“It gives me profound pleasure to be able to celebrate, in this way, my birthday, together with so many people, with the sky so clear and blue after the snow.”

About Akihito

Emperor Emeritus • Japanese

Akihito served as the 125th Emperor of Japan from 1989 until his historic abdication in 2019. He was the first Japanese monarch to abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne in over two centuries. Throughout his reign, known as...