Prince Hisahito of Akishino

He turned 3 years old.

Hisahito is the first male heir born in 41 years to the imperial family and is third in line to succeed Emperor Akihito, 75, on Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne. Their only seed to grow their imperial family tree!

The emperor and his wife have cut back official appearances because of stress-related illnesses. Princess Masako has also largely kept out of the public eye because of chronic depression.

In contrast, little Prince Hisahito appears to be the picture of health. I guess it got to do with the amount of ginseng, bird nest all sorts of high grade herbal products.

Reports said he loves his tricycle and knows how to dress himself. Probably a future takeshi in the making?

Prince Akishino and his wife Kiko also have two daughters.


Prince Hisahito of Akishino (悠仁親王,, born 6 September 2006), currently third in line to the Japanese throne, is the third child of the Prince and Princess Akishino, and their first son. He was born at 8:27 a.m. (Japan Standard Time) by Caesarean section in a private clinic in Tokyo following complications in the pregnancy, diagnosed as partial placenta praevia, which resulted in the birth taking place some two weeks early. He weighed 2.556 kg (5 lb 10 oz) at birth. According to the current law of succession, he is third in line of succession to become Emperor of Japan. He is the first male child born to the Japanese Imperial family since his father, in 1965.