If I were a Japanese royal princess, do I have the option of never getting married?

[KathyMoore]

If I were a Japanese royal princess, do I have the option of never getting married?
(in order to remain a royal for as long as I live)

Thanks! :)

[Arobers1]

Yes I do believe so

[Vanesa]

I think that you may keep without marrying being a Japanese princess or a commoner. I do not know if IHA is related to marriying royals or not...I suppose they give their opinion over the marrying candidats for a prince or for a princesse, but I'm not sure they oblige royals to marry. However, you must know that even in the West, marriage is important for royals, and all royals are persuaded to marry someone. They are excpected to marry, and much more if they are heirs to a throne or something so important as this.

Vanesa.

[monica17]

Yes, I think the IHA laws state that an imperial princess can choose to be single and retain her title. But I don't think it has been done to date.

[Next Star]

Yes a Japense princess can marry but to keep her title she must marry a royal or noble no commoner because then she would lose her royal title.

[sara1981]

i would agree with posts

if you getting married to Japan Royals and im sure if your families is rich or not like as heir,noble,baron,etc.

IF Princess married to commoner they will lose the HRH or HIH dues parent's decision they Japan Princess will still known as Princess of Japan without titles.

[tete]

i'm not sure about still being called a princess after marrying a commoner, i think they will instead use their husbands surname. i also dont think there are any nobles left since the class system was disbanded after wwII.

[Next Star]

A Japense princess could marry a foriegn noble or royal if she gets perimission from the monarch so she still keep her royal title.

[dragonsfire8]

If that happened, I would bet that the whole IHA would be throwned into total chaos since they have such a fear of lossing the imperial line to such a problem. But perhaps it would be a good thing to shake hings up a bit like this. Would it be even possible?

[Next Star]

Total chatos what are you talking about? A Japenese princess is not allowed to be state I don't see that as a problem if the monarch approves of the marriage. It seems wrong to judge someone just because there from another nation and do not even know them and that is what I find not right at all. The imperial family still continue without the princess being she has siblings and they have children.

[Nicolas of Albania]

A princess could choose not to marry, but it is rare. The law is really unfair to them; if they marry, they lose everything. Oh, sure, you could say just marry a noble or a prince, but they abolished the noblity in Japan decades ago and it's not like princes just line up outside your door asking to marry you.