Prince Hisahito visited imperial mausoleums in Kyoto on Thursday to report the completion of his coming-of-age ceremony last September.
Dressed in a morning coat and carrying a top hat, Prince Hisahito proceeded slowly before the mausoleum of Emperor Meiji in Fushimi Ward shortly after 2 p.m. He offered a tamagushi sacred tree branch and bowed.
The prince then visited the mausoleum of Emperor Komei in Higashiyama Ward shortly after 3:30 p.m.
He also worshipped at the adjacent mausoleums of Empress Shoken, consort of Emperor Meiji, and Empress Eisho, consort of Emperor Komei.
The prince is on a private visit to Kyoto during his university’s spring break. He will stay in the city until Friday.
AloJapan.com