Masahito, Prince Hitachi
Masahito, Prince Hitachi (常陸宮正仁親王, Hitachi-no-miya Masahito Shinnō, born 28 November 1935) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the younger brother of Emperor Akihito. He is the second son and sixth born child of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun and is third in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
| Masahito | |||||
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| Prince Hitachi | |||||
 Prince Hitachi at the Grimaldi Forum in July 2010 | |||||
| Born | 28 November 1935
(aged 90) Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Shōwa | ||||
| Mother | Empress Kōjun | ||||
| Religion | Shinto | ||||
Prince Hitachi is mainly known for philanthropic activities and his research on the causes of cancer.
Prince Hitachi and his wife Princess Hitachi have their official residence in a palace in large gardens off Komazawadori in Higashi, Shibuya.[1] They have no children.
Masahito, Prince Hitachi Media
With his younger sister Princess Takako (1952)
Prince Hitachi and Princess Hanako with Queen Juliana, Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus (at the Soestdijk Palace, 1965)
Mon of the Hitachi branch of the Imperial Family
References
Other websites
- Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi at the Imperial Household Agency website