No.
|
Portrait
|
Personal name
|
Reign
|
Posthumous name
|
Notes
|
Legendary Emperors
(660 BC ? 269 AD)
|
1
|
|
Kamu-yamato Iware-biko no Mikoto
|
00340
660?585 BC
|
Emperor Jimmu
神武天皇
|
Traditional dates; claimed descent from the
sun goddess
,
Amaterasu
[3]
|
2
|
|
Kamu Nunagawamimi no Mikoto
|
00491
581?549 BC
|
Emperor Suizei
綏靖天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[4]
3rd son of Jimmu;
[5]
presumed legendary
|
3
|
|
Shikitsuhiko Tamademi no Mikoto
|
00451
549?511 BC
|
Emperor Annei
安寧天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[6]
son and heir of Suizei;
[5]
presumed legendary
|
4
|
|
Oho Yamatohiko Sukitomo no Mikoto
|
00490
510?476 BC
|
Emperor Itoku
懿?天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[6]
2nd son of Annei;
[5]
presumed legendary
|
5
|
|
Mimatsuhiko Kaeshine no Mikoto
|
00525
475?393 BC
|
Emperor K?sh?
孝昭天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[7]
son and heir of Itoku;
[5]
presumed legendary
|
6
|
|
Oho Yamato Tarashihiko Kunioshi Hito no Mikoto
|
00608
392?291 BC
|
Emperor K?an
孝安天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[8]
2nd son of K?sh?;
[5]
presumed legendary
|
7
|
|
Oho Yamato Nekohiko Futoni no Mikoto
|
00710
290?215 BC
|
Emperor K?rei
孝?天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[9]
son and heir of K?an;
[5]
presumed legendary
|
8
|
|
Oho Yamato Nekohiko Kuni Kuru no Mikoto
|
00786
214?158 BC
|
Emperor K?gen
孝元天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[10]
son and heir of K?rei;
[5]
presumed legendary
|
9
|
|
Waka Yamato Nekohiko Oho Bibino no Mikoto
|
00843
157?98 BC
|
Emperor Kaika
開化天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[11]
2nd son of K?gen;
[5]
presumed legendary
|
10
|
|
Mimaki Irihiko Inie no Mikoto
|
00903
97?30 BC
|
Emperor Sujin
崇神天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[12]
first emperor of plausible historicity
[13]
|
11
|
|
Ikume Irihiko Isachi no Mikoto
|
00971
29 BC?AD 70
|
Emperor Suinin
垂仁天皇
|
Traditional dates
[14]
|
12
|
|
Oho Tarashihiko Oshirowake no Mikoto
|
90071
71?130
|
Emperor Keik?
景行天皇
|
Traditional dates
[15]
|
13
|
|
Waka Tarashihiko
|
9131
131?191
|
Emperor Seimu
成務天皇
|
Traditional dates
[16]
|
14
|
|
Tarashi Nakatsuhiko no Mikoto
|
9192
192?200
|
Emperor Ch?ai
仲哀天皇
|
Traditional dates
[17]
|
0145
|
|
Okinaga Tarashihime no Mikoto
|
90201
201?269
|
Empress Jing?
神功皇后
|
Traditional dates;
[18]
served as regent for Emperor ?jin; not counted among the officially numbered Emperors
|
Kofun period
(269?539)
|
15
|
|
Honda no Sumeramikoto / ?tomowake no Mikoto / Homutawake no Mikoto
|
90270
270?310
|
Emperor ?jin
?神天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[19]
deified as
Hachiman
|
16
|
|
? Sazaki no Mikoto
|
90313
313?399
|
Emperor Nintoku
仁?天皇
|
Traditional dates
[20]
|
17
|
|
Isaho Wake no Mikoto
|
90400
400?405
|
Emperor Rich?
