Talk:Konoe Sakihisa/@comment-7675053-20140531183921/@comment-94.175.151.35-20140626153852

Himiko is above the shogun, as noted in story, and is above the kampaku as well, her position is titled as "she who holds authority over the state of religious affairs" simply put, she's never explicitly called "Empress" in the story, but her job description makes it really hard to think she isn't.

As for why the author chose to do things that way, well, one can only speculate, but that's about it.