Japan’s Prince Hisahito Visits Shrine
Japan’s new prince, two-month-old Prince Hisahito, was dedicated in a Shinto ceremony at one of the shrines in the Imperial Palace.
It was the first time the infant has left the Akasaka Estate in the Motoakasaka district, where his father and mother, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, live since leaving the hospital Sept. 6, the Imperial Household Agency said.
Prince Hisahito, wrapped in white swaddling, was presented to the shrine in the arms of a male agency official. He was later taken to meet with the Emperor and Empress Michiko. Prince Akishino, the Emperor’s second son, and Princess Kiko met with reporters in front of the residence with the prince cradled in her arms.
The young prince is the first Imperial heir born in 41 years.
via Japan Times
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