履中天皇
|
Traditional dates
[21]
|
18
|
|
Tajihi Mizuha Wake no Mikoto
|
90406
406?410
|
Emperor Hanzei
反正天皇
|
Traditional dates
[22]
|
19
|
|
Wo Asazuma Wakugo no Sukune
|
90411
411?453
|
Emperor Ingy?
允恭天皇
|
Traditional dates
[23]
|
20
|
|
Anaho no Mikoto
|
90453
453?456
|
Emperor Ank?
安康天皇
|
Traditional dates
[24]
|
21
|
|
Oho Hatsuse Wakatakeru no Mikoto
|
90456
456?479
|
Emperor Y?ryaku
雄略天皇
|
Traditional dates
[25]
|
22
|
|
Shiraka Takehiro Kuni Oshi Waka Yamato Neko no Mikoto
|
90480
480?484
|
Emperor Seinei
?寧天皇
|
Traditional dates
[26]
|
23
|
|
Ohoke no Mikoto
|
90485
485?487
|
Emperor Kenz?
?宗天皇
|
Traditional dates
[27]
|
24
|
|
Ohoshi (Ohosu) no Mikoto/ Shimano Iratsuko
|
90488
488?498
|
Emperor Ninken
仁賢天皇
|
Traditional dates
[28]
|
25
|
|
Wohatsuse Wakasazaki
|
90498
498?506
|
Emperor Buretsu
武烈天皇
|
Traditional dates
[29]
|
26
|
|
?to/Hikofuto (Hikofuto no Mikoto/?do no Sumera Mikoto)
|
90507
507?531
|
Emperor Keitai
??天皇
|
Traditional dates
[30]
|
27
|
|
Hirokuni Oshitake Kanahi no Mikoto
|
90531
531?535
|
Emperor Ankan
安閑天皇
|
Traditional dates
[31]
|
28
|
|
Takeo Hirokuni Oshitate no Mikoto
|
90535
535?539
|
Emperor Senka
宣化天皇
|
Traditional dates
[32]
|
Asuka period
(539?710)
|
29
|
|
Amekuni Oshiharuki Hironiwa no Sumera Mikoto
|
90539
539?571
|
Emperor Kinmei
欽明天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[33]
all Emperors from Kinmei onwards are historically verifiable
[34]
|
30
|
|
Osada no Nunakura no Futotamashiki no Mikoto
|
90572
572?585
|
Emperor Bidatsu
敏達天皇
|
Traditional dates
[35]
|
31
|
|
Ooe/Tachibana no Toyohi no Sumera Mikoto
|
90585
585?587
|
Emperor Y?mei
用明天皇
|
Traditional dates
[36]
|
32
|
|
Hatsusebe no (Wakasasagi) Mikoto
|
90587
587?592
|
Emperor Sushun
崇峻天皇
|
Traditional dates
[37]
|
33
|
|
Nukatabe/Toyomike Kashikiyahime
|
90592
592?628
|
Empress Suiko
推古天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[38]
first non-legendary female Emperor;
Prince Shotoku
acted as her regent
|
34
|
|
Tamura (Oki Nagatarashihi Hironuka no Sumera Mikoto)
|
90629
629?641
|
Emperor Jomei
舒明天皇
|
Traditional dates
[39]
|
35
|
|
Takara (Ame Toyotakaraikashi Hitarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto)
|
90642
642?645
|
Empress K?gyoku
皇極天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[40]
reigned twice
|
36
|
|
Karu (Ame Yorozu Toyohi no Sumera Mikoto)
|
90645
645?654
|
Emperor K?toku
孝?天皇
|
Traditional dates
[41]
|
37
|
|
Takara (Ame Toyotakaraikashi Hitarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto)
|
90655
655?661
|
Empress Saimei
?明天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[42]
second reign of Empress K?gyoku
|
38
|
|
Katsuragi/Nakano-ooe (Ame Mikoto Hirakasuwake no Mikoto/Amatsu Mikoto Sakiwake no Mikoto)
|
90661
661?672
|
Emperor Tenji
天智天皇
|
Traditional dates
[43]
|
39
|
|
?tomo
|
90672
672
|
Emperor K?bun
弘文天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[44]
usurped by Tenmu; posthumously named (1870)
|
40
|
|
?ama/Ohoshiama/?sama (Ame no Nunahara Oki no Mahito no Sumera Mikoto)
|
90672
672?686
|
Emperor Tenmu
天武天皇
|
Traditional dates
[45]
|
41
|
|
Unonosarara (Takama no Harahiro no Hime no Sumera Mikoto)
|
90686
686?697
|
Empress Jit?
