titsingh, pp. 39–42.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs629–641 | File:No image.png | Emperor Jomei | Tamura (Oki Nagatarashihi Hironuka no Sumera Mikoto) | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 264–265; Varley, pp. 129–130; Titsingh, pp. 42–43.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs642–645 | File:Empress Kogyoku-Saimei.jpg | Empress Kōgyoku | Takara (Ame Toyotakaraikashi Hitarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto) | Traditional dates,<ref>Brown, pp. 265–266; Varley, pp. 130–132; Titsingh, pp. 43–47.</ref> reigned twice |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs645–654 | File:No image.png | Emperor Kōtoku | Karu (Ame Yorozu Toyohi no Sumera Mikoto) | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 266–267; Varley, pp. 132–133; Titsingh, pp. 47–50.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs655–661 | File:Empress Kogyoku-Saimei.jpg | Empress Saimei | Takara (Ame Toyotakaraikashi Hitarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto) | Second reign of Empress Kōgyoku (35), traditional dates.<ref>Brown, p. 267; Varley, pp. 133–134; Titsingh, pp. 50–52.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs661–672 | File:Poem-by-Emperor-Tenchi-(Tenji)-by-Utagawa-Kuniyoshi.png | Emperor Tenji | Katsuragi/Nakano-ooe (Ame Mikoto Hirakasuwake no Mikoto/Amatsu Mikoto Sakiwake no Mikoto) | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, p. 268; Varley, p. 135; Titsingh, pp. 52–56.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs672 | File:No image.png | Emperor Kōbun | Ōtomo | Posthumously named (1870),<ref>Brown, pp. 268–269; Varley, pp. 135–136; Titsingh, pp. 56–58.</ref> usurped by Temmu |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs672–686 | File:Emperor Tenmu.jpg | Emperor Tenmu | Ōama/Ohoshiama/Ōsama (Ame no Nunahara Oki no Mahito no Sumera Mikoto) | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 268–269; Varley, pp. 135–136; Titsingh, pp. 58–59.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs686–697 | File:Empress Jito by Katsukawa Shunsho.png | Empress Jitō | Unonosarara (Takama no Harahiro no Hime no Sumera Mikoto) | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 269–270; Varley, pp. 136–137; Titsingh, pp. 59–60.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs697–707 | File:Emperor Monmu portrait.png | Emperor Monmu | Karu (Ame no Mamune Toyoohoji no Sumera Mikoto) | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 270–271; Varley, pp. 137–140; Titsingh, pp. 60–63.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs707–715 | File:No image.png | Empress Genmei | Ahe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Mishiro Toyokuni Narihime no Sumera Mikoto) | Traditional dates.<ref name="Titsingh, pp. 63">Brown, p. 271; Varley, p. 140; Titsingh, pp. 63–65.</ref> |
| Nara period (710–794) | |||||
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs707–715 | File:No image.png | Empress Genmei | Ahe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Mishiro Toyokuni Narihime no Sumera Mikoto) | Traditional dates.<ref name="Titsingh, pp. 63"/> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs715–724 | File:No image.png | Empress Genshō | Hidaka/Niinomi (Yamatoneko Takamizu Kiyotarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto) | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 271–272; Varley, pp. 140–141; Titsingh, pp. 65–67.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs724–749 | File:Emperor Shomu.jpg | Emperor Shōmu | Obito (Ameshirushi Kunioshiharuki Toyosakurahiko no Sumera Mikoto) | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 272–273; Varley, pp. 141–143; Titsingh, pp. 67–73.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs749–758 | File:No image.png | Empress Kōken | Abe (Yamatoneko no Sumera Mikoto) | Traditional dates,<ref>Brown, pp. 274–275; Varley, p. 143; Titsingh, pp. 73–75.</ref> reigned twice |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs758–764 | File:No image.png | Emperor Junnin | Ōi | Posthumously named (1870),<ref>Brown, p. 275; Varley, pp. 143–144; Titsingh, pp. 75–78.</ref> dethroned by Shōtoku |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs764–770 | File:No image.png | Empress Shōtoku | Abe (Yamatoneko no Sumera Mikoto) | Second reign of Empress Kōken (46), traditional dates.<ref>Brown, p. 276; Varley, pp. 144–147; Titsingh, pp. 78–81.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs770–781 | File:No image.png | Emperor Kōnin | Shirakabe (Amemune Takatsugi no Mikoto) | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 276–277; Varley, pp. 147–148; Titsingh, pp. 81–85.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs781–806 | File:Emperor Kammu large.jpg | Emperor Kanmu | Yamabe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Hitsugi Iyaderi no Mikoto) | Traditional dates.<ref name="Titsingh, pp. 86">Brown, pp. 277–279; Varley, pp. 148–150; Titsingh, pp. 86–95.</ref> |
| Heian period (794–1185) | |||||
