Category
page 120th-century Japanese women
Empress Michiko
wife of Emperor Akihito of Japan
Empress Masako
empress consort of Japan
Kiko, Crown Princess of Japan
Japanese princess; wife of Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino
Sayako Kuroda
Japanese Shinto priestess, former ornithologist, and former imperial princess
Princess Kako of Akishino
Japanese princess; second daughter of Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan, and Kiko, Crown Princess of Japan
Yuriko, Princess Mikasa
Japanese princess; widow of Takahito, Prince Mikasa (1923–2024)
Kaori Icho
Olympic wrestler
Tomiko Itooka
Japanese supercentenarian (1908–2024)
Saori Kimura
Japanese volleyball player
Princess Tsuguko of Takamado
Japanese princess; eldest daughter of Norihito, Prince Takamado, and Hisako, Princess Takamado
Hisako, Princess Takamado
Japanese princess; widow of Norihito, Prince Takamado
Akiko Morigami
Japanese tennis player
Mika Sugimoto
Japanese judoka
Maki Tsukada
Japanese judoka
Masako Hozumi
Japanese speed skater
Aiko Nakamura
Japanese tennis player
Princess Akiko of Mikasa
Japanese princess; elder daughter of Prince and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa
Princess Yōko of Mikasa
Japanese princess; younger daughter of Prince and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa
Hanako, Princess Hitachi
Japanese princess; wife of Masahito, Prince Hitachi
Takako Shimazu
Japanese former princess; youngest daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun
Princess Nobuko, Princess Tomohito of Mikasa
Japanese princess; widow of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa
Fumiko Okuno
synchronized swimmer
Kayoko Fukushi
Japanese long-distance runner
Yoshimi Ozaki
Japanese marathon runner (1981-)
Aki Takayama
synchronized swimmer
Shigeko Higashikuni
former Japanese princess (1925–1961)
Hiromi Miyake
Japanese weightlifter
Atsuko Ikeda
Japanese former princess; fourth daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun
Ogino Ginko
Japanese physician (1851-1913)
Kotomi Ishizaki
Japanese curler
Nobuyo Ōyama
Japanese actress, voice actress and singer (1933–2024)
Yūko Obuchi
Japanese politician
Chisato Fukushima
Japanese sprinter, coach
Miwako Motoyoshi
Olympic synchronized swimmer
Junko Tanaka
Olympic synchronized swimmer
Yoko Isoda
Olympic synchronized swimmer
Mitsuko Aoyama
First Japanese person to emigrate to Europe (1874-1941)
Kazuko Takatsukasa
Japanese former princess; daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun (1929–1989)
Ai Ueda
Japanese triathlete
Miyako Tanaka
Olympic synchronized swimmer
Princess Nobuko Asaka
Japanese princess (1891-1931)
Miho Saeki
Japanese tennis player
Mari Motohashi
Japanese female curler
Sachiko, Princess Hisa
second daughter and child of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun
Sayuri Yoshii
Japanese speed skater
Yuko Yoneda
Olympic synchronized swimmer
Riho Nakajima
Olympic synchronized swimmer
Princess Masako Takeda
Japanese princess; daughter of Emperor Meiji and Sono Sachiko (1888–1940)
Toshiko Higashikuni
daughter of Emperor Meiji of Japan (1896–1978)
Nao Deguchi
Founder of Oomoto (1836–1918)
Eriko Hirose
Japanese badminton player
Ryoko Kizaki
Japanese marathon runner
Fusako Kitashirakawa
daughter of Emperor Meiji; spouse of Prince Kitashirakawa Naruhisa (1890-1974)
Hiroshima Maidens
group of Japanese women disfigured by atomic bomb
Ayako Kimura
Japanese sprinter, hurdler, long jumper, coach
Eriko Ishino
Japanese speed skater
Megumi Fujii
Japanese mixed martial artist
Juri Ide
triathlete
Miyako Sumiyoshi
Japanese speed skater (1987-2018)
Nobuko Fukuda
Japanese cross-country skier