Prince Hisahito Offers Flowers for Hiroshima A-Bomb Victims
Hiroshima, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)--Prince Hisahito, the son of Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, offered flowers at a cenotaph for atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Friday, a day after the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city of Hiroshima. This is the first time the prince has performed official duties outside Tokyo wi...
On Friday, Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, made a symbolic gesture at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, offering flowers at a cenotaph dedicated to atomic bomb victims. This marked the first time the prince had performed official duties outside of Tokyo without the presence of other members of the Imperial Family during his trip.
Throughout his visit, the prince also attended the Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum, where remnants of a school building destroyed by the atomic bombing during World War II remain, and delivered a speech at a gathering of the Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen, a town in Hiroshima Prefecture. Prince Hisahito's schedule extended to Saturday with a visit to the Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History in Fukuyama, after which he was set to return to Tokyo.
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