To use this site, please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page.
This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content, and analyzing our website traffic. By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies.
Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Courtesy of the Imperial Household Agency Prince Hisahito examines rice grown in the garden of Crown Prince Akishino’s residence in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on Aug. 7.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
13:38 JST, September 6, 2022
Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, turned 16 on Tuesday.
The prince is currently a first-year student at Senior High School at Otsuka, University of Tsukuba, in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo.
The prince, who began attending the school in April, is enjoying high school and is actively engaging himself in classes and other school activities with his classmates, according to the Imperial Household Agency. As he has joined the school’s badminton club, he is focusing on working out and practicing the basics of the sport.
During the summer holidays, he went on a three-day school excursion to Tateshina, Nagano Prefecture. While there, he learned to navigate the mountain using a compass and a map, and also hiked up Mt. Tateshina.
In his personal time, the prince continues to study the habitat of dragonflies at his home at the Akasaka Imperial Grounds in Minato Ward, Tokyo. He has also become interested in the conservation of biodiversity and has created a biotope at his home.
As the prince and his family grow rice on the imperial grounds, he also continues to conduct his experiments crossing rice varieties, something he started when he was in junior high.
The prince has also started accompanying his parents when they perform their public duties. On July 31, he attended the opening ceremony of the All Japan Senior High School Cultural Festival and met other high school students from across the country.
