TOKYO, Apr 25 (News On Japan) –
Princess Aiko, the eldest daughter of the Emperor and Empress, made her first solo go to to the tombs of the Showa Emperor and Empress Kojun on Thursday, to report her commencement from Gakushuin University and her new employment on the Japanese Red Cross.
The go to to the Musashi Imperial Graveyard in Hachioji, Tokyo, happened round midday, the place Princess Aiko paid respects on the Musashino Mausoleum, resting place of the Showa Emperor. This was her first go to since July 2014, when she visited together with her mother and father on the time of her enrollment at Gakushuin Girls’ Junior High School.
Dressed in a grey lengthy gown appropriate for the go to, with a hat and holding a fan, Princess Aiko gracefully walked up the strategy to the shrine. She provided a tamagushi (ritual providing) with deep reverence. Following this, she additionally visited the adjoining tomb of Empress Kojun at Musashino East Mausoleum.
The go to on April twenty fifth was to tell of her college commencement and the graduation of her profession on the Japanese Red Cross. Last month, Princess Aiko had additionally visited the Three Palace Sanctuaries inside the Imperial Palace, the Ise Grand Shrine in Mie Prefecture, devoted to the solar goddess Amaterasu and regarded the ancestor of the Imperial Family, and the tomb of Emperor Jimmu in Nara, the legendary first emperor of Japan. Earlier this month, on April eleventh, she had greeted the Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emerita on the Sento Imperial Palace.
Source: 日テレNEWS