New Year’s Day marked a royal first for Japan’s Prince Hisahito, who will one day be the Emperor of Japan.
The second in line to the throne attended the New Year’s Receptions for the first time. He marked his coming of age last year.
Following yearly traditions, the Japanese Imperial Family attended receptions on the first day of the year at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Hisahito joined his older sister, Princess Kako, and cousin, Princess Aiko, for the event.
Other members of the Imperial Family, including the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, also attended.
The receptions are formal events with royal women in tiaras and men in tuxedos.
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The New Year’s Day receptions were hosted for the Speaker, Vice Speaker and 80 members of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors in Japan’s Diet in the Matsu-no-Ma Room.
Prince Hisahito, 19, is the son of Crown Prince Fumihito and nephew of Emperor Naruhito. His coming-of-age ceremony took place in September 2025.
Under Japanese law, women are not allowed to reign in their own right – meaning the Emperor and Empress’s only child, Princess Aiko, cannot succeed her father. Under current law, she will lose her title and leave the Imperial Family once she marries.
Many are in support of Japan changing the laws of succession, as there are only three men eligible to ascend the throne.
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