Figure 1.--This photograph shows Prince Akihito and his little brother playing on the beach. The scene is undatedm but looks to habe been taken about 1936. We are not sure who took them to the beach. |
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We do not know much about family life. There was a great deal of formality involved with court life. We are not entirely sure just how much of that formality carried ovr into family life. We notice some photographs suggesting that the children had many experiences similar to ordinary family life. We see the children playing on the beach like any other children. It is a scene any parent of young children will reconize. They had trikes to ride as younger children. We are not sure about pets, but they did have birds. one interesting aspect of family life to know is to what extent the boys and girls were treated differently. Hopefully we will learn more about this over time.
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