Acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 7 January 1989, on the death of his father, Hirohito. Our picture shows him during his 2012 visit, meeting the party girl.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Akihito, Emperor of Japan
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Japanese Garden - Holland Park
Another plaque, further along the path reads: The Empress and I, as well as s...
Other Subjects
Coronation of King George VI
George VI's coronation at Westminster Abbey took place on 12 May 1937, the date previously intended for the coronation of his brother King Edward VIII who had abdicated on 10 December 1936.
King Harald of Denmark
First Christian King of Denmark and grandfather of King Canute. 10th century.
90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II was actually born on 21 April 1926, but since 1959 official celebrations have taken place on the second Saturday of June which in 2016 was the 11th.
Prince of Wales's typhoid recovery
In 1871 the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) suffered an attack of typhoid fever (the illness of which his father had died 10 years earlier) while at his home, Sandringham in Norfolk. To everyon...
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