Day of Japan

The Emperor's Birthday is a national holiday in Japan

                                     
             The ambassadress was wearing a beautifil kimono today

Emperors have reigned in Japan for more than 1500 years, and they have all descended from the same imperial family.

In 1989, Emperor Akihito became Japan's 125th emperor. He is married to Empress Michiko, the first empress who did not come from the nobility. Their eldest son is Crown Prince Naruhito. The imperial family resides in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

The national anthem of Japan