Michiko was born in a civilian family, and his father Masada Saburo was the owner of a flour mill. He is decent and simple-minded, and teaches children well. Both sons graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Tokyo, and both daughters went to Sacred Heart Women's University. At Sacred Heart Women's University, Michiko is not only famous for her outstanding appearance, but also recognized as a good student with excellent academic performance. 1957 In the spring, she graduated from Sacred Heart Women's University with the first place in English major. In Karuizawa, Akihito launched a love offensive against Michiko and often asked Michiko to go out for an outing to play tennis. After returning to Tokyo, he often organized tennis matches and invited Michiko to participate. The two quickly developed from acquaintance to love.
1958 In April, the Princess Selection Committee held a plenary meeting, and the marriage between Akihito and Michiko was formally put forward. But at the meeting, this marriage attracted a voice of opposition. Those members who cling to the remnants and maintain the feudal consciousness of royal descent are very stubborn. Some people even said: As the crown prince of the Great Japanese Empire, how can you just pull a convenient crown prince princess out of the court to play ball? In this regard, Queen Yoshiko, who was born in the royal family, did not agree. It was Hirohito's attitude that finally led to the combination of Akihito and Michiko. Perhaps because of some hardships in the process of combining with Yoshiko, Hirohito is more open and more considerate of his son's mood. After more than a month's consideration, he finally showed his attitude: as long as the crown prince likes it, he is not as good as a civilian. The emperor made a gesture and the opposition was suppressed. On April 1959, the Japanese royal family held a grand wedding for Akihito and Michiko in the palace. One year after marriage, Michiko gave birth to his eldest son, Hiromiya Deren; 1964, 1 1 month, the second son Gong Li Wenren was born. 1April, 969, she gave birth to her only daughter, Kiyoko Mugu.
After marriage, although Michiko can taste the sweetness of the wedding with Akihito, the mental stress is increasing day by day. The ladies and daughters in the court often criticize and laugh at her. For example, when Michiko accompanied Emperor Akihito in public, he asked a few more questions. He was criticized for being too nosy without his royal highness. When accompanying Queen Yoshiko to a lecture, she sometimes asks a little more details, and the queen's female registrar Bao Ke will come and remind her: Don't be an expert in front of the queen. Similar things can be said to be endless. As a crown prince, Akihito could do nothing about it, so Michiko had to submit to humiliation. In a private conversation, she once said: There are both difficulties and grievances. I've always wanted to get used to it, but it's hard to adapt. Sometimes I even feel that the air around me is suffocating. Michiko's unfair treatment in the palace gradually spread to the society. Many Japanese citizens complained about Michiko, and even some American women's magazines reported it. Despite all kinds of pressures, after marriage, Michiko reformed some royal customs. For example, Michiko broke the practice of breastfeeding that lasted for hundreds of years, and children were raised separately from their parents. She nursed the children and let them live with their parents. In the education of children, Michiko is as strict with them as ordinary children, so as not to let them have any sense of superiority.
In social life, Michiko accompanied Emperor Akihito to visit dozens of times. Wherever she went, she left a good impression on the countries she visited with her beautiful appearance, elegant manners and fluent English. Time magazine published her portrait on the cover twice, and American public opinion praised her as a former mill girl and today's crown princess. Japanese nationals also regard her as the number one star of royal diplomacy. As the daughter of a commoner, she became a crown princess. Michiko left an indelible mark on the history of modern emperors with his own efforts. 1989 In February, when Akihito became emperor of Japan, Asahi Shimbun conducted a public opinion survey. When asked about their impressions of Emperor Heisei, most Japanese invariably stressed that she married Michiko, a commoner, just like Meiji Restoration and Hirohito had to talk about World War II. After a lapse of 30 years, a marriage left such a deep impression on the Japanese. In this sense, it was Michiko who created the image of a new generation of Japanese emperors.