Figure 1.--Here we see Prince Naruhito walking to his primary school by himself in 1966. We do not yet know the school he attended. The school had a cadet-style uniform which was not very common at the primary school level. |
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We do not know much about the schools Prince Naruhito attended, but we have begun to collect some information. We know a little about Naruhito's pre-school. We do not have details about the Prince's primary and secondary schools. We do know that he attended regular school like his father. He attended Tokyo's prestigious Gakushuin school like his father, but was not isolated like hisd father was. We do not have any information about Naruhito's school experiences. Here we see him in his primary school uniform (figure 1). The school used the Prussian cadet-style uniform. This was more common at secondary schools, but was worn a a few primary schools as well. Most private schools had uniforms, but only a few had trhe Prussian cadet uniforms. The primary uniform was a black Prussian cadet cap and jacket, short pants, ankle socks, and leather shoes.
Prince Nauruhito attended a pre-school, rather like a Kindergarten. We think he attended at age 5 years. His pre-school had a little more elaborate uniform than most Japanrse pre-schools, but it is quite common for pre-schools to have uniforms. We do not yet have details on the school or his experiences there. We do have a photograph of the graduation ceremonies. The children wore black Eton jackets with red piping and white collars. The boys had Eton collars, the girls larger Peter Pan collars.
We do know that Prince Nauruhito attended regular school like his father. We do not know yet what schools he attended or his experiences were. He attended Tokyo's prestigious Gakushuin school like his father, but was not isolated like his father was. He entered Gakushuin primary (1966). We do not have any information about Naruhito's school experiences. Here we see him in his primary school uniform (figure 1). The school used the Prussian cadet-style uniform. This was more common at secondary schools, but was worn a a few primary schools as well. Most private schools had uniforms, but only a few had trhe Prussian cadet uniforms. The primary uniform was a black Prussian cadet cap and jacket, short pants, ankle socks, and leather shoes. A reader tells us that when photographs appeared of Prince Nauruhito being walked to school, a controversy developed as to whether children should be allowed to walk to school on their own. Of course given security concerns, an imperial prince can not be trerated like any primary school child. The Prince graduated from Gakushuin primary (1972).
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