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs781–806 | File:Emperor Kammu large.jpg | Emperor Kanmu | Yamabe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Hitsugi Iyaderi no Mikoto) | Traditional dates.<ref name="Titsingh, pp. 86"/> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs806–809 | File:No image.png | Emperor Heizei | Ate (Yamatoneko Ameoshikuni Takahiko no Mikoto) | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 279–280; Varley, p. 151; Titsingh, pp. 96–97.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs809–823 | File:Emperor Saga large.jpg | Emperor Saga | Kamino | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 280–282; Varley, pp. 151–164; Titsingh, pp. 97–102.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs823–833 | File:No image.png | Emperor Junna | Ōtomo | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 282–283; Varley, p. 164; Titsingh, pp. 103–106.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs833–850 | File:No image.png | Emperor Ninmyō | Masara | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 283–284; Varley, pp. 164–165; Titsingh, pp. 106–112.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs850–858 | File:Emperor Montoku.jpg | Emperor Montoku | Michiyasu | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 285–286; Varley, p. 165; Titsingh, pp. 112–115.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs858–876 | File:Emperor Seiwa.jpg | Emperor Seiwa | Korehito | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 286–288; Varley, pp. 166–170; Titsingh, pp. 115–121.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs876–884 | File:Hyakuninisshu 013.jpg | Emperor Yōzei | Sadaakira | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 288–289; Varley, pp. 170–171; Titsingh, pp. 121–124.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs884–887 | File:Tennō Kōkō.jpg | Emperor Kōkō | Tokiyasu | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, p. 289; Varley, pp. 171–175; Titsingh, pp. 124–125.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs887–897 | File:Emperor Uda large.jpg | Emperor Uda | Sadami | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 289–290; Varley, pp. 175–179; Titsingh, pp. 125–129.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs897–930 | File:Emperor Daigo.jpg | Emperor Daigo | Atsuhito | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 290–293; Varley, pp. 179–181; Titsingh, pp. 129–134.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs930–946 | Emperor Suzaku | Yutaakira | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 294–295; Varley, pp. 181–183; Titsingh, pp. 134–138.</ref> | |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs946–967 | File:Emperor Murakami.jpg | Emperor Murakami | Nariakira | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 295–298; Varley, pp. 183–190; Titsingh, pp. 139–142.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs967–969 | File:No image.png | Emperor Reizei | Norihira | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, p. 298; Varley, pp. 190–191; Titsingh, pp. 142–143.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs969–984 | File:No image.png | Emperor En'yū | Morihira | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 299–300; Varley, pp. 191–192; Titsingh, pp. 144–148.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs984–986 | File:Tennō Kazan detail.jpg | Emperor Kazan | Morosada | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 300–302; Varley, p. 192; Titsingh, pp. 148–149.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs986–1011 | File:Emperor Ichijō.jpg | Emperor Ichijō | Yasuhito/Kanehito | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 302–307; Varley, pp. 192–195; Titsingh, pp. 150–154.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1011–1016 | File:Hyakuninisshu 068.jpg | Emperor Sanjō | Okisada/Iyasada | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, p. 307; Varley, p. 195; Titsingh, pp. 154–155.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1016–1036 | File:No image.png | Emperor Go-Ichijō | Atsuhira | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 307–310; Varley, pp. 195–196; Titsingh, pp. 156–160.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1036–1045 | File:No image.png | Emperor Go-Suzaku | Atsunaga/Atsuyoshi | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 310–311; Varley, p. 197; Titsingh, pp. 160–162.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1045–1068 | File:No image.png | Emperor Go-Reizei | Chikahito | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 311–314; Varley, pp. 197–198; Titsingh, pp. 162–166.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1068–1073 | File:Retired-Emperor-Go-Sanjo-Ukiyo-e.png | Emperor Go-Sanjō | Takahito | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 314–315; Varley, pp. 198–199; Titsingh, pp. 166–168.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1073–1086 | File:Emperor Shirakawa.jpg | Emperor Shirakawa | Sadahito | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 315–317; Varley, pp. 199–202; Titsingh, pp. 169–171.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1087–1107 | File:No image.png | Emperor Horikawa | Taruhito | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 317–320; Varley, p. 202; Titsingh, pp. 172–178.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1107–1123 | File:Emperor Toba.jpg | Emperor Toba | Munehito | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 320–322; Varley, pp. 203–204; Titsingh, pp. 178–181.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1123–1142 | File:Emperor Sutoku2.jpg | Emperor Sutoku | Akihito | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 322–324; Varley, pp. 204–205; Titsingh, pp. 181–185.