Princess Hisako Takamado and Family: News and Pictures


If you have answers, please help by responding to the unanswered posts.
See posts with no answers
.

Princess Ayako was pictured at the Josai International University's commencement ceremony in Togane, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo on March 16, 2016. She graduated with a master's degree in social welfare.



** Pic **
 
On April 12th, Princess Hisako visited the special exhibition "Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul" at Tokyo National Museum.

Pic 1
Pic 2
 
Princess Hisako visited the "Caravaggio" exhibition at the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo on May 30th.

Yomiuri Pic
 
Thanks for the updates!:flowers:
Princess Hisako is one of the busiest members of the Japanese Imperial family. It is always a pleasure to see her attending various events.
 
You're welcome! I wish there were more press on the extended family. The Hitachi, Mikasa, and Takamado events mostly appear in the weekly summaries and usually without photos. :ermm:
 
Can someone tell me who this man is with the Princess?
 
eya said:
On 25th june Princess Hisako attended the opening ceremony of the exhibition of the bird photos

https://imperialfamilyjapan.wordpress.com/2016/06/25/bird-photo-exhibition/
Click to expand...

Another photo of the bird photo visit at Sankei
Noriko Senge and Princess Ayako are partially seen here: sanin-chuo.co.jp

More Princess Hisako news:

On June 20th, Princess Hisako visited the Buddha statue exhibition at the National Museum in Ueno, Tokyo. The exhibit commemorates the 50th anniversary of normalized Korea-Japan diplomatic relations.
Video: fnn-news

On June 21st, Princess Hisako attended the opening of a special exhibit featuring Prince Takamado's netsuke collection at Tanaka Honke Museum in Nagano Prefecture. Netsukes are fasteners people of the Edo period used to secure pouches to the wearer's sash. The collection has variety of netsuke from the Edo period to the present day and is open until July 18th.
Photo at: jiji.com
More on Netsuke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netsuke
 
Last edited:
On June 28th, Princess Hisako visited the Katayama school of Toyama City where the students played the Canadian National anthem. Princess Hisako is the honorary president of the "Canada-Japan" Society.

Small photo and more info: tulip-tv.co.jp
 
Princess Hisako of Takamado will visit the Netherlands to attend the International Archery Federation's 10th anniversary. She leaves Japan on July 29th and returns on August 2nd.

Source: jiji.com
 
On July 26th, Princess Hisako attended the "33rd Sankei International Shoten" at Meiji Memorial Hall, Tokyo to award the Prince Takamado Prize which is given to calligraphers "who contributed to exchanges with other countries."

Photo: Sankei

On July 27th, Princess Tsuguko attended the awards ceremony of the "31st Tokyo Metropolitan Disabilities Comprehensive Art Exhibition" at Toshima, Tokyo. After the ceremony, she looked at the art and spoke to attendees.

FNN Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/FNN.jp/posts/1026675870715747
fnn-news video
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Thanks the update!:flowers:
It is great to see Princess Tsugiko undertaking a solo engagement. Her public appearances are somewhat rare: ceremonies and functions at the Imperial Palace.
 
Last edited:
I agree. It's wonderful to see her at solo event since most of the younger Imperial princesses don't get much engagements. They're either in university or working elsewhere although Princess Akiko of Mikasa is fairly visible.

On July 28th, Princess Hisako attended the ceremony and reception for the “Advanced Technology Award” at Meiji Memorial Hall, Tokyo. It appears the winner was “object fingerprint” technology in cancer research (I’m not sure. Translation was weird). Additional honors were awarded in medical and communication technology research. The award is sponsored by Fuji Sankei Business, Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry saving, Fuji Television Network, Sankei Shimbun, and Nippon Broadcasting System.

Various photos at: Sankei, SankeiBiz 1, 2, 3 (I wonder why Sankeibiz didn't combine all photos and info into one article...)

On July 29th, Princess Hisako departed from Haneda Airport for the Netherlands. As the Honorary President of the International Archery Federation, she will attend the 10th anniversary opening ceremony on July 30th at Amsterdam’s stadium. Besides commemorative celebrations and dinner meetings, she will also visit Folk Museum. This is Princess Hisako’s first visit to the Netherlands.

Source: NHK
 
Princess Hisako attended the International Kyudo Federation’s 10th anniversary in Amsterdam. Photos are from Vladimir Kindzulis’s Facebook page. He’s president/head instructor of the Latvian Kyudo Association and member of the European Kyudo Federation.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...448049.-2207520000.1469943971.&type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...448049.-2207520000.1469943971.&type=3&theater

ETA: old news…On July 15th, Princess Hisako attended the farewell party for Japan's women's field hockey team for the Rio Olympics.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...621379.-2207520000.1469946334.&type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...621379.-2207520000.1469946334.&type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...621379.-2207520000.1469946334.&type=3&theater
 
Last edited:
On August 4th, Princess Hisako attended the opening ceremony of the 47th National Moms Volleyball Tournament which is held in Fukushima this year.

There’s a fun video of the princess participating in a warm up routine at the Osaka Moms Volleyball Federation's Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/OsakaValleyballFederationFamilies/videos/280979212277639/

She's a bit hard to locate at first but she's wearing a printed skirt suit next to the demonstrator.

