Did Japanese emperors have concubines or consorts?

Apparently there were but not anymore. Bring back concubines, urges emperor's cousin · Re-creating the life of a 17th-century concubine | The Japan Times. read more

Wives had dowries but concubines did not and this was the chief method of distinguishing between the two social positions. One of the most famous keepers of concubines in the Bible was King Solomon (1011 – 931 BC), who was said to have three hundred concubines in addition to his seven hundred wives. read more

High tier concubines who had bore the emperor children were sent off to live with the princes. Those who had no children were sent to nunnery or temples to be nuns. Some of these women were buried with the emperor after they had died, especially in the case of play-boy emperors or if the concubine had been a favorite. read more