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The prince and princess visited Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania in May 2009 on the occasion of "Japan-Danube Friendship Year 2009" [19] [20] and the Netherlands in August 2009 for the commemorative event of the 400th anniversary of the trade relations between Japan and the Netherlands. [21]
Akihito and Michiko had three children: two sons Naruhito (born 23 February 1960 and titled Prince Hiro; later the 126th Emperor of Japan) and Fumihito (born 30 November 1965 and titled Prince Aya; later Prince Akishino and subsequently the Crown Prince of Japan), and a daughter Sayako Kuroda (born 18 April 1969 and titled Princess Nori before ...
Michiko married Crown Prince Akihito and became Crown Princess of Japan in 1959. She was the first commoner [1] to marry into the Japanese imperial family. She has three children with her husband: Naruhito, Fumihito, and Sayako. Her elder son, Naruhito, is the current emperor.
[29] [30] From June to July 2014, Prince Fumihito and Princess Kiko visited Zambia and Tanzania. [31] [32] The Crown Prince and Princess with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, 2023. In June–July 2019, the couple carried out the first official overseas visit by the imperial family following the accession of Emperor Naruhito.
Crown Prince and Princess Akishino have two daughters (one of whom remains a member of the Imperial Family) and a son: Princess Kako of Akishino (born 29 December 1994), the second daughter of the Crown Prince Akishino. Prince Hisahito of Akishino (born 6 September 2006), the first male born to the Imperial Household since his father 41 years ...
The Crown Prince of Japan is also served by a chamberlain. This official is called East Palace Chamberlain (東宮侍従, Tōgū-jijū) because the Crown Prince lives in the Tōgū Palace ("East Palace"). The Grand Master is the head of the Board of the Crown Prince's Household. [3]
Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako attended the JET Programme 30th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo, November 2016. On 30 April 2013, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess were present at the inauguration of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands , which was the Crown Princess's first official ...
In Japan, the Tōgū Palace (東宮, Tōgū, lit."East Palace") traditionally does not refer to a single location, but to any residence of the imperial crown prince. As Prince Akishino, the current heir presumptive, is not a direct male descendant to the Emperor and not an imperial crown prince himself, there is currently no Tōgū Palace in Japan and there will not be one until there is ...