Japanese Imperial Family Today

  Prince Hisahito, the only son of Prince and Princess Akishino The only son of the Akishino family, Prince Hisahito (15), is currently a junior high school student attached to Ochanomizu University for Women. Since only female students are allowed to enter the high school attached to Ochanomizu University, Hisahito has no choice but to find another school to go to. There have been a number of names of high schools that have been discussed for his future.   However, it seems that his next step has finally been decided. The following is a quote from "Bunshun Online" dated December 22 and "Shukan Bunshun Digital" dated December 23.   For some time, Gakushuin, a traditional school for members of the Imperial Family, had been considered the most promising school for Hisahito.   “One of the reasons why it was considered the most likely choice was because of the flap over the marriage issue of Mako, the eldest daughter of the Akishino family, who went on to

  Princess Aiko visits the Emperor and Empress at an adult event on the afternoon of December 5 On December 25, the anniversary of the death of Emperor Taisho, Her Imperial Highness Princess Toshinomiya Aiko, the only daughter of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, who reached the age of majority on December 1, attended a palace ritual at the Imperial Palace for the first time.   As the palace ritual is a private religious event and not an official duty, no cameras were allowed to cover the event, but Princess Aiko wore a long off-white coat and a hat of the same color, and was the first of the female members of the Imperial Family to pay her respects in a calm manner.   Since her birthday on December 1 and her coming-of-age event on December 5, the news coverage of the Imperial Family has been all about Princess Aiko. The scandalous marriage of Mako, the eldest daughter of Prince Akishino, to Komuro had cast a dark shadow over the image of the Imperial Family, but with