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1142–1155 | File:No image.png | Emperor Konoe | Narihito | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 324–326; Varley, p. 205; Titsingh, pp. 186–188.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1155–1158 | File:Emperor Go-Shirakawa2.jpg | Emperor Go-Shirakawa | Masahito | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 326–327; Varley, pp. 205–208; Titsingh, pp. 188–190.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1158–1165 | File:Nijotenno.jpg | Emperor Nijō | Morihito | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 327–329; Varley, pp. 208–212; Titsingh, pp. 191–194.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1165–1168 | File:No image.png | Emperor Rokujō | Yorihito | Traditional dates.<ref name="Titsingh, pp. 194">Brown, pp. 329–330; Varley, p. 212; Titsingh, pp. 194–195.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1168–1180 | File:Emperor Takakura.jpg | Emperor Takakura | Norihito | Traditional dates.<ref name="Titsingh, pp. 194"/> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1180–1185 | File:Emperor Antoku.jpg | Emperor Antoku | Tokihito | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 333–334; Varley, pp. 214–215; Titsingh, pp. 200–207.</ref> |
| Kamakura period (1185–1333) | |||||
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1183–1198 | File:Emperor Go-Toba.jpg | Emperor Go-Toba | Takahira | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 334–339; Varley, pp. 215–220; Titsingh, pp. 207–221.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1198–1210 | File:Emperor Tsuchimikado.jpg | Emperor Tsuchimikado | Tamehito | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 339–341; Varley, p. 220; Titsingh, pp. 221–230.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1210–1221 | File:Emperor Juntoku large.jpg | Emperor Juntoku | Morihira/Morinari | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 341–343, Varley, pp. 221–223; Titsingh, pp. 230–238.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1221 | File:No image.png | Emperor Chūkyō | Kanehira/Kanenari | Posthumously named (1870)<ref>Brown, pp. 343–344; Varley, pp. 223–226; Titsingh, pp. 236–238.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1221–1232 | File:Emperor Go-Horikawa.jpg | Emperor Go-Horikawa | Yutahito | Traditional dates.<ref>Brown, pp. 344–349; Varley, pp. 226–227; Titsingh, pp. 238–241.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1232–1242 | File:Emperor Shijō.jpg | Emperor Shijō | Mitsuhito/Hidehito | Traditional dates.<ref>Varley, p. 227; Titsingh, pp. 242–245.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1242–1246 | File:Emperor Go-Saga.jpg | Emperor Go-Saga | Kunihito | Traditional dates.<ref>Varley, pp. 228–231; Titsingh, pp. 245–247.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1246–1260 | File:Emperor Go-Fukakusa.jpg | Emperor Go-Fukakusa | Hisahito | Traditional dates.<ref>Varley, pp. 231–232; Titsingh, pp. 248–253.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1260–1274 | File:Emperor Kameyama.jpg | Emperor Kameyama | Tsunehito | Traditional dates.<ref>Varley, pp. 232–233; Titsingh, pp. 253–261.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1274–1287 | File:Emperor Go-Uda2.jpg | Emperor Go-Uda | Yohito | Traditional dates.<ref>Varley, pp. 233–237; Titsingh, pp. 262–269.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1287–1298 | File:Emperor Fushimi.jpg | Emperor Fushimi | Hirohito | Traditional dates.<ref>Varley, pp. 237–238; Titsingh, pp. 269–274.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1298–1301 | File:Emperor Go-Fushimi.jpg | Emperor Go-Fushimi | Tanehito | Traditional dates.<ref>Varley, pp. 238–239; Titsingh, pp. 274–275.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1301–1308 | File:Emperor Go-Nijō.jpg | Emperor Go-Nijō | Kuniharu | Traditional dates.<ref>Varley, p. 239; Titsingh, pp. 275–278.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1308–1318 | File:Tennō Hanazono detail.jpg | Emperor Hanazono | Tomihito | Traditional dates.<ref>Varley, pp. 239–241; Titsingh, pp. 278–281.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1318–1339 | File:Emperor Godaigo by Monkan-bō Kōshin.jpg | Emperor Go-Daigo | Takaharu | Traditional dates;<ref name="Titsingh, pp. 281">Varley, pp. 241–269; Titsingh, pp. 281–286, 290–294.</ref> Southern Court |
| Northern Court (1333–1392) | |||||
| Template:Hs | Template:Hs1331–1333 | File:光厳法皇像.jpg | Emperor Kōgon | Kazuhito | <ref>Titsingh, pp. 286–289.</ref> |
| Template:Hs | Template:Hs1336–1348 | File:Emperor Kōmyō.jpg | Emperor Kōmyō | Yutahito | <ref>Titsingh, pp. 294–298.</ref> |
| Template:Hs | Template:Hs1348–1351 | File:No image.png | Emperor Sukō | Okihito | <ref>Titsingh, pp. 298–301.</ref> |
| Template:Hs | Template:Hs1351–1352 | Interregnum | |||
| Template:Hs | Template:Hs1352–1371 | File:Emperor Go-Kōgon.jpg | Emperor Go-Kōgon | Iyahito | <ref>Titsingh, pp. 302–309.</ref> |
| Template:Hs | Template:Hs1371–1382 | File:Emperor Go-En'yū detail.jpg | Emperor Go-En'yū | Ohito | <ref>Titsingh, pp. 310–316.</ref> |
| Template:Hs | Template:Hs1382–1392 | File:Emperor Go-Komatsu.jpg | Emperor Go-Komatsu | Motohito | Reunified courts in 1392, see 100 below<ref>Titsingh, p. 317.</ref> |
| Muromachi period (1333–1573) | |||||
