Naruhito byl formálně jmenován korunním princem v roce 1991. Navštěvoval školy Gakušúin v Tokiu a později studoval historii na univerzitě Gakušúin a angličtinu na Merton College v Oxfordu.
After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice themselves for the sake of their cruel lords.