"Showa Memorial Park Formerly a Japanese military airbase and in the postwar era operated by the US military, Tachikawa Airfield was returned to the Japanese government in 1977. Part of the airfield remains as a Japan Ground Self Defense Force base, and part of the airfield was used to establish Showa Commemorative Park in 1983 as part of a project to commemorate the emperor's Golden Jubilee. There is a small museum dedicated to the Showa emperor. Bicycles may be rented in the park, which has an 11 kilometer bike trail with parking areas at all locations. There is also an"
"seat representing Gunma's 3rd district, making him the youngest legislator in Japanese history at 26 years of age. He served his first term in the Diet while pursuing graduate studies at Waseda. In 1979, he became the director of the prime minister's office and director of the Okinawa Development Agency, his first cabinet post. He served there for eight years before becoming Chief Cabinet Secretary in 1987. Two years later, he formally announced the death of Emperor Showa. He later publicly announced the new era name ""Heisei"" for the new Emperor Akihito. In 1991, he became secretary general of the"
"Emperor Shun Shun (), also known as Emperor Shun () and Chonghua (), was a legendary leader of ancient China, regarded by some sources as one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors being the last of the Five Emperors. Oral tradition holds that he lived sometime between 2294 and 2184 BC. Shun's ancestral name (姓) is Yao (姚), his clan name (氏) is Youyu (有虞). His given name was Zhonghua (重華). Shun is sometimes referred to as the Great Shun (大舜) or as Yu Shun (虞舜). The ""Yu"" in ""Yu Shun"" was the name of the fiefdom, which Shun"
"them. Emperor Shun Shun (), also known as Emperor Shun () and Chonghua (), was a legendary leader of ancient China, regarded by some sources as one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors being the last of the Five Emperors. Oral tradition holds that he lived sometime between 2294 and 2184 BC. Shun's ancestral name (姓) is Yao (姚), his clan name (氏) is Youyu (有虞). His given name was Zhonghua (重華). Shun is sometimes referred to as the Great Shun (大舜) or as Yu Shun (虞舜). The ""Yu"" in ""Yu Shun"" was the name of the fiefdom, which"
"Hirohito’s birthday. From the death of Hirohito in 1989 until 2005, the day was officially called “Greenery Day”. In 2005, it was voted to change the name to “Showa Day” in reference to Hirohito despite the fear of opposition from other countries such as China and North Korea and South Korea, against which alleged war crimes were committed under the direction of the late emperor. However, according to the Liberal Democratic Party, this day would “encourage public reflection of the turbulent 63 years of Hirohito's reign, rather than glorify the emperor himself”. The Nishiki River Water Festival is held on"
"the throne. Since 1873, an era and the first year of that era has begun on the day of the year that the emperor ascended the throne. The second year of that era began on the next 1 January even if the first year contained only a few days. All subsequent years of that era began on 1 January until that emperor died. For example, the first year of the Showa Era, that of Emperor Hirohito, contained only the last six days of 1926, while Showa 64, his last year, contained only the first seven days of 1989. The current"
"was still alive when Toba abdicated in turn to his son, who became Emperor Sutoku. By the time of his death in 1129, he had ruled as cloistered Emperor for 41 years and through the reigns of three emperors who were effectively little more than figureheads. This emperor's posthumous name comes from ""Shirakawa-in"" (白河院), the name of the residence from which he conducted his cloistered rule after abdicating the throne. Another name was Rokujō no Mikado (六条帝, Mikado being an old name for the Emperor of Japan). is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to"
"Emperor Shōmu Shōmu's reign spanned the years 724 through 749. Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (""imina"") is not clearly known, but he was known as Oshi-hiraki Toyosakura-hiko-no-mikoto. Shōmu was the son of Emperor Monmu and Fujiwara no Miyako, a daughter of Fujiwara no Fuhito. Shōmu had four Empresses and six Imperial sons and daughters. Shōmu was still a child at the time of his father's death; thus, Empresses Gemmei and Gensho occupied the throne before he acceded. Shōmu continued to reside in the Hezei Palace. Shōmu is known as the first emperor whose consort was"
"Emperor Uda Uda's reign spanned the years from 887 through 897. Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (""imina"") was or ""Chōjiin-tei"". Emperor Uda was the third son of Emperor Kōkō. His mother was Empress Dowager Hanshi, a daughter of Prince Nakano (who was himself a son of Emperor Kanmu). Uda had five Imperial consorts and 20 Imperial children. Particularly important sons include: In ancient Japan, there were four noble clans, the ""Gempeitōkitsu"" (源平藤橘). One of these clans, the Minamoto clan (源氏), is also known as Genji. Some of Uda's grandchildren were granted the surname ""Minamoto"" (Minamoto"
