Editor's Note: Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the throne as the 126th emperor of Japan on May 1. Naruhito's reign will be known as the "Reiwa" era. Let's have a look at Naruhito's life.
Naruhito wears ceremonial attire for his coming-of-age ritual in Feb 1980. [Photo/IC]
Naruhito and Masako Owada are dressed in traditional imperial court wedding gowns during a dress rehearsal at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 2, 1993. The 32-year-old heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne married his 29-year-old fiancé in a 15-minute Shinto rite at the holiest sanctum deep in the heart of the palace in June 1993. [Photo/IC]
Photo taken on June 9, 1993, shows Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako waving during their wedding parade in Tokyo. [Photo/IC]
Naruhito poses at his residence Togu Palace in Tokyo, Feb 11, 2015. Naruhito celebrates his 55th birthday on Feb 23, 2015. [Photo/IC]
Japanese Princess Aiko, accompanied by her father Crown Prince Naruhito, arrives at the Gakushuin Kindergarten to attend the open house classes for father's day in Tokyo, June 18, 2006. [Photo/IC]
Naruhito and Masako laugh with their four-year-old daughter Aiko in the garden of their residence Togu Palace in Tokyo, Nov 24, 2005. Masako celebrates her 42nd birthday on Dec 9, 2005. [Photo/IC]
Naruhito, center, plays the viola as the Gakushuin OB Orchestra performs Johannes Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture" during an annual concert at the university's hall in Tokyo, Dec 8, 1996. [Photo/IC]
Photo taken on Oct 27, 1985, shows Naruhito signing a guest book between Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. [Photo/IC]
Photo taken on May 9, 1986, shows Naruhito chatting with Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Princess Diana at the Shugakuin Imperial Villa in Kyoto. [Photo/IC]
Photo taken on May 13, 1986, shows Naruhito signing at the opening ceremony of the British Council's new premises in Tokyo, as Britain's Prince Charles looks on. [Photo/IC]
Naruhito poses for photographs at Togu Palace in Tokyo, in November 1964. [Photo/IC]
Naruhito (L) and his father Akihito look at Brazilian traditional artwork at Togu Palace in Tokyo, in December 1982. [Photo/IC]
