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29,768 Empress Michiko Photos and High-Res Pictures

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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and Empress Michiko of Japan attend a State Banquet at Fredensborg Palace, during a 3 day State visit of Emperor...

State Visit of The Emperor, and Empress of Japan to Denmark 1998

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko wave to well-wishers for the New Year's greetings at the Imperial Palace on January 2,...

Japan's Imperial Family Makes New Year Appearance

Crown Princess Michiko of Japan and her daughter, Princess Nori, playing with pets, 1976.

Crown Princess Michiko And Princess Nori

Crown Prince of Japan, Akihito and Michiko Shoda driving through Tokyo after their wedding at Tokyo Imperial Palace, 10th April 1959.

Akihito And Michiko Wed

Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako

Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako

Empress Michiko of Japan with her daughter Sayako, Princess Nori, around the time of her 35th birthday in Tokyo, Japan, October 1969.

Empress Michiko

Crown Prince of Japan, Akihito and Michiko Shoda driving through Tokyo after their wedding at Tokyo Imperial Palace, 10th April 1959.

Akihito And Michiko Wed

On April 10 AKIHITO, the crown prince to Japan's imperial crown, married Michiko SHODA, who became Princess MICHIKO.

Wedding Of Prince Akihito And Michiko 1959

Princess Diana In Tokyo Meeting The Emperor Akihito And Empress Michiko Of Japan.

Diana Emperor Empress Japan

Crown Princess Michiko of Japan wearing an apron while cooking in the kitchen of Togu Palace in Tokyo, October 1961.

Princess Michiko In The Kitchen

Crown Princess Michiko posing with a harp in an official photograph to mark her 39th birthday, October 1973.

Crown Princess Michiko

Ex-King Leopold III of Belgium arrives at the Kabuki Theatre accompanied by Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko, Tokyo, Japan, 16th March 1961.

Ex-King Leopold In Japan

In this handout image provided by Imperial Household Agency, Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend the abdication ceremony at the...

Japan Emperor Akihito's Abdication Ceremony

Crown Prince Akihito of Japan and his wife Michiko Shoda stand either side of Abdul Halim, Sultan of Kedah as they arrive at an airport in Kuala...

Royal Visit To Malaysia

Empress Michiko of Japan with her daughter Sayako, Princess Nori, in the grounds of the palace in Tokyo, Japan, around the time of her 36th birthday,...

Empress Michiko

Empress Michiko of Japan with her daughter Sayako, Princess Nori, in the grounds of the palace in Tokyo, Japan, around the time of her 36th birthday,...

Empress Michiko

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan pose at Piazzale Michelangelo during their visit to Florence on September 4, 1993 in Florence, Italy.

Emperors Of Japan Visit Florence

Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko of Japan with their three children, Prince Hiro , Prince Aya and Princess Nori in the grounds of Togu...

Japanese Royals And Family

Prince Hiro holding up a rattle for his baby brother, Prince Aya, as their parents, Crown Princess Michiko and Crown Prince Akihito, look on, Tokyo,...

Crown Prince Akihito And Family

Crown Prince Akihito of Japan and Crown Princess Michiko gather for an informal party in the gardens of Togu Palace in Tokyo for a weaning ceremony...

Japanese Royal Family

Emperor Naruhito, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, Empress Masako, and Empress Emerita Michiko attend the New Year's appearance by the Japanese royal family...

Japan's Imperial Family Makes New Year Appearance

Visit of the Spanish Queen Sofia and princess Michiko, to the imperial reserve of 'Shinhama', 29th October 1980, Tokyo, Japan.

The Queen And Yhe Princess

The family of crown prince AKIHITO of Japan and of Princess MICHIKO, his wife , in the gardens of Togu Palace in Tokyo, upon the weaning ceremony of...

The Royal Family Of Japan 1969

Japanese Empress Michiko with Chinese politician Zhu Lin , Beijing, China, October 23, 1992.

Empress Michiko Meets Zhu Lin

Empress Michiko toast her glass during the 64th Zonta International Convention Closing Reception at Pacifico Yokohama on July 3, 2018 in Yokohama,...

Empress Michiko Attends Zonda Convention Closing Reception

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko watch a performance during the National Tree-Planting Festival on June 10, 2018 in Minamisoma, Fukushima, Japan....

Emperor And Empress Visit Fukushima - Day 2

Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko are seen on June 8, 1976 in Japan.

Crown Prince Akihito And Princess Michiko Sighting

Portrait of Crown Princess Michiko, , wife of Crown Prince Akihito, pictured wearing a kimono in Japan in October 1971.

Crown Princess Michiko Of Japan

Crown Prince Akihito and his bride Michiko Shoda leave the Imperial Palace after their wedding ceremony in Tokyo, Japan on 10th April 1959.

Wedding Of Crown Prince Akihito

Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko of Japan pictured together wearing their traditional wedding attire of a sokutai for him and a...

Wedding Of Crown Prince Akihito

Prince Hiro walking on the beach near the Hayama Imperial Villa, Japan, with his parents, Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko, 29th June 1961.

