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Japanese: 天皇(''tennô'')
Other titles: 内裏(''dairi)'', 天子(''tenshi)''
==Emperor of Japan==
===The Position===
The hereditary monarch of Japan who is now commonly referred to in English as the [[emperor]]. Ideally, the tennô is the highest Shinto priest in Japan<ref>The Cambridge History of Japan</ref>.
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===The English term "Emperor of Japan"===
In present-day English, the "emperor of Japan" refers to the [[tenno|''tennô'']] 天皇, the monarch who has reigned over (but not necessarily ruled) Japan for virtually all of recorded history. It is uses to refer to the tennô of any period of history. However, this English term apparently was not used for the tennô until sometime after [[Perry|Perry's]] visit in [[1853]].
In present-day English, the "emperor of Japan" refers to the [[tenno|''tennô'']] 天皇, the monarch who has reigned over (but not necessarily ruled) Japan for virtually all of recorded history. It is uses to refer to the tennô of any period of history. However, this English term apparently was not used for the tennô until sometime after [[Perry|Perry's]] visit in [[1853]].