Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan
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| Reign | 13 April 1735 – 9 June 1747 |
| Predecessor | Nakamikado |
| Successor | Momozono |
| Born | 8 February 1720 |
| Died | 28 May 1750 (aged 30) |
| Burial | Tsuki no wa no misasagi (Kyoto) |
| Father | Nakamikado |
Emperor Sakuramachi (桜町天皇 Sakuramachi-tennō?, 8 February 1720 – 28 May 1750) was the 115th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Sakuramachi's reign spanned the years from 1735 through 1747.
Before Nakamikado's ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (imina) was Akihito (昭仁?); and his pre-accession title was Waka-no-miya (若宮).
He was the firstborn son of Emperor Nakamikado.
Sakuramachi's Imperial family lived with him in the Dairi of the Heian Palace. This family included at least 3 children who were born to 2 consorts:
He was said to be the reincarnation of Prince Shōtoku. With the support of Tokugawa Yoshimune, he worked for the restoration of Imperial rites, bringing back the Daijōsai (大嘗祭, the first ceremonial rice-offering by a newly enthroned emperor) and the Shinjōsai (新嘗祭, a ceremonial rice-offering by the emperor) among others, and concentrated on restoring other courtesies.
Sakuramachi's kami is enshrined in an Imperial mausoleum (misasagi), Tsuki no wa no misasagi, at Sennyū-ji in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. Sakuramachi's immediate Imperial predecessors since Emperor Go-Mizunoo – Meishō, Go-Kōmyō, Go-Sai, Reigen, Higashiyama and Nakamikado, are also enshrined along with his immediate Imperial successors, including Momozono, Go-Sakuramachi and Go-Momozono.
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