Finding pictures of Empress Michiko in her youth is not easy. Which is a shame because damn did she put the aii! in kawaii. Apparently she was the first empress who was not from an imperial family. She was considered beautiful, friendly and intelligent. Indeed she became popular among Japanese. The fist time she was introduced to the Japanese by it was by the photo below.
Check out that amazing kimono! In this next picture we see her and the emperor at their wedding standing like a couple of dolls. Both beautiful, and even a bit scary?
