Showa Emperor
Emperor Hirohito (posthumous name: Emperor Showa) Travels to Okayama, Visits 4th Daughter-in-law Atsuko's Daughter-in-law's Home for the First Time in Six and a Half Years
When the couple attended the opening ceremony of the 17th National Athletic Meet (Okayama National Athletic Meet) held in Okayama Prefecture, they visited for the first time in six and a half years with Empress Yoshiko (posthumous title: Kajun) and her husband, Takamasa Ikeda, the former owner of Ikeda Farm (Ikeda Industrial Zoo and Botanical Garden Ltd. and then Ikeda Zoo Ltd.), which is located in Okayama City and was formerly owned by the former marquis of the Bizen Okayama Domain, to whom Atsuko Junmiya, the 4th Princess, was married. Emperor Hirohito (posthumous title: Emperor Showa) visits for the first time in six and a half years with Empress Yoshiko (posthumous title: Empress Kojun), and the couple pose for a commemorative photo in front of the Ikeda home. From left: Emperor Hirohito, Empress Yoshiko, Atsuko Ikeda, and Takamasa Ikeda In front of Takamasa Ikeda's house in Okayama City/Kamiifuku/Bessho (later Okayama City/Kyoyama), Okayama Prefecture, Japan; October 25, 1962
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