He Was Known To Be A Loner And Very Strict

To finish the list of facts about Emperor Hirohito, we will talk about his characteristics. When Hirohito was five years old, Count Kawamura Sumyoshi passed away, and the youngster was sent back to his parents' official residence, the Versailles-inspired Akasaka Palace. Hirohito and his two brothers, however, didn't often see their parents. He had minimal interaction with kids outside of his family while growing up at the palace. Hirohito was a diminutive, frail young boy who was incredibly bashful and had a shuffle-like gait.

Hirohito was an introverted man. His close friends and family members described him as shy, apprehensive, aloof, lonely, and from a quiet family. The emperor is commonly pictured in the west as a man who usually rode a white horse while dressed in military garb. For Hirohito, maintaining the Japanese monarchy was his entire obligation. Herbet Bix, who wrote the biography of Hirohito, called him a "nervous man" with a "strong vein of opportunism" and "moral cowardice." Hirohito considered this as his main duty since his professors had persuaded him that maintaining the Japanese monarchy was essential to the survival of Japan itself.