Empress Michiko

Empress Michiko (born 1934) is a Japanese consort, aristocrat and poet.

Also recorded as Kōgō Michiko; Shōda Michiko; Empress Michiko; Michiko Shōda; Michiko, Crown Princess of Japan; Crown Princess Michiko of Japan.

Prince William met Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Residence in Chiyoda Ward , Tōkyō Metropolis on February 27, 2015.

British Embassy Tokyo / Alfie Goodrich UK in Japan- FCO · Duke of Cambridge visits Japan | Flickr - Photo Sharing! · CC BY 2.0

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Empress Michiko

Born: 1934
Known for: consort
aristocrat
poet and children's writer
Place of birth: The University of Tokyo Hospital
Awards: Order of the White Eagle (Third Polish Republic)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru‎
Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
Knight of the Order of the Elephant
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
Family: poets
Languages: Japanese
English
Irish
Member of: Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
Positions: Empress of Japan
Empress Emerita
Birth name: 正田美智子
Residences: Tokyo
Tatebayashi
Karuizawa

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Overview

Recorded at birth as 正田美智子.

Born at The University of Tokyo Hospital in 1934.

In detail

Empress Michiko studied at Sacred Heart School and University of the Sacred Heart. the recorded working language is Japanese, English and Irish.

Residence is recorded at Tokyo and Tatebayashi. Positions recorded include Empress of Japan and Empress Emerita. Membership is recorded of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko.

Distinctions recorded are Order of the White Eagle (Third Polish Republic), Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru‎, Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria.

Sources

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1.
“Empress Michiko”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q87610: Empress Michiko
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Plates

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Empress Michiko wore the jūnihitoe at the Ceremony of the Enthronement on November, 1990.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan · Website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan · Their Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan ｜ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan · CC BY 4.0
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