ETA: According to Asahi, Princess Hisako is the honorary president and there are no games on the first day which is for the opening ceremony, greetings, and such. The actual competition runs from August 5-7th. Each prefecture had one team except for host prefecture Fukushima which had two.
 
Last edited:
On 7th August, HIH Princess Hisako and HIH Princess Ayako of Takamado attended the 36th Junior Rubber-ball Baseball Championships took place in Tokyo.
Click to expand...
Sources: https://imperialfamilyjapan.wordpress.com/2016/08/07/this-weeks-extras-42/
tokyo-np.co.jp (the tournament is also named after Prince Takamado)

On August 8th, Princess Hisako and Princess Ayako attended the "The 51st National Private College Sports Festival" opening ceremony at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
Source: Asahi's Imperial agenda

From August 9-10th, Princess Hisako and Princess Ayako visited Hiroshima to attend the Takamado 49th National High School Archery Championships' opening ceremony. They also visited the Peace Memorial Park.
http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/images/image_streamer.php?path=/pic/112/n1/272277_0_00.jpg

ETA: more photos from Sankei 8/13 weekly
http://www.sankei.com/images/news/160813/prm1608130014-p23.jpg
http://www.sankei.com/images/news/160813/prm1608130014-p24.jpg
 
Last edited:
Some updates on Princess Hisako's activities:

In March, she attended events for BirdLife:
https://twitter.com/MarcoLombardi1/status/705744111584686080
https://twitter.com/BirdLife_CEO/status/707119598240468993

On April 8th, she attended the launch of Japan Through Diplomats' Eyes contest:
https://twitter.com/AusAmbJP/status/718353907634872321

In April, Princess Hisako attended a Bally event in Ginza with actor Luke Evans and model Linda Evangelista.
https://twitter.com/TheRealLukevans/status/718120103552921600
https://www.instagram.com/p/BD5_0-mlcxT/?hl=en

On May 16th, she attended "The Taste of Indonesia" event at Prince Hall, Tokyo.
https://twitter.com/YusronIhza_Mhd/status/732212528646754304

In June, she welcomed Japan's SGEC endorsement by PEFC International:
https://twitter.com/PEFC/status/742275467407962112
SGEC endorsement by PEFC - a beacon of light - News

When Princess Hisako visited the Netherlands in late July-early August, she had a morning photography trip at Lake Naardermeer. Photos and info at Lars Soerink's Facebook post:
https://www.facebook.com/lars.soerink/posts/10210461020550148
 
Princess Hisako attended the 30th All Japan University Women's Baseball Championship on August 26-27th in Toyama Prefecture. 23 teams are participating and the final game is on the 31st.

Opening ceremony video at news.tbs.co.jp and her visits to local companies: info.kamaboko.co.jp
 
Last edited:
Prisma said:
Princess Hisako attended the 30th All Japan University Women's Baseball Championship on August 26-27th in Toyama Prefecture. 23 teams are participating and the final game is on the 31st.

Opening ceremony video at news.tbs.co.jp and her visits to local companies: info.kamaboko.co.jp
Click to expand...

:previous: More photos of the Cultural gifts store visit at https://www.facebook.com/kamaboko.jp/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1138714079520959
On 25th August, HIH Princess Hisako of Takamado attended the opening ceremony of JAPAN DIY HOMECENTER SHOW 2016 took place in Makuhari City, Chiba Prefecture.

On 28th August, HIH Princess Hisako of Takamado attended the Award Ceremoy of the 32nd Nippon Budokan Calligraphy Exhibition took place in Tokyo.
Click to expand...
Source: https://imperialfamilyjapan.wordpress.com/2016/08/28/this-weeks-extras-45/
 
Princess Hisako visited Akita Prefecture September 23-24 to attend the 2016 Japan Sports Masters Akita tournament. The tournament began in 2001 and is open to people 35 years and older. There will be about eight thousand participants (players, coaches, etc.) across 11 sports running from Sep. 24-27, except golf which ended before the opening ceremony. Princess Hisako will watch basketball and cycling before returning to Tokyo.

Photo: Sankei
 
Princess Hisako visited Kochi Prefecture October 1-2 to attend "The 28th town-blue sky of the city of starry sky" national convention at Shimanto-cho's Kubokawa Shimanto Hall. It is sponsored by Ministry of the Environment and promotes environmental conservation to protect a blue, clear sky.

Photo: Mainichi

ETA: Princess Hisako also visited the Marine Core Research Center (Nankoku) before returning to Tokyo.

Photo: Mainichi 2
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

iceflower
  • Sticky
The Imperial Family of Japan: Birthday and Anniversary Wishes 2024
Replies
4
Views
542
Blog Real
Blog Real
An Ard Ri
  • Sticky
Birthday and Anniversary wishes for the Royal Family of Belgium 2024
2
Replies
34
Views
1K
Blog Real
Blog Real
Marengo
  • Sticky
Liechtenstein: Birthday and Anniversary Wishes 2024
Replies
28
Views
2K
doro
doro
CrownPrincessJava
  • Sticky
Bulgaria: Birthday and Anniversary Wishes 2024
Replies
10
Views
1K
Blog Real
Blog Real
Somebody
  • Sticky
The Royal House of Serbia: Birthday and Anniversary Wishes 2024
Replies
3
Views
580
Biri
B

Latest posts

Back
Top Bottom