"""nengō"". Emperor Toba Toba's reign spanned the years from 1107 through 1123. Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ""imina"") was Munehito""-shinnō"" (宗仁親王). He was the son of Emperor Horikawa. His mother was Empress Dowager Fujiwara no Ishi (藤原苡子) Toba had three Empresses, some consort ladies and 14 imperial sons and daughters. When his mother died, his grandfather, former-Emperor Shirakawa, took him under his care and raised him. During the initial years of Toba's reign, the actual power was held by his grandfather, the ""retired"" Emperor Shirakawa, in a process known as cloistered rule. ""Kugyō"" (公卿)"
"Showa: A History of Japan Showa: A History of Japan, known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki. A semi autobiographical work, this manga describes the author's experiences growing up during the Shōwa period. The author is a veteran of the Japanese army, but his series is filled with critical views of Japanese and American militarism. The manga was originally released by Kodansha as between November 1988 and December 1989. The manga was republished as ""Comic Showa-shi"" by Kodansha from August 1, to November 4, 1994, and a box with all the"
"Ashoka Ashoka (; Sanskritized as ), or in contemporary Prakrit Asoka (𑀅𑀲𑁄𑀓), sometimes Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from to 232 BCE. The grandson of the founder of the Maurya Dynasty, Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka promoted the spread of Buddhism. Considered by many to be one of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka expanded Chandragupta's empire to reign over a realm stretching from present-day Afghanistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east. It covered the entire Indian subcontinent except for parts of present-day Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala."
"Askia Mohammad I Askia Muhammad I (ca. 1443 – 1538), born Muhammad Ture or Mohamed Touré in Futa Tooro, later called Askia, also known as Askia the Great, was an emperor, military commander, and political reformer of the Songhai Empire in the late 15th century. He was from the Soninke ethnic group. Askia Muhammad strengthened his empire and made it the largest empire in West Africa's history. At its peak under his reign, the Songhai Empire encompassed the Hausa states as far as Kano (in present-day Nigeria) and much of the territory that had belonged to the Songhai empire in"
"Emperor Toba Toba's reign spanned the years from 1107 through 1123. Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ""imina"") was Munehito""-shinnō"" (宗仁親王). He was the son of Emperor Horikawa. His mother was Empress Dowager Fujiwara no Ishi (藤原苡子) Toba had three Empresses, some consort ladies and 14 imperial sons and daughters. When his mother died, his grandfather, former-Emperor Shirakawa, took him under his care and raised him. During the initial years of Toba's reign, the actual power was held by his grandfather, the ""retired"" Emperor Shirakawa, in a process known as cloistered rule. ""Kugyō"" (公卿) is"
"wo ou"" (""Chasing the Riddles of Showa History""), which was awarded the Kikuchi Kan Prize. Hata co-wrote two books with Yasuho Izawa on Japanese fighter aces of World War II, both of which were described by historians as the definitive treatments of the subject. A work Hata had written in 1984, ""Hirohito Tennō Itsutsu no Ketsudan"" (""Emperor Hirohito's Five Decisions""), attracted the attention of Marius Jansen, who arranged to have it translated into English as ""Hirohito: The Showa Emperor in War and Peace"". According to Edward Drea, on the question of ""whether the emperor was really Japan's ruler and power-holder"
"year of his reign the coin was minted. Each coin is read clockwise from right to left, so in the example used below ""四"" would read as ""year 4"" or 1915. Ten sen coins dated year 7 (1918) are rare, one such coin in about uncirculated condition sold for $11,500 USD in 2011. The following are circulation figures for ten sen coins that were minted between the 2nd, and the 21st year of Emperor Showa's reign. The dates all begin with the Japanese symbol 昭和 (Showa), followed by the year of his reign the coin was minted. Each coin is"
"Emperor Sutoku Sutoku's reign spanned the years from 1123 through 1142. Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ""imina"") was Akihito (顕仁). Sutoku was the eldest son of Emperor Toba. Some old texts say he was actually the son of Toba's grandfather, Emperor Shirakawa. In 1151, Sutoko ordered Waka imperial anthology ""Shika Wakashū"". In 1156, after failing to put down the Hōgen Rebellion, he was exiled to Sanuki Province (modern-day Kagawa prefecture on the island of Shikoku). Emperor Sutoku's reign lasted for 19 years: 2 years in the ""nengō"" ""Tenji"", 5 years in ""Daiji"", 1 year"
