Royal Profile: Aiko, Princess Toshi, Princess of Japan

Aiko, Princess Toshi was born 1 December 2001, the only child to the Japanese heir apparent and his wife{Source}.

In a break of tradition, rather than her name being chosen by the emperor, her name was chosen by her parents which was Aiko and is written with kanji character for "love (愛)" and "child (子)". her name means "a person who loves others." She also has an imperial title, Princess Toshi (敬宮 toshi-no-miya) which means "a person who respects others."This formal title will be dropped if she marries a commoner. The Imperial Household Law of 1947 abolished the Japanese nobility; and under provisions of this law, the imperial family was streamlined to the descendants of Emperor Taishō. The laws of succession in Japan exclude females or males through a female line; if the laws were changed, Aiko would be second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne.When she was born, it was debated whether or not the laws should change, however, with the birth of her male cousin five years later, the debates have-at least for now-been tabled{Source}.

She began her education at the Gakushuin Kindergarten on April 3, 2006{Source}. She graduated from the school on March 15, 2008. In early March 2010, Aiko began to stay home from school due to being bullied by her elementary school classmates{Source}. The young Princess returned to school on a limited basis on May 2, 2010{Source}. Since returning, she has attended a limited number of classes accompanied by her mother{Source}. On 18 March 2014, Princess Aiko graduated from Gakushuin elementary school and on 6 April 2014 she entered Gakushuin Girl's Junior High-school. She currently attends Gakushuin Girl's Junior High School {Source}

On Princess Aiko's eighth birthday, it was revealed her interests were typical of girls her age: writing Kanji characters, calligraphy, jump rope, playing piano and violin, and writing poetry{Source}.


As she is still a child and being educated, her royal duties are limited. On 5 April 2016, she visited a special exhibition on the 150th anniversary of Japan-Italy diplomatic relations at the Tokyo museum with her parents {Source}. In 2017, she joined her parents for the 2017 New Year's Celebration, visited Nagano, visited her grandparents, graduated Junior High school, participated in a musical concert and began high school, attended a wheelchair basketball competition with her parents, and  visited Nasu  and Sauzaki Imperial villas with her parents


In November 2011, Princess Aiko was hospitalized with pneumonia{Source}.

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