Princesses Mako and Kako and Prince Hisahito

[Mandy]

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Princessses Mako & Kako and Prince Hisahito are the children of Prince Akishino & Princess Kiko.

[mandyy]

A photo of Princess Kako and Princess Mako doing some drawing during the Children's World Summit for the environment at the Aichi Expo on July 29, 2005.

You can see that Princess Kako is left handed in this photo
#1: FNN news

[merampo]

Princess Mako and Kako at Aichi expo on July 25

[kei893265]

merampo, thanks for the pictures of lovely princesses!

[kei893265]

#1: Prince Akishino and his daughters princess Mako, princess Kako at Aichi expo on July 26.
#2,#3: on July 25

[kei893265]

princess Mako at graduation ceremony of Gakushuin elementary school. March 18, 2004.
photos from gettyimages, yomiuri news and sankei news

I really think princess Mako looks like her father.

[kei893265]

the link to the princess Mako and Kako's more photos
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...&postcount=106
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...&postcount=107

[mandyy]

Photos of Princess Mako and Princess Kako at the wedding of Princess Sayako:

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...2&d=1132036082
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...9&d=1133148781
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...0&d=1132030488
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...1&d=1132087634

[ulik]

were there two separate occasions? on one photo the girls were wearing green and yellow, on another photo they were using dark dress?

[mandyy]

Originally Posted by ulik

were there two separate occasions? on one photo the girls were wearing green and yellow, on another photo they were using dark dress?

The one of them wearing school uniforms was them attending the religious ceremony of the wedding. Then the one wearing different colors are them attending the wedding reception at 4pm.

[ACBonelli]

Thanks for the photos and information.

[janos614]

Originally Posted by mandyy

The one of them wearing school uniforms was them attending the religious ceremony of the wedding. Then the one wearing different colors are them attending the wedding reception at 4pm.

I'm curious-is there a reason for the princess to be wearing her school uniform to the religious ceremony? Was that part of the wedding less formal or did it not really matter what she wore b/c she's a kid?

[merampo]

I think that school uniform is the most formal clothes for students in the Imperial family.
Princess Tsuguko,Ayako and Noriko were wearing school uniforms at their father,Prince Takamado's funeral in 2002.
In general, school uniform is regarded as the most formal clothes for students in Japan.
They wear school uniforms at wedding or at funeral.

3.Princess Kako at the wedding reception (2005-11-15)

[janos614]

Thanks for the explanations. I didn't realize the Japanese dress so formally for school, nor did I recognize the dress as a school uniform. American private school uniforms are more distinctive (more casual, IMO) and don't generally carry over to a wedding or formal ceremony as well as the Japanese ones seem to.

[merampo]

Princess Kiko,Princess Mako and Princess Kako(2005-3-29)
at the Imperial Stock Farm
scaned pic

[mandyy]

Originally Posted by merampo

Princess Kiko,Princess Mako and Princess Kako(2005-3-29)
at the Imperial Stock Farm
scaned pic

Photo from TVBS news

[wanderer]

Do these princess ever simile in front of the camera?

[mandyy]

Originally Posted by wanderer

Do these princess ever simile in front of the camera?

I think they're quite nervous in front of all those cameras, but we actually dp sometimes see them smile, but not often.

Below from New Years photo session of Mako
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...3&d=1137976115

[Emily]

Mandyy - It is interesting that many of the Japanese Imperial famly have names that end in 'o': Mako, Kako, Kiko, Akishino, Aiko, Masako, Naruhito, Sayako, etc. Is there a reason for that?

[mandyy]

Originally Posted by Emily

Mandyy - It is interesting that many of the Japanese Imperial famly have names that end in 'o': Mako, Kako, Kiko, Akishino, Aiko, Masako, Naruhito, Sayako, etc. Is there a reason for that?

Not only does members of the Japanese imperial family have this type of trends in their name.

Girls in Japan usually have "ko" at the end of their names
Males in the Imperial Family usually have "hito" at the end of their names
eg. Naruhito and Fumihito (Name of Prince Akishino)
Akishino is the family branch name
Mako and Kako could be known as "Princess Mako of Akishino" and "Princess Kako of Akishino"