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1318–1339 | File:Emperor Godaigo by Monkan-bō Kōshin.jpg | Emperor Go-Daigo | Takaharu | Traditional dates;<ref name="Titsingh, pp. 281"/> Southern Court |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1339–1368 | File:Emperor Go-Murakami.jpg | Emperor Go-Murakami | Norinaga/Noriyoshi | <ref>Varley, pp. 269–27; Titsingh, p. Template:Page needed.</ref> Southern Court |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1368–1383 | File:No image.png | Emperor Chōkei | Yutanari | <ref>Titsingh, p. Template:Page needed.</ref> Southern Court |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1383–1392 | File:Emperor Go-Kameyama.jpg | Emperor Go-Kameyama | Hironari | <ref>Titsingh, p. 320.</ref> Southern Court |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1392–1412 | File:Emperor Go-Komatsu.jpg | Emperor Go-Komatsu | Motohito | Reunified courts, see also entry in Northern Court section.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 320–327.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1412–1428 | File:No image.png | Emperor Shōkō | Mihito | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 327–331.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1428–1464 | File:Emperor Go-Hanazono.jpg | Emperor Go-Hanazono | Hikohito | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 331–351.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1464–1500 | File:No image.png | Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado | Fusahito | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 352–364.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1500–1526 | File:No image.png | Emperor Go-Kashiwabara | Katsuhito | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 364–372.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1526–1557 | File:Emperor Go-Nara.jpg | Emperor Go-Nara | Tomohito | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 372–382.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1557–1586 | File:Emperor Ogimachi2.jpg | Emperor Ōgimachi | Michihito | Traditional dates.<ref name="Titsingh, pp. 382">Titsingh, pp. 382–402.</ref> |
| Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573–1603) | |||||
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1557–1586 | File:Emperor Ogimachi2.jpg | Emperor Ōgimachi | Michihito | Traditional dates.<ref name="Titsingh, pp. 382"/> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1586–1611 | File:Emperor Go-Yōzei2.jpg | Emperor Go-Yōzei | Kazuhito/Katahito | Traditional dates.<ref name="Titsingh, pp. 402">Titsingh, pp. 402–409.</ref> |
| Edo period (1603–1868) | |||||
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1586–1611 | File:Emperor Go-Yōzei2.jpg | Emperor Go-Yōzei | Kazuhito/Katahito | Traditional dates.<ref name="Titsingh, pp. 402"/> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1611–1629 | File:Emperor Go-Mizunoo2.jpg | Emperor Go-Mizunoo (Go-Minoo) |
Kotohito | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 410–411.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1629–1643 | File:Meisho of Japan.jpg | Empress Meishō | Okiko | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 411–412.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1643–1654 | File:Emperor Go-Kōmyō.jpg | Emperor Go-Kōmyō | Tsuguhito | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 412–413.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1655–1663 | File:Emperor Go-Sai.jpg | Emperor Go-Sai | Nagahito | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, p. 413.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1663–1687 | File:Emperor Reigen.jpg | Emperor Reigen | Satohito | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 414–415.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1687–1709 | File:Emperor Higashiyama.jpg | Emperor Higashiyama | Asahito | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 415–416.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1709–1735 | File:Emperor Nakamikado.jpg | Emperor Nakamikado | Yasuhito | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 416–417.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1735–1747 | File:Emperor Sakuramachi.jpg | Emperor Sakuramachi | Teruhito | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 417–418.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1747–1762 | File:Emperor Momozono.jpg | Emperor Momozono | Toohito | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 418–419.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1762–1771 | File:Go-Sakuramachi cropped.jpg | Empress Go-Sakuramachi | Toshiko | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, p. 419.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1771–1779 | File:Emperor Go-Momozono.jpg | Emperor Go-Momozono | Hidehito | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 419–420.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1780–1817 | File:Emperor Kōkaku.jpg | Emperor Kōkaku | Tomohito | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 420–421.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1817–1846 | File:Emperor Ninkō.jpg | Emperor Ninkō | Ayahito | Traditional dates.<ref>Titsingh, p. 421.</ref> |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1846–1867 | File:The Emperor Komei.jpg | Emperor Kōmei | Osahito | |
| Modern Japan (Imperial and Postwar) (1867–present) | |||||
