Masahito, Prince Hitachi
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Masahito | |
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Prince Hitachi | |
Born | Masahito, Prince Yoshi (義宮正仁親王) 28 November 1935 Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo City, Empire of Japan |
Spouse |
Nagako Kuni |
Masahito, Prince Hitachi (常陸宮正仁親王, Hitachi-no-miya Masahito Shinnō, born 28 November 1935) is a member of the
Early life and education
Born at Tokyo Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Masahito held the childhood appellation Prince Yoshi (義宮正仁親王, Yoshi-no-miya Masahito Shinnō).
Masahito received his primary and secondary schooling at the Gakushūin Peers' School. In late 1944, the Imperial Household Ministry evacuated Prince Yoshi and the Crown Prince to Nikkō, to escape the American bombing of Tokyo.
After the war, from 1947 to 1950, Mrs. Elizabeth Gray Vining tutored both princes and their sisters, the Princesses Kazuko, Atsuko, and Takako, in the English language. Her account of the experience is entitled Windows for the Crown Prince (1952).
Prince Yoshi received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from the Faculty of Science at
In 1997, Prince Hitachi received an
Marriage
On 30 September 1964, the Prince married
Prince and Princess Hitachi have their official residence in a palace in large gardens off Komazawadori in Higashi, Shibuya.[1] They have no children.
In September 2021, the Japanese government considered plans to amend the Imperial Household Law and allow Prince Hitachi to adopt a male member of the former shinnōke or ōke collateral branches of the imperial family in an effort to address the Japanese imperial succession debate.[2]
Public service
Prince Hitachi is the honorary president of a wide variety of charitable organizations, especially those involving international exchange. Most recently, Prince and Princess Hitachi visited
Health
Prince Hitachi suffered from fever in late February 2023 and was hospitalized on 1 March. He was diagnosed with
Titles and styles
- 28 November 1935 – 1 October 1964: His Imperial Highness Prince Yoshi
- 1 October 1964 – present: His Imperial Highness Prince Hitachi
Honours
National honours
- Japan: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum (28 November 1955)
Foreign honours
- Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (28 September 1965)[10]
- Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (22 November 1965)[11]
- Nepal: Member of the Order of the Benevolent Ruler (19 April 1960)[12]
Honorary degree
Honorary positions
- President of the Japanese Society for the Preservation of Birds[13]
- President of the Japanese Society for Disabled Children[13]
- President of the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation[13]
- President of the Japan-Denmark Society[13]
- President of the Dainippon Silk Foundation[13]
- President of the Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities[13]
- President of the Japan Art Association[13]
- President of the Tokyo Zoological Park Society[13]
- President of Maison Franco-Japonaise[13]
- President of the Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund[13]
- Honorary President of the Japan-Sweden Society[13]
- Honorary President of the Japan-Belgium Society[13]
- Honorary President of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research[13]
- Honorary President of Association Pasteur Japon[13]
- Honorary Vice-President of the Japanese Red Cross Society[13]
Ancestry
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Patrilineal descent
References
- ^ Kunaicho | The Imperial Palace and other Imperial Household Establishments Archived 8 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Parry, Richard Lloyd (6 September 2021). "Adopted sons tipped to stave off Japan's imperial succession crisis". The Times. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "尿管結石で手術の常陸宮さま、ご退院". The Sankei News (in Japanese). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Prince Hitachi to Undergo Ureteral Stone Surgery". The Yomiuri Shimbun. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "常陸宮さま 尿管結石の手術受ける 経過は順調". NHK (in Japanese). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "常陸宮さま退院、術後の経過は順調 華子さまと一緒に宮邸へ". NTV News (in Japanese). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Prince Hitachi, former Emperor Akihito's brother, taken to hospital". Kyodo News. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "常陸宮さま 尿路感染症と診断 しばらく入院して治療へ". NHK (in Japanese). 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "常陸宮さまが退院 発熱のため今月2日から入院…入院中に留置のステント抜去、尿管結石の治療全て終了 今後、通院の必要もなし". NTV News (in Japanese). 23 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ www.borger.dk Archived 29 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Persondetaljer - Hans Kejserlige Højhed Prins Hitachi af Japan
- ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".
- ^ Omsa.org
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi". The Imperial Household Agency. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Genealogy of the Emperors of Japan" (PDF). Imperial Household Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
External links
- Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi at the Imperial Household Agency website