Prince Hisahito of Akishino

Hisahito
悠仁親王

Prince Hisahito with his family in 2013

Born

6 September 2006 (age 10)
Aiiku Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Full name
Hisahito (悠仁^?)

House

Imperial House of Japan

Father

Fumihito, Prince Akishino

Mother

Kiko, Princess Akishino

Religion

Shinto

Full name
Hisahito (悠仁^?)

Japanese Imperial Family

HM The Emperor HM The Empress HIH The Crown Prince HIH The Crown Princess HIH The Princess Toshi HIH The Prince Akishino HIH The Princess Akishino HIH Princess Mako of Akishino HIH Princess Kako of Akishino HIH Prince Hisahito of Akishino HIH The Prince Hitachi HIH The Princess Hitachi HIH The Princess Mikasa HIH Princess Tomohito of Mikasa HIH Princess Akiko of Mikasa HIH Princess Yōko of Mikasa HIH The Princess Takamado HIH Princess Tsuguko of Takamado HIH Princess Ayako of Takamado

Styles of Prince Hisahito of Akishino

Reference style	His Imperial Highness
Spoken style	Your Imperial Highness
Alternative style	Sir

HIH The Princess Mikasa

Prince Hisahito of Akishino (悠仁親王, Hisahito Shinnō^?, born 6 September 2006) is the youngest child and only son of Fumihito, Prince Akishino and Kiko, Princess Akishino. He is the youngest grandchild of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Hisahito is third in line to become Emperor of Japan, after his uncle, Naruhito and his father, Fumihito.

His personal name Hisahito in this case means "serene and virtuous", according to the Imperial Household Agency. An alternative translation is "virtuous, calm, everlasting". His name was chosen by his father, and the Akishino family crest used to mark his belongings is koyamaki (Japanese umbrella-pine) tree.

Prince Hisahito is the only son and youngest child of Fumihito, Prince Akishino and Kiko, Princess Akishino. He has two older sisters, Princess Mako of Akishino and Princess Kako of Akishino.

Hisahito was the first male child born to the Imperial House of Japan since his father in 1965. In January 2007, the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzō Abe, announced that he would drop an earlier proposal to alter the Imperial Household Law so as to allow females to inherit the throne. The proposal had been made on the basis of the fact that the two sons of Emperor Akihito had, at the time, no sons of their own. Given Hisahito's birth, it now seems increasingly unlikely that the laws will be changed to allow Hisahito's cousin, Princess Aiko, the daughter and only child of the heir apparent to the throne, Crown Prince Naruhito, to become a reigning Empress and thus end the Japanese succession controversy. The supporters of changes criticized the current law as it placed a burden on the few aging males old enough to perform royal duties as females left the family.

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