"the Middle Ages. Askia Mohammad I Askia Muhammad I (ca. 1443 – 1538), born Muhammad Ture or Mohamed Touré in Futa Tooro, later called Askia, also known as Askia the Great, was an emperor, military commander, and political reformer of the Songhai Empire in the late 15th century. He was from the Soninke ethnic group. Askia Muhammad strengthened his empire and made it the largest empire in West Africa's history. At its peak under his reign, the Songhai Empire encompassed the Hausa states as far as Kano (in present-day Nigeria) and much of the territory that had belonged to the"
"death at the age of 72. The actual site of Sushun's grave is known. This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (""misasagi"") at Nara. The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Yōmei's mausoleum. It is formally named ""Kurahashi no oka no e no misasagi"". Sushun had one Empress and two Imperial children. Emperor Sushun Sushun's reign spanned the years from 587 through 592. Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ""imina"") was Hatsusebe""-shinnō"", also known as Hatsusebe no Waka-sazaki. His name at birth was . He was the twelfth son of Emperor"
"Awata no Kagushi-hime (粟田香櫛媛) ""Bunin"": Soga no Tetsuki-no-iratsume (蘇我手杯娘), daughter of Soga no Emishi Court lady (""Uneme""): a lower court lady from Kaya (蚊屋采女姉子) (""Kaya no Uneme"") Emperor Jomei Jomei's reign spanned the years from 629 through 641. Before Jomei's ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (""imina"") was or . As emperor, his name would have been ""Okinagatarashihi Hironuka Sumeramikoto"" (息長足日広額天皇). He was a grandson of Emperor Bidatsu, both paternally and maternally. His father was Prince Oshisakanohikohito-no-Ōe, his mother was Princess Nukate-hime, who was a younger sister of his father. He succeeded his great aunt, Empress Suiko. Suiko"
"guidance from Weligama Sri Sumangala. Ashoka Ashoka (; Sanskritized as ), or in contemporary Prakrit Asoka (𑀅𑀲𑁄𑀓), sometimes Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from to 232 BCE. The grandson of the founder of the Maurya Dynasty, Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka promoted the spread of Buddhism. Considered by many to be one of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka expanded Chandragupta's empire to reign over a realm stretching from present-day Afghanistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east. It covered the entire Indian subcontinent except for parts of present-day"
"system used between 1920 and 1943, a short designation system akin to that of the United States Navy in use between the late 1920s and 1945, a system of popular names introduced to replace type numbers from 1943 through 1945. Japanese Navy specifications from 1931 were given an experimental, or ""Shi"" number, based on the year of the Emperor's reign the specification was issued in. Since multiple specifications could be issued in a year, the number was disambiguated with the aircraft purpose. During the period this designation system was in use, the Emperor in question was Hirohito, the ""Showa Emperor"","
"The Emperor's Birthday During the reign of Emperor Hirohito (Shōwa period, 1926–1989), the Emperor's birthday was observed on 29 April. That date remained a public holiday, posthumously renamed Greenery Day in 1989 and Shōwa Day in 2007. Prior to World War II, it was called , ""Tenchō Festival"". ""Tenchōsetsu"" paralleled , ""Chikyū Festival"", which referred to the Empress consort's birthday. The two names originate from the Chinese idiom 天長地久, borrowed from Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching during the reign of Emperor Kōnin, meaning ""The sky and the earth, the universe is eternal"", and expressed a hope for the eternal longevity"
"Emperor Konoe Konoe's reign spanned the years from 1142 through 1155. Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ""imina"") was Narihito""-shinnō"" (体仁親王). He was also known as Tosihito""-shinnō"". Emperor Konoe was the eighth son of Emperor Toba. His mother was Fujiwara no Nariko (1117–1160), the wife of Emperor Toba. Konoe was named heir shortly after he was born in 1139; and he was proclaimed emperor at the age of 3. At that time, the ""Kampaku"" Fujiwara-no Tadamichi became ""Sesshō"" or regent. The Cloistered Emperor Toba continued to direct all the affairs of government, while the retired"
"Emperor Go-Shirakawa Emperor Go-Shirakawa (後白河天皇 ""Go-Shirakawa-tennō"") (October 18, 1127 – April 26, 1192) was the 77th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1155 through 1158, while he remained effectively in power for almost 37 years. The posthumous name of this 12th-century sovereign was named after the 11th century Emperor Shirakawa, and ""go-"" (後), translates literally as ""later""; and thus, he is sometimes called the ""Later Emperor Shirakawa"", or, in some older sources, may be identified as ""Shirakawa, the second"" or as ""Shirakawa II."" Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne,"