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1867–1912 | File:Emperor Meiji painted by Takagi Haisui.jpg | Emperor Meiji | Mutsuhito | First Emperor of the Empire of Japan. |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1912–1926 | File:Emperor Taishō.jpg | Emperor Taishō | Yoshihito | Crown Prince Hirohito served as Sesshō (Prince Regent) 1921–1926. |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1926–1989 | File:Hirohito in dress uniform.jpg | Emperor Shōwa | Hirohito | Served as Sesshō (Prince Regent) 1921–1926. Last Emperor of the Empire of Japan. |
| Template:Sort | Template:Hs1989–2019 | File:Emperor Akihito cropped 3 Barack Obama Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko 20140424 1.jpg | Emperor Akihito | Akihito | Referred to as 'the Emperor Emeritus' or Daijō Tennō (i.e. His Majesty the Emperor Emeritus) in Japanese and as Emperor Akihito in English. His posthumous name is likely to be Emperor Heisei. He abdicated in 2019 in favor of his eldest son Naruhito. He was the first monarch since Emperor Kōkaku to do so. |
| Template:Sort | 2019–present | File:Emperor Naruhito at TICAD7 (cropped).jpg | Emperor "Kinjō" (Reigning monarch) |
Naruhito | Referred to as 'the Present Emperor' or Tenno Heika (i.e. His Majesty the Emperor) in Japanese and as Emperor Naruhito in English. His posthumous name is likely to be Emperor Reiwa. |
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Historians
[edit]- Ienaga Saburō
- Kanda Nobuo
- Maruyama Masao
- Naitō Torajirō
- Ikuhiko Hata
- Shinichi Kitaoka
- Kan Kimura
- Ichirō Inaba
- Naoki Inose
Military leaders
[edit]Samurai
[edit]A
[edit]- Abe Masakatsu
- Adachi Kagemori
- Adams, William (foreign born)
- Akao Kiyotsuna
- Akechi Mitsuhide
- Akiyama Nobutomo
- Amago Haruhisa
- Amago Yoshihisa
- See also Amago clan
- Ankokuji Ekei
- Aochi Shigetsuna
- Arai Hakuseki
- Araki Murashige
- Arima Kihei
- Asakura Yoshikage
- Azai Hisamasa
- Azai Nagamasa
- Azai Sukemasa
B
[edit]C
[edit]D
[edit]- Date Masamune
- See also Date clan
- Doi Toshikatsu
E
[edit]F
[edit]- Fūma Kotarō
- Fuwa Mitsuharu
- Fujiwara no Hidesato (Tawara no Tōda)
- Fukushima Masanori
G
[edit]H
[edit]- Hasekura Tsunenaga
- Hattori Hanzō
- Hatano Hideharu
- Hirate Masahide
- Hitotsubashi Keiki
- Hōjō Masako
- Hōjō Tokimune
- Hōjō Ujiyasu
- Hōjō Ujimasa
- Honda Tadakatsu
- Honda Komatsu (Inahime)
- Honganji Kennyo
- Hosokawa Fujitaka
- Hosokawa Gracia
- Hosokawa Tadaoki
- Hotta Masatoshi
I
[edit]- Ii Naomasa
- Ii Naomori
- Ii Naosuke
- Ii Naotaka
- Ii Naoyuki
- Iizasa Ienao
- Ijuin Tada'aki
- Imagawa Yoshimoto
- Imai Kanehira
- Ishida Mitsunari
- Itagaki Nobukata
- Itagaki Taisuke
- Itō Hirobumi
- Iwanari Tomomichi
K
[edit]- Kaneko Ietada
- Katagiri Katsumoto
- Katō Kiyomasa
- Kawakami Gensai
- Kido Takayoshi
- Kikkawa Hiroie
- Kimotsuki Kanetsugu
- Kobayakawa Hideaki
- Kobayakawa Hidekane
- Kobayakawa Takakage
- Kojima Toyoharu
- Kuroda Denta
- Kuroda Kanbei Don Sim(e)on Josui Yoshitaka
- Kuroda Kiyotaka
- Kusunoki Masashige
- Kumagai Naozane
M
[edit]- Maeda Keiji
- Maeda Nagatane
- Maeda Toshiie
- Maeda Toshinaga
- Maeda Toshitsune
- Manabe Akifusa
- Matsudaira Nobutsuna
- Matsudaira Nobuyasu
- Matsudaira Higo no Kami Katamori
- Matsudaira Sadanobu
- Matsudaira Tadayoshi
- Matsudaira Teru
- Matsunaga Hisahide
- Matsuo Bashō
- Matsudaira Motoyasu
- Minamoto no Mitsunaka
- Minamoto no Yoshiie
- Minamoto no Yoshimitsu
- Minamoto no Yoshinaka
- Minamoto no Yoshitomo
- Minamoto no Yoshitsune
- Minamoto no Tameyoshi
- Minamoto no Yorimasa
- Minamoto no Yorimitsu
- Minamoto no Yoritomo
- Minamoto no Noriyori
- Mirei Kiritani
- Miura Anjin
- Miura Yoshimoto
- Miyamoto Musashi
- Miyoshi Chōkei
- Miyoshi Yoshitsugu
- Mizuno Tadakuni
- Mōri Motonari
- Mori Nagayoshi
- Mōri Okimoto
- Mori Ranmaru
- Mōri Takamoto
- Mōri Terumoto
- Mori Yoshinari
N
[edit]- Nagakura Shinpachi
- Nagao Harukage
- Nagao Masakage
- Nagao Tamekage
- Naoe Kanetsugu
- Nakagawa Kiyohide
- Naoe Kagetsuna
- Naoe Kanetsugu
- Nihonmatsu Yoshitsugu
- Niimi Nishiki
- Niiro Tadamoto
- Niwa Nagahide
- Niwa Nagashige
O
[edit]- Oda Nobuhide
- Oda Nobunaga
- Oda Nobutada
- Oda Nobutomo
- Oda Nobukatsu
- Ogasawara Shōsai
- Ōishi Kuranosuke
- Okada Izō
- Judge Ōoka
- Ōta Dōkan
- Ōtomo Sōrin
- Okita Sōji
- Ōkubo Toshimichi
- Ōuchi Yoshitaka
R
[edit]S
[edit]- Saigo Kiyokazu
- Sagara Taketō
- Saigō Takamori
- Saigō Yoshikatsu
- Saitō Dōsan
- Saitō Hajime
- Saitō Yoshitatsu
- Sakai Tadakiyo
- Sakai Tadashige
- Sakai Tadayo
- Sakamoto Ryōma
- Sakuma Morimasa
- Sakuma Nobumori
- Sanada Masayuki
- Sanada Nobuyuki
- Sanada Yukimura
- Sasaki Kojirō
- Sasaki Yoshikiyo
- Serizawa Kamo
- Shibata Katsuie
- Shima Sakon
- Shimada Ichirō
- Shimazu Katsuhisa
- Shimazu Tadahisa
- Shimazu Tadatsune
- Shimazu Tadayoshi
- Shimazu Takahisa
- Shimazu Yoshihiro
- Shimazu Yoshihisa
- Sue Yoshitaka
T
[edit]- Tachibana Muneshige
- Tachibana Dōsetsu
- Tachibana Ginchiyo
- Taigen Sessai
- Taira no Kiyomori
- Taira no Masakado
- Takahashi Shigetane
- Takenaka Shigeharu
- Takaoka Muneyasu
- Takasugi Shinsaku
- Takayama Justo (Shigetomo)
- Takayama Ukon
- Takechi Hanpeita
- Takeda Katsuyori
- Takeda Nobushige
- Takeda Shingen
- Tani Tateki
- Toki Yorinari
- Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Tokugawa Hidetada
- Tokugawa Nariaki
- Tokugawa Yoshinobu
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Toyotomi Hideyori
- Tozuka Tadaharu
- Tsukahara Bokuden
U
[edit]W
