Japanese emperors who abdicated

Akihito (born 23 December 1933) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor of Japan from 7 January 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. The era of his rule was named the Heisei era, Heisei being an expression of achieving peace worldwide.

Emperor of Japan from 1780 to 1817

Empress of Japan (645-703)

empress of Japan (1624-1696)

Empress regnant of Japan

Empress of Japan

Japanese emperor

emperor of Japan from 1611 to 1629

empress regnant of Japan (1740-1813)

emperor of Japan (1675-1710)

emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

emperor of Japan

emperor of Japan (1720-1750)

Emperor of Japan

Empress of Japan

Empress of Japan (680-748)

77th emperor of Japan (1155–58)

Emperor of Japan

emperor of Japan

49th emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

60th emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

form of government in Japan during the Heian period, in which abdicated emperors lived in monasteries but actively participated in politics while the titular emperor performed ceremonies

Emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

92nd emperor of Japan (r. 1287-98)

Emperor of Japan

95th emperor of Japan (r. 1308–1318)

Emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

emperor of Japan

pretender to the title of emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

retired emperor in Japan

Japanese emperor who abdicated and entered the Buddhist monastic community by receiving the Pravrajya rite

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