You know, the Tokyo Olympics that we are seeing today, which has gone through multiple tribulations, is the result of the efforts of many people.
In 2013, Tokyo beat Madrid in Spain and Istanbul in Turkey to successfully bid for the Olympics for the second time.
In that year's Olympic bid, Princess Takamotomiya Hisako of the Japanese Imperial Family was invited by Shinzo Abe to join the Olympic bidding group and became a special sponsor of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
At the briefing, she gave a speech in fluent English and French, which received a large number of praises and helped the success of Tokyo's Olympic bid.
It is no exaggeration to say that Princess Takamotomiya Hisako can be regarded as one of the few heroines in the Japanese imperial family who lives a dashing and free life.
Encounter with Prince Kenin
As the wife of Prince Kenhito, the cousin of Emperor Akihito, Princess Hisako could be said to be in the deep palace, but she was not controlled by the deep palace at all, just because Prince Kenhito was the seventh oldest in the succession to the throne, and this life had nothing to do with the throne.
Without the pressure of inheriting the royal bloodline, Prince Kenin's life was quite leisurely and happy. After returning from studying in Canada, he began working as a nine-to-five office worker at the International Exchange Fund.
Of course, in addition to working, he also does some royal work.
Prince Kenin is easy-going, completely without the royal shelf, and usually eats and drinks with colleagues and does not care.
Sometimes even drinking too much will take colleagues home for one night.
It should be seen that Prince Xianren has also reached the age when it is time to talk about marriage, but he is still a careless "stunned blue" appearance, and his father Prince Chongren is anxious to burn his eyebrows and begins to look around to see if there is a suitable girl.
Prince Chongren
It was also at this time that Prince Chongren used Princess Jiuzi as an interpreter and assistant at a cultural seminar, and Princess Jiuzifei was not only knowledgeable and articulate, but also proficient in several Chinese words, which left a deep impression on Prince Chongren.
Princess Kuko's family lineage
If you want to think that Princess Kuko is just an ordinary "wow girl" who has climbed the ranks of Prince Kenhito, then you are very wrong.
Hisachiko's original name was Tottori Kuko, and she was born into a clan of noble families in Kagawa Prefecture, and came from a fairly well-to-do family. Her father was a big entrepreneur, and both her grandfather and maternal grandfather were well-known taxpayers. Great-grandmother was also a cousin of Empress Zhenming.
Although she was born in Kagawa Prefecture, Kuko's education route followed the standard big miss configuration. She graduated from Sacred Heart Women's College.
Regarding sacred heart women's college, it is not an exaggeration to call it the Imperial School of Japanese Nobility. Many empresses and female politicians in Japan have graduated from this famous school from ancient times.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife, Akie Abe, also graduated from the university.
After receiving an orthodox education at Sacred Heart Women's College, Herako went on to study at Gordon College, Cambridge, where she earned a double degree in anthropology and archaeology.
After graduation, Kuko returned to Japan and began working as a translator. After that, she went to the UK again and earned a Juris Doctorate.
Back to the story of the single-minded desire to help Prince Kenin get married. When Prince Chongren saw Concubine Jiuzi, he suddenly had a feeling that "stepping on the iron shoes has no place to find, and it takes no effort at all".
Prince Chongren began to personally broker the two meetings at the Canadian Embassy Reception. Living up to her father's expectations, Princess Hisako and Prince Kenin fell in love almost at first sight.
After only a month of acquaintance, Prince Ren, who was not interested in marriage, made a crazy proposal, and within half a year, the two quickly completed the wedding, which was a veritable flash marriage.
Unlike other royal women who joined the royal family, they were either depressed or suppressed. After Marrying into the Imperial Family, Princess Jiuzi still lived a vibrant life.
She traveled extensively with her husband and participated in diplomatic activities. They are the most visited royal couples in the country, visiting 35 countries in 15 years.
In addition to flying internationally, Prince Kenhito, who loves sports, also serves as the honorary president of the Japan Football Association, often taking Concubine Hisako to the stadium to watch and cheer for the players.
Although she was busy with foreign and internal affairs, she did not delay the birth of Concubine Kuko, and she gave birth to Princess Chengzi, Noriko, and Princess Xuanzi successively.
Because there is no pressure to inherit the throne, they are not obsessed with boys, and the family of five is happy.
Compared to Empress Masako and Empress Michiko next door, Princess Hisako and Prince Kenhito really lived a life like a god.
You know, the talented Empress Masako is also proficient in several Chinese words, graduated from Harvard University, once dreamed of being a brilliant diplomat, and after marrying into the royal family, she changed the machine that must give birth to an heir in seconds. Because I was too depressed, I also suffered from depression.
The two equally talented women, the trajectory of fate has gone to different places.
Unexpected death
The direction of the story still cannot escape the tragic ending.
Maybe it's the jealous gods and immortals. In 2002, Prince Kenhito, who had always been physically fit, died unexpectedly while playing squash due to heart failure caused by ventricular fibrillation.
Only 47 years old!
At the time of his death, the eldest daughter, Princess Chengzi, was 16 years old, and the youngest Princess Xuanzi was only 12 years old. Princess Jiuzi alone had to shoulder all the heavy responsibilities.
She buried her memories and sorrows deeply, educated her three children, took over her husband's position and work, and became the pillar of gaoyuan palace family.
She is active in various international public places and is fluent in English and French for diplomatic work.
In 2004, she also received two honorary doctorates during her visit to Canada. You think this is the end of it, for the bully, any learning is a piece of cake. Kuko-kun, who is obsessed with studying Nefu art, also received a doctorate from Osaka University of the Arts.
At the 2018 World Cup, as the honorary president of the Japan Football Association, she also traveled to Russia to cheer on the Japanese team, and she is also the first member of the Japanese royal family to visit Russia in 102 years.
Achieve the happiness of the three sisters
Even if she was in the palace, even if her husband died unfortunately, Princess Jiuzi still lived her life in a prosperous way.
Of course, compared with living a good life, she has arranged the lifelong happiness of several daughters properly, which is the real top heroine god.
At the funeral of Prince Kenin that year, the 16-year-old Princess Seongko's non-mainstream hair dyeing caused a lot of controversy. Later, she ran to the Uk to study and she was more open, completely Shibuya hot girl style, foreign media also rated her as the hottest princess.
However, after graduation, Princess Chengzi has become a famous lady under the guidance of Princess Hisako.
At the age of 19, Princess Noriko accompanied Princess Hisako to visit the Izumo Taisha Shrine in Shimane Prefecture, where she fell in love at first sight with Chiya Kuniji, the eldest son of shrine Miyaji, who was 15 years older than her.
In 2014, they ended the 7-year love run and entered the palace of marriage. Don't look at the horse master,But he is a high priest in Japan, second only to the Celestial Imperial Family, with financial resources and status. When they got married, the Japanese government also sent them more than 100 million yuan as a dowry.
In 2018, the three princesses were married to Kei Moriya, an employee of Japan's largest corporate cruise company, through the mediation of their mother, and don't think that Princess Ayako is looking for a phoenix man like Princess Mako.
Morutani's father was a senior official in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and his mother was a high-caliber student who graduated from Waseda University, and was good friends with Hisako. Grandfather was an executive at a cruise line.
Moriya is also an elite education, graduated from Keio University, and also studied at Oxford University for a short time, and his hobbies are skiing triathlon and marathons. Is there a shadow of Emperor Kenjin?
I have to say that Princess Kuko is a well-deserved heroine of the Japanese imperial family. Not only did she live a cool and sassy life, but even her three daughters were properly arranged by her. For her, happiness is the freedom to control her own lifeline.
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