[edit]Y
[edit]- Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi
- Yasuke (foreign born)
- Yamada Arinaga
- Yamada Arinobu
- Yamada Nagamasa
- Yamagata Masakage
- Yamanami Keisuke
- Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
- Yonekura Shigetsugu
- Yagyū Munenori
- Yamauchi Kazutoyo
- Yūki Hideyasu
Kamakura shōguns
[edit]
- Minamoto no Yoritomo, r. 1192–1199<ref>Nussbaum, "Minamoto no Yoritomo" at p. 635.</ref>
- Minamoto no Yoriie, r. 1202–1203<ref>Nussbaum, "Minamoto no Yoriie" at p. 635.</ref>
- Minamoto no Sanetomo, r. 1203–1219<ref>Nussbaum, "Minamoto no Yoritomo" at pp. 633-634.</ref>
- Kujō Yoritsune, r. 1226–1244<ref>Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Yoritsune" at p. 212; "Kujō Yoritsune" at p. 571 linking "Hōjō Masako" at p. 340</ref>
- Kujō Yoritsugu, r. 1244–1252<ref>Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Yoritsugu" at p. 212.</ref>
- Prince Munetaka, r. 1252–1266<ref>Nussbaum, "Munetaka Shinnō" at p. 666.</ref>
- Prince Koreyasu, r. 1266–1289<ref>Nussbaum, "Koreyasu Shinnō" at p. 561.</ref>
- Prince Hisaakira, r. 1289–1308<ref>Nussbaum, "Hisaakira Shinnō" at p. 321.</ref>
- Prince Morikuni, r. 1308–1333<ref>Nussbaum, "Morikuni Shinnō" at p. 660.</ref>
- Prince Morinaga, r.1333–1334<ref>Nussbaum, "Morinaga Shinnō" at p. 660.</ref>
- Prince Norinaga, r. 1334–1338
Kamakura shikken
[edit]
- Hōjō Tokimasa, r. 1203–1205<ref>Nussbaum, "Hōjō Tokimasa" at p. 340.</ref>
- Hōjō Yoshitoki, r. 1205–1224<ref>Nussbaum, "Hōjō Yoshitoki" at p. 341.</ref>
- Hōjō Yasutoki, r. 1224–1242<ref>Nussbaum, "Hōjō Yasutoki" at p. 341.</ref>
- Hōjō Tsunetoki, r. 1242–1246<ref>Nussbaum, "Hōjō Tsunetoki" at p. 341.</ref>
- Hōjō Tokiyori, r. 1246–1256<ref>Nussbaum, "Hōjō Tokiyori" at p. 341.</ref>
- Hōjō Tokimune, r. 1268–1284<ref>Nussbaum, "Hōjō Tokimune" at p. 341.</ref>
- Hōjō Sadatoki, r. 1284–1301<ref>Nussbaum, "Hōjō Sadatoki" at p. 340.</ref>
- Hōjō Morotoki, r. 1301–1311<ref>Nussbaum, "Hōjō Morotoki" at p. 340.</ref>
- Hōjō Takatoki, r. 1316–1326<ref>Nussbaum, "Hōjō Takatoki" at p. 340.</ref>
Ashikaga shōguns
[edit]- Ashikaga Takauji, ruled 1338–1358<ref>Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Takauji" at p. 55.</ref>
- Ashikaga Yoshiakira, r. 1359–1368<ref>Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Yoshiakira" at p. 55.</ref>
- Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, r. 1368–1394<ref>Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Yoshimitsu" at p. 56.</ref>
- Ashikaga Yoshimochi, r. 1395–1423<ref>Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Yoshimochi" at p. 56.</ref>
- Ashikaga Yoshikazu, r. 1423–1425<ref>Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Yoshikazu" at p. 56.</ref>
- Ashikaga Yoshinori, r. 1429–1441<ref>Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Yoshinori" at p. 56.</ref>
- Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, r. 1442–1443<ref>Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Yoshikatsu" at p. 56.</ref>
- Ashikaga Yoshimasa, r. 1449–1473<ref>Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Yoshimasa" at p. 56; Ackroyd, p. 298; n.b., Shōgun Yoshimasa was succeeded by Shōgun Yoshihisa (Yoshimasa's natural son), then by Shōgun Yoshitane (Yoshimasa's first adopted son), and then by Shōgun Yoshizumi (Yoshimasa's second adopted son)</ref>
- Ashikaga Yoshihisa, r. 1474–1489<ref>Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Yoshihisa" at p. 56.</ref>
- Ashikaga Yoshitane, r. 1490–1493, 1508–1521<ref>Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Yoshitane" at p. 57; Ackroyd, p. 385 n104; excerpt, "Some apparent contradictions exist in various versions of the pedigree owing to adoptions and name-changes. Yoshitsuna (sometimes also read Yoshikore) changed his name and was adopted by Yoshitane. Some pedigrees show Yoshitsuna as Yoshizumi's son, and Yoshifuyu as Yoshizumi's son."</ref>
- Ashikaga Yoshizumi, r. 1494–1508<ref>Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Yoshizumi" at p. 57.</ref>
- Ashikaga Yoshiharu, r. 1521–1546<ref>Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Yoshiharu" at p. 55.</ref>
- Ashikaga Yoshiteru, r. 1546–1565<ref>Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Yoshiteru" at p. 57.</ref>
- Ashikaga Yoshihide, r. 1568<ref>Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Yoshihide" at p. 56.</ref>
- Ashikaga Yoshiaki, r. 1568–1573<ref>Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Yoshiaki" at p. 55.</ref>
Tokugawa shōguns
[edit]| Number | Tokugawas | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Tokugawa Ieyasu2.JPG | Tokugawa Ieyasu | 1603 | 1605 |
| 2 | File:Hidetada.jpg | Tokugawa Hidetada | 1605 | 1623 |
| 3 | File:Iemitu.jpg | Tokugawa Iemitsu | 1623 | 1651 |
| 4 | File:Tokugawa Ietsuna.jpg | Tokugawa Ietsuna | 1651 | 1680 |
| 5 | File:Tsunyaoshi.jpg | Tokugawa Tsunayoshi | 1680 | 1709 |
| 6 | File:Tokugawa Ienobu.jpg | Tokugawa Ienobu | 1709 | 1712 |
| 7 | File:Tokugawa ietsugu.jpg | Tokugawa Ietsugu | 1713 | 1716 |
| 8 | File:Tokugawa Yoshimune.jpg | Tokugawa Yoshimune | 1716 | 1745 |
| 9 | File:Tokugawa Ieshige.jpg | Tokugawa Ieshige | 1745 | 1760 |
| 10 | File:Tokugawa Ieharu.jpg | Tokugawa Ieharu | 1760 | 1786 |
| 11 | File:Tokugawa Ienari.jpg | Tokugawa Ienari | 1786 | 1837 |
| 12 | File:Tokugawa Ieyoshi.JPG | Tokugawa Ieyoshi | 1837 | 1853 |
| 13 | File:Tokugawa Iesada.jpg | Tokugawa Iesada | 1853 | August 14, 1858 |