Crown Prince Akihito and Michiko Shoda talk while enjoying tennis at Tokyo Lawn Tennis Club on December 6, 1958 in Tokyo, Japan.

(FILE) Japanese Royal Family & Tennis

Pope John Paul II meets Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan on the terrace of his summer residence overlooking the lake of Albano on...

John Paul II Meets Emperor Of Japan

Crown Princess Masako, Crown Prince Naruhito, Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko Of Japan, Prince Fumihito, Princess Kiko of Akishino and Princess Mako...

Emperor Akihito Of Japan Celebrates His 81st Birthday

Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko visit Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park on May 28, 2024 in Nikko, Japan.

Emperor Emeritus And Empress Emerita Visit Nikko

Crown Princess Michiko of Japan reading with her sons, Prince Hiro and Prince Aya, in Togu Palace, Tokyo, October 1967.

Crown Princess Michiko And Sons

Prince Hiro, aka Prince Naruhito of Japan, helps his mother Crown Princess Michiko dig up sweet potatoes at a farm during a school excursion to the...

Prince AKIHITO, heir to Japan's imperial crown, and his wife MICHIKO after their wedding at the Imperial Palace of Tokyo, on April 10, 1959.

Prince Akihito And Michiko At Their Wedding 1959

Crown Princess Michiko skies on March 29, 1971 in Tokyo, Japan.

Crown Princess Michiko Skies

Crown Princess Michiko waves at Naeba International Ski Resort on March 27, 1970 in Yuzawa, Niigata, Japan.

Crown Princess Michiko Arrives At Ski Resort

Prince Aya, the second son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan, playing Go with his parents around the time of his 8th birthday, Japan,...

Japanese Royalty

Diana, Princess Of Wales Meets The Emperor Akihito And Empress Michiko Of Japan.

Diana And Emperor And Empress Of Japan

The Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan meets with the President of Poland, Bronislaw Komorowski and the First Lady Anna Komorowski on...

Emperor Of Japan Meets President Of Poland

Japanese imperial family members, from left to right, Princess Aiko, Empress Emerita Michiko, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, Emperor Naruhito, Empress...

Japan's Imperial Family Makes New Year Appearance

The Japanese imperial family posing for a New Year's photograph at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, December 18th 1973. Left to right: Crown Princess...

Japanese Imperial Family

Crown Prince Akihito, wearing a garland, and Crown Princess Michiko of Japan are welcomed on arrival at Palam Airport, New Delhi, India, November...

Crown Prince And Princess Of Japan In New Delhi

Crown Princess Michiko stands by as her husband Crown Prince Akihito reads his speech on arrival at Washington National Airport, September 29th 1960....

Japanese Royals In Washington

Crown Prince Akihito, Crown Princess Michiko and their sons, Princes Hiro and Aya, are seen on the express train 'Asama Kogen' at the Ueno Station in...

Japanese Royals Travelling To Karuizawa

Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko visit Ohinata Settlement on August 23, 2023 in Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan.

Emperor Emeritus And Empress Emerita Visit Karuizawa

In the Imperial Reserve 'Shinama', the Spanish Kings Juan Carlos and Sofia and the Crown Princes Akihito and Michiko loose some pigeons, 29th October...

Pigeons For The Spanish Kings And The Japaneses Crown Princes

Visit of the Spanish Queen Sofia and the Spanish King Juan Carlos, accompanied by the Princess Michiko and the Crown Prince Akihito, to the imperial...

Spanish Kings And Japaneses Crown Princes

Visit of the Spanish Queen Sofia and princess Michiko, to the imperial reserve of 'Shinhama', 29th October 1980, Tokyo, Japan.

The Queen And Yhe Princess

Crown Prince Akihito of Japan and Crown Princess Michiko with their son Prince Hiro, aka Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan, making paper aeroplanes on...

Japanese Imperial Family

Prince Hiro, aka Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan, studying a globe with his mother, Empress Michiko, at Togu Palace in Tokyo, February 1968. The globe...

Prince Hiro, aka Prince Naruhito of Japan, watches a Doll Festival performance at Gakushuin Kindergarten in Tokyo, with his mother, Crown Princess...

The Crown Prince Akihito of Japan and the Crown Princess Michiko visit the former Prime minister Shigeru Yoshida in his residence on June 13, 1965 in...

Crown Prince Akihito With Crown Princess Michiko And Former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida In 1965

Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangehuk and Queen Jetsun Pema welcome Japan's Empress Michiko during her call at the Akasaka guest house on...

King And Queen Of Bhutan Visit Japan

Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko stroll at the Nasu Imperial Villa on July 25, 2019 in Nasu, Tochigi, Japan.

Emperor Emeritus And Empress Emerita Visit Nasu Imperial Villa

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave to well-wishers before leaving Ujiyamada Station after their visiting Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in the...

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Emperor Akihito attends the ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the enthronement with Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace on February 24,...

Japan Marks 30th Anniversary Of Emperor Akihito's Enthronement

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