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Japanese Royalty: Emperor Hirohito--Children


Figure 1.--This 1939 photograph was taken in the garden of the Meiji Palace, Tokyo, of Emperor Hirohito and his family of six children. The Empress Nagako holds Princess Suga in her arms. To her left is Princess Taka and to her right the 14-year-old Princess Teru. Prince Akihito (the present emperor) was 5 years old and stands closest to his father, while Prince Yoshi and Princess Yori stand beside Akihito. The family wear western clothes. Akihito, the future emperor, is dressed in a white sailor blouse with striped collar and cuffs with a tie, dark short pants, long white stockings, black strap sandals, and a white sailor hat. His younger brother Prince Yoshi wears a short-sleeved suit with button-on short pants, white ankle socks and black strap sandals.

Emperor Hirohito as suggested by the photograph here was a devoted family man. The Emperor and Her Imperial Majesty the Empress had six children, two boys and four girls. The Crown Prince Akahito was born in 1933. Emperor Akihito acceded the throne on January 7, 1989, upon the death of his father, the Emperor Hirohito (posthumously Emperor Showa). Akihito was born in Tokyo on December 23, 1933. Emperor Akihito is the eldest son of Eperor Hirohito and Her Imperial Majesty the Empress Dowager Nagako. He was born Akihito Tsugonimaya in Tokyo. His Imperial Highness the Prince Hitachi graduated from Gakushuin University in 1958 and since then has devoted himself to the study of biology, like his father. He married Miss Hanako Tsugaru, daughter of late Mr. Yoshitaka Tsugaru, former count, in September 1964. The Hitachi couple visits many parts of the country to take part in various ceremonies related to national activities in the fields of culture, education, sports, and social welfare. Emperor Hirohito had four daughters, all of whom married. They are the late Mrs. Morihito Higashikuni (former Princess Teru), the late Mrs. Toshimichi Takatsukasa (former Princess Taka), Mrs. Takamasa Ikeda (former Princess Yori), and Mrs. Hisanaga Shimazu (former Princess Suga).

Akahito (1933- )

The Crown Prince Akahito was born in 1933. Emperor Akihito acceded the throne on January 7, 1989, upon the death of his father, the Emperor Hirohito (posthumously Emperor Showa). Akihito was born in Tokyo on December 23, 1933. Emperor Akihito is the eldest son of Eperor Hirohito and Her Imperial Majesty the Empress Dowager Nagako. He was born Akihito Tsugonimaya in Tokyo. I have no information on his childhood or what he wore as a boy. Prince Akihito here is dressed in a white sailor blouse with striped collar and cuffs with a tie, dark short pants, long white stockings, black strap sandals, and a white sailor hat. Akihito graduated from Gakushuin Upper Secondary School in 1952. He studied at the Department of Politics in the Faculty of Politics and Economics of Gakushuin University until 1956. In addition, he received private lectures on a number of subjects by eminent professionals, including the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. In 1952 he was officially proclaimed heir to the throne. In 1953, His Majesty the Emperor (then His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince Akihito) made a 6-month tour of 14 countries in North America and Western Europe. The tour centred on his visit to London as Emperor Showa's representative at the coronation of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II of the Great Britain. Akihito married a commoner, Michiko Shoda, in 1959. Crown Prince Akihito, acceded to the throne on January 8, 1989, at the age of 56.

Hitachi

Prince Hitachi (Yoshi) here wears a short-sleeved suit with button-on short pants, white ankle socks and black strap sandals. Interestingly, while the princesses are dressed alike, Prince Hitachi is not dressed like his older brother. (As boys Prince Hirohito and his younger brother were dressed alike.) His Imperial Highness the Prince Hitachi graduated from Gakushuin University in 1958 and since then has devoted himself to the study of biology, like his father. He married Miss Hanako Tsugaru, daughter of late Mr. Yoshitaka Tsugaru, former count, in September 1964. The Hitachi couple visits many parts of the country to take part in various ceremonies related to national activities in the fields of culture, education, sports, and social welfare. They have also undertaken a number of goodwill tours abroad.

Four Daughters

Emperor Hirohito had four daughters, all of whom married. They are the late Mrs. Morihito Higashikuni (former Princess Teru), the late Mrs. Toshimichi Takatsukasa (former Princess Taka), Mrs. Takamasa Ikeda (former Princess Yori), and Mrs. Hisanaga Shimazu (former Princess Suga).

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I do not think family images like this were published in Japan before the americaN occupation, although I have not actual information on this yet. . The Emperor wascregarded as divine and the common people were ot suposed to even look upon him.







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