| 14 | File:Toku14-2.jpg | Tokugawa Iemochi | August 14, 1858 | August 29, 1866 |
| 15 | File:TokugawaYoshinobu.jpg | Tokugawa Yoshinobu | August 29, 1866 | November 19, 1867 |
Over the course of the Edo period, influential relatives of the shōgun included:
- Tokugawa Mitsukuni of the Mito domain<ref>Nussbaum, "Tokugawa Mitsukuni" at p. 979.</ref>
- Tokugawa Nariaki of the Mito domain<ref>Nussbaum, "Tokugawa Nariaki" at p. 979.</ref>
- Tokugawa Mochiharu of the Hitotsubashi branch
- Tokugawa Munetake of the Tayasu branch.<ref>Nussbaum, "Tayasu" at p. 954.</ref>
- Matsudaira Katamori of the Aizu branch.<ref>Nussbaum, "Matsudaira Katamori" at p. 616.</ref>
- Matsudaira Sadanobu, born into the Tayasu branch, adopted into the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira of Shirakawa.<ref>Nussbaum, "Matsudaira Sadanobu" at p. 617.</ref>
Pre-modern
[edit]Emperors
[edit]Commanders from loyal family
[edit]Commanders in Thirty-Eight Years' War
[edit]Modern
[edit]- Anami Korechika
- Doihara Kenji
- Enomoto Takeaki
- Kuroki Itei (Kuroki Tamemoto)
- Matsui Iwane
- Ōta Minoru
- Suzuki Kantarō
- Tōgō Heihachirō
- Tōjō Hideki
- Yamamoto Isoroku
- Shiro Kawase
- Ishiwara Kanji
Musicians
[edit]Personalities
[edit]Comedians
[edit]Idols (male)
[edit]Idols (female)
[edit]Models
[edit]Musicians and singers (male)
[edit]Musicians and singers (female)
[edit]Tarento
[edit]- Aya Ueto
- Becky
- Kazushige Nagashima
- Kano sisters
- Matt Kuwata
- Mina Fukui
- Momoiro Clover Z
- Naomi Watanabe
- Roland (Japanese host)
Actors
[edit]Actresses
[edit]TV and radio personalities
[edit]Others
[edit]Prime Ministers
[edit]Meiji period (1868–1912)
[edit]Prime Ministers of Emperor Meiji
Taishō period (1912–1926)
[edit]Prime Ministers of Emperor Taishō
Shōwa period under 1890 Constitution (1926–1947)
[edit]Prime Ministers of Emperor Shōwa under 1890 Constitution
Shōwa period under 1947 Constitution (1947–1989)
[edit]Prime Ministers of Emperor Shōwa under 1947 Constitution
| № | Prime Minister | Term of office | Political Party | Government | Elected | Ref | |||||||
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| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"|33 | File:Tetsu Katayama.jpg | Tetsu Katayama 片山 哲 Template:Small |
24 May 1947 | 10 March 1948 | Template:Age in days | style="background:Template:Party color;"|[[Japan Socialist Party|Template:Color]] | 46. Katayama Template:Small |
1947 | 1947 | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |||
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| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 34 | File:Hitoshi Ashida.jpg | Hitoshi Ashida 芦田 均 Template:Small |
10 March 1948 | 15 October 1948 | Template:Age in days | style="background:Template:Party color;"|[[Democratic Party (Japan, 1947)|Template:Color]] | 47. Ashida Template:Small |
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| rowspan=5 style="background:Template:Party color;"|Template:Small | File:Shigeru Yoshida smiling2.jpg | Shigeru Yoshida 吉田 茂 Template:Small |
15 October 1948 | 16 February 1949 | Template:Age in days | rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Party color;"|DLP Minshu Jiyūtō (until 1950); Liberal Jiyūtō |
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| 16 February 1949 | 30 October 1952 | 49. Yoshida III Template:Small |
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| 30 October 1952 | 21 May 1953 | 50. Yoshida IV Template:Small |
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| 21 May 1953 | 10 December 1954 | 51. Yoshida V Template:Small |
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| rowspan=2 style="border-bottom:solid 0 gray; background:Template:Party color; color:white" valign=bottom| 35 | File:Hatoyama Ichirō.jpg | Ichirō Hatoyama 鳩山 一郎 Template:Small |
10 December 1954 | 19 March 1955 | Template:Age in days | rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;"|[[Japan Democratic Party (1954)|Template:Color]] | 52. Hatoyama I. I Template:Small |
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| 19 March 1955 | 22 November 1955 | 53. Hatoyama I. II Template:Small |
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| rowspan=2 style="border-top:solid 0 gray; background:Template:Party color;"| | 22 November 1955 | 23 December 1956 | style="background:Template:Party color;"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Template:Color]] | 54. Hatoyama I. III Template:Small |
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| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 36 | File:Tanzan Ishibashi.jpg | Tanzan Ishibashi 石橋 湛山 Template:Small |
23 December 1956 | 25 February 1957 | Template:Age in days | style="background:Template:Party color;"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Template:Color]] | 55. Ishibashi Template:Small |
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| rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 37 | File:Nobusuke Kishi.jpg | Nobusuke Kishi 岸 信介 Template:Small |
25 February 1957 | 12 June 1958 | Template:Age in days | rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Template:Color]] | 56. Kishi I Template:Small |
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| 12 June 1958 | 19 July 1960 | 57. Kishi II Template:Small |
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| rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 38 | File:Hayato Ikeda.jpg | Hayato Ikeda 池田 勇人 Template:Small |
