Prince hisahito of akishino

Kiko, Crown Princess of Japan

Japanese princess (born 1966)

Kiko, Crown Princess Akishino[1] (皇嗣文仁親王妃紀子, Kōshi Fumihito Shinnō-hi Kiko) (born Kiko Kawashima (川嶋紀子, Kawashima Kiko); 11 September 1966), is married to Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan. Her husband is the younger brother and heir presumptive of Emperor Naruhito and the second son of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko.

Kiko earned a PhD in humanities from Ochanomizu University. Her marriage to Fumihito in 1990 furthered the trend of Japanese imperial males marrying middle class commoners of academic prominence in earlier and current generations. The couple has three children: Mako, Kako, and Hisahito. Preceding Fumihito and Kiko's investiture as Crown Prince and Princess, the ongoing Japanese imperial succession debate had resulted in some politicians holding a favorable view on rescinding agnatic primogeniture imposed by World War II allies on the constitution of Japan. However, once Kiko and Fumihito had their son Hisahito in September 2006 he became next in the line of succe

Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino and their family

Lineage

Second Son of His Majesty the Emperor Emeritus

Date of Birth

November 30, 1965

The Personal Title for Young Members(Been conferred in accordance with the Imperial Family's tradition of appellation)

Prince Aya (Aya-no-Miya)

Coming of Age Ceremony

November 30, 1985 (at the age of 20)

Ceremonies for Proclamation of Crown Prince

November 8, 2020

Honorary Positions and similar positions

  • Member of the Imperial House Council
  • President of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology
  • President of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums
  • Patron of the Association for Conserving Mitera Sennyuji Temple
    (Mitera Sennyuji is the temple in which the Imperial memorial tablets are enshrined)
  • Patron of the Social Welfare Organization "Saiseikai" Imperial Gift Foundation Inc.
  • Patron of the Agricultural Society of Japan
  • Patron of the Japan Forestry Association
  • Patron of the Japan Association of Botanical Gardens
  • Patron of the Foundation for Academic Specimens of Domesticated

    by Scott Mehl  © Unofficial Royalty 2013

    Crown Prince Akishino with his wife; Credit – Zimbio

    Crown Prince Akishino (given name: Fumihito) was born November 30, 1965, at the Aoyama Detached Palace in Toyko, Japan, the second son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Until his marriage, he was known as The Prince Aya. After his early education, he attended Gakushuin University, studying law and biology. He later studied at St John’s College, Oxford, and received a Ph.D. in ornithology from the Graduate University for Advanced Studies in Japan in 1996.

    Crown Prince Akishino has an elder brother and a younger sister:

    The Crown Prince is very interested and involved in organizations focused on nature and agriculture, and teaches as a visiting professor at the Tokyo University of Agriculture. An avid tennis player who once ranked among the top doubles players in Japan, he serves as honorary president of the Japan Tennis Association.

    In June 1990, he married Kiko Kawashima, was given the title Prince Akishino and formed a new branch of the Imperial Family. The co

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