Prince Chichibu facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Yasuhito |
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Prince Chichibu in December 1940
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| Born | 25 June 1902 Aoyama Detached Palace, Tokyo City, Japan |
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| Died | 4 January 1953 (aged 50) Kugenuma Villa, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan |
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| Burial | 12 January 1953 Toshimagaoka Imperial Cemetery, Bunkyo, Tokyo |
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Taishō | ||||
| Mother | Empress Teimei | ||||
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| Allegiance |  Japan |
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 Imperial Japanese Army |
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| Years of service | 1922–1945 | ||||
| Rank | Major-General | ||||
| Commands held | 31st Infantry | ||||
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Second World War |
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Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (秩父宮雍仁親王, Chichibu-no-miya Yasuhito Shinnō, 25 June 1902 – 4 January 1953), was the second son of Emperor Taishō (Yoshihito) and Empress Teimei (Sadako), a younger brother of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. As a member of the Imperial House of Japan, he was the patron of several sporting, medical, and international exchange organizations. Before and after World War II, the English-speaking prince and his wife attempted to foster good relations between Japan and the United Kingdom and enjoyed a good rapport with the British royal family. As with other Japanese imperial princes of his generation, he was an active-duty career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army. Like all members of the imperial family, he was exonerated from criminal prosecutions before the Tokyo tribunal by Douglas MacArthur.
Images for kids
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Emperor Taishō's four sons in 1921 : Hirohito, Takahito, Nobuhito and Yasuhito
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The Prince and Princess Chichibu on their wedding day.
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Chichibu-no-miya Stadium, which is named after the Prince
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Prince Chichibu statue at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
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Prince Chichibu in his twenties, as a second lieutenant
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Prince and Princess Chichibu Wedding
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Prince Chichibu in stadium
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Prince Chichibu at Hirosaki
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Former villa of Prince Chichibu in Gotemba
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Statue of Prince Chichibu
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The hakkō ichiu monument (1940) had Prince Chichibu's calligraphy of Hakkō ichiu on its front side.
