Prince Hitachi and Family Current Events Part 1: July 2005 -

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Prince and Princess Hitachi attended the official dinner of the Praemium Imperiale Prize at the Luxembourg Palace in Paris on July 16, 2014.



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Yesterday, July 17, Prince and Princess Hitachi visited an exhibition dedicated to French painter Martial Raysse at the Centre Pompidou contemporary art centre in Paris.



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The Prince and Princess Hitachi presided over the 26th ceremony for the Praemium Imperiale Awards in Tokyo today, October 15, 2014. The Praemium Imperiale is awarded in the five disciplines of painting, sculpture, architecture, music and theatre/film.



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Prince and Princess Hitachi attended the annual autumn memorial service at Tokyo's Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery on October 17, 2014. The cemetery is the national Japanese cemetery for unknown war dead in the World War II.



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Prince Hitachi opened an art exhibition by disabled people at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre on December 10:



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On January 25 Prince and Princess Hitachi were present at the opening ceremony of the Chubu Ski Championships in Nanto, Toyama.



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Princess Hitachi presided over the award ceremony for the 27th Praemium Imperiale Awards in Tokyo today, October 21. It seems Prince Hitachi wasn't present this year.



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Thanks for the update!
Princess Hitachi's solo appearance is not surprising. Prince Hitachi looked frail on some photos.
On a different notes, Princess Hitachi's dress is lovely.

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Prince and Princess Hitachi were in France as Prince Hitachi was awarded the Grand Prize of the Charter of Paris against cancer on February 1, 2016.



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Amazing work! Congratulations to Prince Hitachi!

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Why is Prince Hitachi goes wheelchair?

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Originally Posted by Blog Real

Why is Prince Hitachi goes wheelchair?

Advanced age, he's 80 and probably can't stand or walk for long periods. He's still pretty active though.

At his birthday last year, this article stated "Due to his advanced age, the prince now carries out his official duties in a wheelchair.
To maintain his physical strength, the prince walks along the corridors of his residence in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward and exercises on cycling machines, according to the Imperial Household Agency."

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"On 23rd March, HIH Prince Masahito and HIH Princess Hanako of Hitachi attended the 74th Award Ceremony of National Exhibition for Student Inventors."

Source: https://imperialfamilyjapan.wordpres...t-inventors-2/

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"On 26th April, HIH Prince Masahito of Hitachi attended the 34th Award Ceremony of Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize took place at Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo."

Source: https://imperialfamilyjapan.wordpres...m-grand-prize/

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From 10th May to 11th May, HIH Princess Hanako of Hitachi visited Osaka Prefecture to attend the opening ceremony of the 49th Japan Ikebana Art Exhibition.
HIH Princess Hanako is the Honorary President of Japan Ikebana Art Association.

https://imperialfamilyjapan.wordpres...ncess-hitachi/

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On May 30th, Prince and Princess Hitachi attended a ceremony to honor the unidentified war dead at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery.

Abe honors war dead at Chidorigafuchi cemetery - Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

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Here are two pics of the Prince and Princess at the ceremony:


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On June 9th, Prince and Princess Hitachi visited the Bhutan exhibition at the Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo. The exhibit commemorates the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Bhutan.
Photo at Sankei

FNN-News video:
http://www.fnn-news.com/news/headlin...N00327201.html

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On July 13th, Princess Hanako attended a special art exhibition at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi.

Source: Asahi reporter Yasuhiko Shima’s tweet

On July 14th, the IHA announced Princess Hanako will enter Nissan Koseikai Tamagawa Hospital on the 15th for hip surgery on the 16th. After experiencing pain and discomfort, the Princess was diagnosed with osteoarthritis on both sides after medical exams in May and June. She is expected to be discharged in about a month.

Sources: www3.nhk.or.jp, Asahi

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Princess Hanako was discharged from Nissan Koseikai Tamagawa hospital on August 7th.

Source: Asahi