持統天皇
|
Traditional dates
[46]
|
42
|
|
Karu (Ame no Mamune Toyoohoji no Sumera Mikoto)
|
90697
697?707
|
Emperor Monmu
文武天皇
|
Traditional dates
[47]
|
Nara period
(710?794)
|
43
|
|
Ahe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Mishiro Toyokuni Narihime no Sumera Mikoto)
|
90707
707?715
|
Empress Gemmei
元明天皇
|
Traditional dates
[48]
|
44
|
|
Hidaka/Niinomi (Yamatoneko Takamizu Kiyotarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto)
|
90715
715?724
|
Empress Gensh?
元正天皇
|
Traditional dates
[49]
|
45
|
|
Obito (Ameshirushi Kunioshiharuki Toyosakurahiko no Sumera Mikoto)
|
90724
724?749
|
Emperor Sh?mu
聖武天皇
|
Traditional dates
[50]
|
46
|
|
Abe (Yamatoneko no Sumera Mikoto)
|
90749
749?758
|
Empress K?ken
孝謙天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[51]
reigned twice
|
47
|
|
?i
|
90758
758?764
|
Emperor Junnin
淳仁天皇
|
Traditional dates
[52]
dethroned by Sh?toku; posthumously named (1870)
|
48
|
|
Abe (Yamatoneko no Sumera Mikoto)
|
90764
764?770
|
Empress Sh?toku
??天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[53]
second reign of Empress K?ken
|
49
|
|
Shirakabe (Amemune Takatsugi no Mikoto)
|
90770
770?781
|
Emperor K?nin
光仁天皇
|
Traditional dates
[54]
|
50
|
|
Yamabe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Hitsugi Iyaderi no Mikoto)
|
90781
781?806
|
Emperor Kanmu
桓武天皇
|
Traditional dates
[55]
|
Heian period
(794?1185)
|
51
|
|
Ate (Yamatoneko Ameoshikuni Takahiko no Mikoto)
|
90806
806?809
|
Emperor Heizei
平城天皇
|
Traditional dates
[56]
|
52
|
|
Kamino
|
90809
809?823
|
Emperor Saga
嵯峨天皇
|
Traditional dates
[57]
|
53
|
|
?tomo
|
90823
823?833
|
Emperor Junna
淳和天皇
|
Traditional dates
[58]
|
54
|
|
Masara
|
90833
833?850
|
Emperor Ninmy?
仁明天皇
|
Traditional dates
[59]
|
55
|
|
Michiyasu
|
90850
850?858
|
Emperor Montoku
文?天皇
|
Traditional dates
[60]
|
56
|
|
Korehito
|
90858
858?876
|
Emperor Seiwa
?和天皇
|
Traditional dates
[61]
|
57
|
|
Sadaakira
|
90876
876?884
|
Emperor Y?zei
陽成天皇
|
Traditional dates
[62]
|
58
|
|
Tokiyasu
|
90884
884?887
|
Emperor K?k?
