On 22nd April, HIH Princess Akiko and HIH Princess Yoko of Mikasa visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on the occasion of the Spring Grand Ritual of the Shrine.
Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine in central Tokyo that commemorates Japan’s war dead. The shrine was founded in 1869 with the purpose of enshrining those who have died in war for their country and sacrificed their lives to help build the foundation for a peaceful Japan.
The spirits of about 2.5 million people, who died for Japan in the conflicts accompanying the Meiji Restoration, in the Satsuma Rebellion, the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, the First World War, the Manchurian Incident, the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific War, are enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine in form of written records, which note name, origin and date and place of death of everyone enshrined.
Photo from Sankei
IMPERIAL FAMILY OF JAPAN 
I really like Princess Akiko because she always looks so proud to be representing the Emperor.
Yes. I think she is very active as a princess.
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It’s lovely to see them in some soft pretty colors instead of the drab white. They look so graceful and dignified.
Thanks for commemts.
Yes, it’s unusual to see them in such type of colors for visiting shrine.
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