"died prematurely. His original personal name was Zhao Shouyi but it was changed by imperial decree in 1018 to ""Zhao Zhen"", which means 'auspicious' in Chinese. His father Emperor Zhenzong died in 1022 leaving Renzong who was only 12 at the time as the new emperor. His stepmother Liu was the regent since he was young. In 1027, he was old enough to rule on his own but Liu refused to step down and ruled until her death. Compared to other famous Chinese emperors, Emperor Renzong was not widely known. His reign marked the high point of Song influence and"
"Shaohao Shaohao (), also known as Shao Hao, Jin Tian or Xuanxiao, was a legendary Chinese sovereign who reigned c. 2600 BC. Shaohao is usually identified as a son of the Yellow Emperor. According to some traditions (for example the ""Book of Documents""), he is a member of the Five Emperors. The historicity of Shaohao is controversial. The Doubting Antiquity School of historians represented by Gu Jiegang posit that Shaohao was added to the orthodox legendary succession by Liu Xin as part of a political campaign of revisions to ancient texts around the 1st century AD. The usually accepted version"
"Shōwa period The , or Shōwa era, refers to the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of the Shōwa Emperor, Hirohito, from December 25, 1926 until his death on January 7, 1989. The Shōwa period was longer than the reign of any previous Japanese emperor. During the pre-1945 period, Japan moved into political totalitarianism, ultranationalism and fascism culminating in Japan's invasion of China in 1937. This was part of an overall global period of social upheavals and conflicts such as the Great Depression and the Second World War. Defeat in the Second World War brought about radical change"
"Yellow Emperor The Yellow Emperor, also known as the Yellow Thearch, the Yellow God or the Yellow Lord, or simply by his Chinese name Huangdi (), is a deity (""shen"") in Chinese religion, one of the legendary Chinese sovereigns and culture heroes included among the mytho-historical Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and cosmological Five Forms of the Highest Deity (五方上帝 ""Wǔfāng Shàngdì""). First calculated by Jesuit missionaries on the basis of Chinese chronicles and later accepted by the twentieth-century promoters of a universal calendar starting with the Yellow Emperor, Huangdi's traditional reign dates are 2697–2597 or 2698–2598 BCE. Huangdi's cult"
"Emperor Daigo Daigo's reign spanned the years from 897 through 930. He is named after his place of burial. Before his ascension of the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (""imina"") was or ""Ono-tei"". Atsuhito""-shinnō"" was the eldest son of his predecessor, Emperor Uda. His mother was Fujiwara no Taneko, daughter of the minister of the center, Fujiwara no Takafuji. He succeeded the throne after his father, the Emperor Uda, abdicated in 897. Daigo had 21 empresses, imperial consorts, and concubines; he had 36 imperial sons and daughters. The era name was changed in 898 to mark the beginning of Emperor"
"after his death, Hirohito (by which he is usually called outside Japan) was formally renamed Emperor Shōwa (昭和天皇 ""Shōwa Tennō"") after his era; Japanese now refer to him by only that name. ""Hirohito"" was his given name; most Japanese never refer to their emperors by their given names, as it is considered disrespectful. Posthumous name A posthumous name is an honorary name given to royalty, nobles, and sometimes others, in East Asia after the person's death, and is used almost exclusively instead of one's personal name or other official titles during their life. The posthumous name is commonly used when"
"a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career. During Konoe's reign, this apex of the ""Daijō-kan"" included: The years of Konoe's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or ""nengō"". Emperor Konoe Konoe's reign spanned the years from 1142 through 1155. Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ""imina"") was Narihito""-shinnō"" (体仁親王). He was also known as Tosihito""-shinnō"". Emperor Konoe was the eighth son of Emperor Toba. His mother was Fujiwara no Nariko (1117–1160), the wife of Emperor Toba."
"Emperor Go-Nara Emperor Go-Nara (後奈良天皇 ""Go-Nara-tennō"") (January 26, 1495 – September 27, 1557) was the 105th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from June 9, 1526 until his death in 1557, during the Sengoku period. His personal name was Tomohito (知仁). He was the second son of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara. His mother was Fujiwara Fujiko (藤原藤子) Nyōin: Madenokōji (Fujiwara) Eiko (万里小路栄子; 1499-1522), Madenokōji Katafusa’s daughter Lady-in-waiting: Takakura (Fujiwara) Kazuko? (高倉（藤原）量子), Tachibana Yukio’s daughter Lady-in-waiting: Hirohashi (Fujiwara) Kuniko? (広橋(藤原)国子), Hirohashi Kanehide’s daughter Naishi: Fujiwara (Hino) Tomoko, Minase Hidekane’s daughter Court lady: Iyo-no-Tsubone (伊予局), Mibu Harutomi’s Daughter"