光孝天皇
|
Traditional dates
[63]
|
59
|
|
Sadami
|
90887
887?897
|
Emperor Uda
宇多天皇
|
Traditional dates
[64]
|
60
|
|
Atsuhito
|
90897
897?930
|
Emperor Daigo
醍?天皇
|
Traditional dates
[65]
|
61
|
|
Yutaakira
|
90930
930?946
|
Emperor Suzaku
朱雀天皇
|
Traditional dates
[66]
|
62
|
|
Nariakira
|
90946
946?967
|
Emperor Murakami
村上天皇
|
Traditional dates
[67]
|
63
|
|
Norihira
|
90967
967?969
|
Emperor Reizei
冷泉天皇
|
Traditional dates
[68]
|
64
|
|
Morihira
|
90969
969?984
|
Emperor En'y?
円融天皇
|
Traditional dates
[69]
|
65
|
|
Morosada
|
90984
984?986
|
Emperor Kazan
花山天皇
|
Traditional dates
[70]
|
66
|
|
Kanehito
|
90986
986?1011
|
Emperor Ichij?
一?天皇
|
Traditional dates
[71]
|
67
|
|
Okisada/Iyasada
|
91011
1011?1016
|
Emperor Sanj?
三?天皇
|
Traditional dates
[72]
|
68
|
|
Atsuhira
|
91016
1016?1036
|
Emperor Go-Ichij?
後一?天皇
|
Traditional dates
[73]
|
69
|
|
Atsunaga/Atsuyoshi
|
91036
1036?1045
|
Emperor Go-Suzaku
後朱雀天皇
|
Traditional dates
[74]
|
70
|
|
Chikahito
|
91045
1045?1068
|
Emperor Go-Reizei
後冷泉天皇
|
Traditional dates
[75]
|
71
|
|
Takahito
|
91068
1068?1073
|
Emperor Go-Sanj?
後三?天皇
|
Traditional dates
[76]
|
72
|
|
Sadahito
|
91073
1073?1087
|
Emperor Shirakawa
白河天皇
|
Traditional dates
[77]
|
73
|
|
Taruhito
|
91087
1087?1107
|
Emperor Horikawa
堀河天皇
|
Traditional dates
[78]
|
74
|
|
Munehito
|
91107
1107?1123
|
Emperor Toba
鳥羽天皇
|
Traditional dates
[79]
|
75
|
|
Akihito
|
91123
1123?1142
|
Emperor Sutoku
崇?天皇
|
Traditional dates
[80]
|
76
|
|
Narihito
|
91142
1142?1155
|
Emperor Konoe
近衛天皇
|
Traditional dates
[81]
|
77
|
|
Masahito
|
91155
1155?1158
|
Emperor Go-Shirakawa
後白河天皇
|
Traditional dates
[82]
|
78
|
|
Morihito
|
91158
1158?1165
|
Emperor Nij?
二?天皇
|
Traditional dates
[83]
|
79
|
|
Yorihito
|
91165
1165?1168
|
Emperor Rokuj?
六?天皇
|
Traditional dates
[84]
|
80
|
|
Norihito
|
91168
1168?1180
|
Emperor Takakura
高倉天皇
|
Traditional dates
[84]
|
81
|
|
Tokihito
|
91180
1180?1185
|
Emperor Antoku
安?天皇
|
Traditional dates
[85]
|
Kamakura period
(1185?1333)
|
82
|
|
Takahira
|
91183
1183?1198
|
Emperor Go-Toba
後鳥羽天皇
|
Traditional dates
[86]
|
83
|
|
Tamehito
|
91198
1198?1210
|
Emperor Tsuchimikado
土御門天皇
|
Traditional dates
[87]
|
84
|
|
Morihira/Morinari
|
91210
1210?1221
|
Emperor Juntoku
順?天皇
|
Traditional dates
[88]
|
85
|
|
Kanehira/Kanenari
|
91221
1221
|
Emperor Ch?ky?
仲恭天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[89]
posthumously named (1870)
|
86
|
|
Yutahito
|
91221
1221?1232
|
Emperor Go-Horikawa
後堀河天皇
|
Traditional dates
[90]
|
87
|
|
Mitsuhito/Toshihito
|
91232
1232?1242
|
Emperor Shij?
