Akihito is 165 cm tall, which is 5′5″, as recorded on Wikidata (retrieved August 27, 2026). Recorded heights of real people are approximate.

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How tall is Akihito?

Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019

Recorded height
165 cm 5′5″ · 1.65 m · 65.0 inches

Akihito is 165 cm tall (5′5″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved August 27, 2026.
That is 10 cm shorter than the average U.S. man (175.3 cm, 5′9″; CDC/NCHS, NHANES 2015-2018 (Vital and Health Statistics Series 3, Number 46, 2021)).

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Height as recorded on Wikidata (CC0), retrieved August 27, 2026. Recorded heights of real people are approximate. Silhouettes are stylized pictograms, not likenesses.