Mutsuhito - Emperor of Japan - (born in Kyoto 3rd November 1852 - died 30th July 1930) - His Late Imperial Majesty Mutsohito, the 122nd Emperor of Japan, Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Order of the Rising Sun, Order of the Sacred Treasure, KG (Great Britain), Kt. Order of the Golden Fleece (Spain), Order of the Elephant (Denmark), Order of St. Andrew (Russia), Order of St. Hubert (Bavaria), Order of Black Eagle (Prussia), Order of the Seraphim (Sweden). On 9th January 1867, the fifteen-year-old Mutsuhito became Emperor (tenno) of Japan, taking the reign name Meiji or "enlightened rule". ?007 TopFoto