19 July 1960 | 8 December 1960 | Template:Age in days | rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color;"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Template:Color]] | 58. Ikeda I Template:Small |
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| 8 December 1960 | 9 December 1963 | 59. Ikeda II Template:Small |
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| 9 December 1963 | 9 November 1964 | 60. Ikeda III Template:Small |
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| rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 39 | File:Eisaku Sato 19641109.jpg | Eisaku Satō 佐藤 榮作 Template:Small |
9 November 1964 | 17 February 1967 | Template:Age in days | rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color;"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Template:Color]] | 61. Satō I Template:Small |
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| 17 February 1967 | 14 January 1970 | 62. Satō II Template:Small |
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| 14 January 1970 | 7 July 1972 | 63. Satō III Template:Small |
1969 | 1971 | |||||||||
| rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 40 | File:Kakuei Tanaka 19720707.jpg | Kakuei Tanaka 田中 角榮 Template:Small |
7 July 1972 | 22 December 1972 | Template:Age in days | rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Template:Color]] | 64. Tanaka K. I Template:Small |
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| 22 December 1972 | 9 December 1974 | 65. Tanaka K. II Template:Small |
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| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 41 | File:Takeo Miki 19741209.jpg | Takeo Miki 三木 武夫 Template:Small |
9 December 1974 | 24 December 1976 | Template:Age in days | style="background:Template:Party color;"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Template:Color]] | 66. Miki Template:Small |
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| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 42 | File:Takeo Fukuda 19761224.jpg | Takeo Fukuda 福田 赳夫 Template:Small |
24 December 1976 | 7 December 1978 | Template:Age in days | style="background:Template:Party color;"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Template:Color]] | 67. Fukuda T. Template:Small |
1976 | 1977 | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |||
| rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 43 | File:Masayoshi Ohira 19790120.jpg | Masayoshi Ōhira 大平 正芳 Template:Small |
7 December 1978 | 9 November 1979 | Template:Age in days | rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Template:Color]] | 68. Ōhira I Template:Small |
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| 9 November 1979 | 12 June 1980 | 69. Ōhira II Template:Small |
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| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 44 | File:Zenko Suzuki 19800717.jpg | Zenkō Suzuki 鈴木 善幸 Template:Small |
17 July 1980 | 27 November 1982 | Template:Age in days | style="background:Template:Party color;"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Template:Color]] | 70. Suzuki Z. Template:Small |
1980 | 1980 | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |||
| rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 45 | File:Yasuhiro Nakasone 19821127.jpg | Yasuhiro Nakasone 中曽根 康弘 Template:Small |
27 November 1982 | 27 December 1983 | Template:Age in days | rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color;"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Template:Color]] | 71. Nakasone I Template:Small |
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| 27 December 1983 | 22 July 1986 | 72. Nakasone II Template:Small |
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| 22 July 1986 | 6 November 1987 | 73. Nakasone III Template:Small |
1986 | 1986 | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 46 | File:Noboru Takeshita 19871106.jpg | Noboru Takeshita 竹下 登 Template:Small |
6 November 1987 | 3 June 1989 | Template:Age in days | style="background:Template:Party color;"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Template:Color]] | 74. Takeshita Template:Small |
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Heisei period (1989–2019)
[edit]Prime Ministers of Emperor Akihito
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[edit]Prime Ministers of Emperor Naruhito
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| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 63 | File:Yoshihide Suga 20200924 (cropped).jpg | Yoshihide Suga 菅 義偉 Template:Small |
16 September 2020 | 4 October 2021 | Template:Age in days | style="background:Template:Party color;"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Template:Color]] | 99. Suga Template:Small |
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| rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 64 | File:Fumio Kishida 20211005 (cropped 2).jpg | Fumio Kishida 岸田 文雄 Template:Small |
4 October 2021 | 10 November 2021 | Template:Age in days | rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Template:Color]] | 100. Kishida I Template:Small |
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| 10 November 2021 | Incumbent | 101. Kishida II Template:Small |
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