A coming-of-age ceremony will be held in the Japanese royal family for the first time in 40 years. The main character is Prince Hisahito, who is second in the line of succession.
The Sankei Shimbun reported on the 5th that "Prince Hisahito will turn 19 on the 6th, and the royal coming-of-age ceremony will take place." The ceremony is held for male royals upon reaching adulthood and marks the first such event in 40 years since the coming-of-age of Crown Prince Fumihito in 1985.
Prince Hisahito is the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and the son of Crown Prince Fumihito. Emperor Naruhito has only one daughter, Princess Aiko, and Crown Prince Fumihito's youngest child, Prince Hisahito, is the only son among his three children.
Prince Hisahito entered the Tsukuba University School of Life and Environmental Sciences this April. Although he reached the age of 18 last September, the coming-of-age ceremony was postponed due to preparations for university entrance exams.
The coming-of-age ceremony will take place at the ceremonial hall in the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, symbolizing the display of succession rights to the public. The event will include a ceremony where a crown, symbolizing adulthood, will be worn.