四?天皇
|
Traditional dates
[91]
|
88
|
|
Kunihito
|
91242
1242?1246
|
Emperor Go-Saga
後嵯峨天皇
|
Traditional dates
[92]
|
89
|
|
Hisahito
|
91246
1246?1260
|
Emperor Go-Fukakusa
後深草天皇
|
Traditional dates
[93]
|
90
|
|
Tsunehito
|
91260
1260?1274
|
Emperor Kameyama
?山天皇
|
Traditional dates
[94]
|
91
|
|
Yohito
|
91274
1274?1287
|
Emperor Go-Uda
後宇多天皇
|
Traditional dates
[95]
|
92
|
|
Hirohito
|
91287
1287?1298
|
Emperor Fushimi
伏見天皇
|
Traditional dates
[96]
|
93
|
|
Tanehito
|
91298
1298?1301
|
Emperor Go-Fushimi
後伏見天皇
|
Traditional dates
[97]
|
94
|
|
Kuniharu
|
91301
1301?1308
|
Emperor Go-Nij?
後二?天皇
|
Traditional dates
[98]
|
95
|
|
Tomihito
|
91308
1308?1318
|
Emperor Hanazono
花園天皇
|
Traditional dates
[99]
|
96
|
|
Takaharu
|
91318
1318?1339
|
Emperor Go-Daigo
後醍?天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[100]
Southern Court
|
Northern Court
(1331?1392)
|
0961
|
|
Kazuhito
|
91331
1331?1333
|
Emperor K?gon
光?天皇
|
Traditional dates
[101]
|
0962
|
|
Yutahito
|
91336
1336?1348
|
Emperor K?my?
光明天皇
|
Traditional dates
[102]
|
0962
|
|
Okihito
|
91348
1348?1351
|
Emperor Suk?
崇光天皇
|
Traditional dates
[103]
|
0963
|
|
Iyahito
|
91352
1352?1371
|
Emperor Go-K?gon
後光?天皇
|
Traditional dates
[104]
|
0964
|
|
Ohito
|
91371
1371?1382
|
Emperor Go-En'y?
後円融天皇
|
Traditional dates
[105]
|
0964
|
|
Motohito
|
91382
1382?1392
|
Emperor Go-Komatsu
後小松天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[106]
reunified courts in 1392; see 100 below
|
Muromachi period
and
Azuchi?Momoyama period
(1333?1603)
|
97
|
|
Norinaga/Noriyoshi
|
91339
1339?1368
|
Emperor Go-Murakami
後村上天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[107]
Southern Court
|
98
|
|
Yutanari
|
91368
1368?1383
|
Emperor Ch?kei
長慶天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[108]
Southern Court
|
99
|
|
Hironari
|
91383
1383?1392
|
Emperor Go-Kameyama
後?山天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[109]
Southern Court
|
100
|
|
Motohito
|
91392
1392?1412
|
Emperor Go-Komatsu
後小松天皇
|
Traditional dates;
[110]
reunified courts; see also entry in Northern Court section above
|
101
|
|
Mihito
|
91412
1412?1428
|
Emperor Sh?k?
?光天皇
|
Traditional dates
[111]
|
102
|
|
Hikohito
|
91428
1428?1464
|
Emperor Go-Hanazono
後花園天皇
|
Traditional dates
[112]
|
103
|
|
Fusahito
|
91464
1464?1500
|
Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
後土御門天皇
|
Traditional dates
[113]
|
104
|
|
Katsuhito
|
91500
1500?1526
|
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara
後柏原天皇
|
Traditional dates
[114]
|
105
|
|
Tomohito
|
91526
1526?1557
|
Emperor Go-Nara
後奈良天皇
|
Traditional dates
[115]
|
106
|
|
Michihito
|
91557
1557?1586
|
Emperor ?gimachi
正親町天皇
|
Traditional dates
[116]
|
107
|
|
Kazuhito/Katahito
|
91586
1586?1611
|
Emperor Go-Y?zei
後陽成天皇
|
Traditional dates
[117]
|
Edo period
(1603?1867)
|
108
|
|
Kotohito
|
91611
1611?1629
|
Emperor Go-Mizunoo
(Go-Minoo)
後水尾天皇
|
Traditional dates
[118]
|
109
|
|
Okiko
|
91629
1629?1643
|
Empress Meish?
