Naruhito
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Naruhito is Emperor of Japan. He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019 following the abdication of his father, Akihito. He is the 126th monarch, according to the traditional order of succe
Naruhito in 2025
Naruhito in February 1961
Prince Naruhito, aged 9, with his parents and siblings, 1969
The newly married crown prince and crown princess in traditional court dress, with the prince wearing a sokutai, the princess a jūnihitoe (1993)
Jūnihitoe
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The jūnihitoe, more formally known as the itsutsuginu-karaginu-mo, is a style of formal court dress first worn in the Heian period by noble women and ladies-in-waiting at the Japanese Imperial Court.
A young woman modelling a jūnihitoe
Court ladies wearing the jūnihitoe, image from the Genji monogatari
Empress Kōjun wearing a jūnihitoe for her enthronement in 1928
Empress Michiko wearing the jūnihitoe at the enthronement ceremony in November 1990