Japan’s Prince Hisahito Attends University Entrance Ceremony; Prince Will Study Biology at University of Tsukuba

The Yomiuri Shimbun

13:40 JST, April 5, 2025

Prince Hisahito attended the entrance ceremony for the University of Tsukuba in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Saturday.

The 18-year-old son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko is taking a new step forward together with his fellow students at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences.

“I am grateful to be able to study various subjects including those I have been interested in for a long time. I am anxious about some aspects of my new life, but I will cherish every single experience from now on,” he said with a smile when asked by the press about how he felt about enrolling at the university.

Prince Hisahito listened to President Kyosuke Nagata’s speech with a serious expression at the ceremony. Before the ceremony Prince Hisahito exchanged some words with those around him.

This is the first time for a male member of the Imperial Family to enter a university other than Gakushuin University from high school since the end of World War II.

Prince Hisahito, who has a keen interest in living things such as dragonflies, will study biology from basic subjects to its practical application at the university’s College of Biological Sciences.