明正天皇
|
Traditional dates
[119]
|
110
|
|
Tsuguhito
|
91643
1643?1654
|
Emperor Go-K?my?
後光明天皇
|
Traditional dates
[120]
|
111
|
|
Nagahito
|
91655
1655?1663
|
Emperor Go-Sai
後西天皇
|
Traditional dates
[121]
|
112
|
|
Satohito
|
91663
1663?1687
|
Emperor Reigen
?元天皇
|
Traditional dates
[122]
|
113
|
|
Asahito/Tomohito
|
91687
1687?1709
|
Emperor Higashiyama
東山天皇
|
Traditional dates
[123]
|
114
|
|
Yasuhito/Yoshihito
|
91709
1709?1735
|
Emperor Nakamikado
中御門天皇
|
Traditional dates
[124]
|
115
|
|
Teruhito
|
91735
1735?1747
|
Emperor Sakuramachi
?町天皇
|
Traditional dates
[125]
|
116
|
|
Toohito
|
91747
1747?1762
|
Emperor Momozono
桃園天皇
|
Traditional dates
[126]
|
117
|
|
Toshiko
|
91762
1762?1771
|
Empress Go-Sakuramachi
後?町天皇
|
Traditional dates
[127]
Last female Emperor. Abdicated; died in 1813
|
118
|
|
Hidehito
|
91771
1771?1779
|
Emperor Go-Momozono
後桃園天皇
|
Traditional dates
[128]
|
119
|
|
Morohito
|
91780
1780?1817
|
Emperor K?kaku
光格天皇
|
Traditional dates
[129]
Died in 1840
|
120
|
|
Ayahito
|
91817
1817?1846
|
Emperor Nink?
仁孝天皇
|
|
121
|
|
Osahito
|
91846
1846?1867
|
Emperor K?mei
孝明天皇
|
Last instance of an Emperor with multiple
era names
|
Modern Japan
[
broken anchor
]
(from 1867)
|
122
|
|
Mutsuhito
|
91867
1867?1912
|
Emperor Meiji
明治天皇
|
The first Emperor of the
Empire of Japan
|
123
|
|
Yoshihito
|
91912
1912?1926
|
Emperor Taish?
大正天皇
|
Crown Prince Hirohito served as
Sessh?
(
?政
; "Regent") 1921?1926
|
124
|
|
Hirohito
|
91926
1926?
1989
|
Emperor Sh?wa
昭和天皇
|
Served as
Sessh?
(
?政
; "Regent") 1921?1926.
The last Emperor of the
Empire of Japan
|
125
|
|
Akihito
|
91989
1989?
2019
|
?
|
Abdicated at the end of 30 April 2019, first to abdicate in over 200 years. Referred to as
J?k?
(
上皇
) in Japanese, and as
"Emperor Emeritus"
in English. He will be known as "Emperor Heisei" (
平成天皇
) posthumously.
|
126
|
|
Naruhito
|
92019
2019?present
|
?
|
Ascended on 1 May 2019. Referred to as
Kinj? Tenn?
(
今上天皇
; "the Reigning Emperor")
or
Tenn? Heika
(
天皇陛下
; "His Majesty the Emperor")
in Japanese, and as
"Emperor Naruhito"
in English. He will be known as "Emperor Reiwa" (
令和天皇
) posthumously.
[130]
|