On October 29, 2025, Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko attended the 34th Blue Planet Prize Award Ceremony, held at the Tokyo Kaikan in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. The Blue Planet Prize is presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to solving global environmental problems.
This year’s laureates were Professor Robert B. Jackson of Stanford University, recognized for his research on carbon cycles and contributions to reducing greenhouse gases, and Dr. Jeremy Leggett, who proposed the concept of the “carbon bubble.” Following the ceremony, Their Imperial Highnesses attended a reception and spoke with the award recipients.
The Blue Planet Prize honors exceptional achievements in scientific research or practical applications that help address global environmental issues. The award was established by the Asahi Glass Foundation in 1992, the year of the Rio Earth Summit. Its name was inspired by the famous words of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who described Earth as “a blue planet” when he first viewed it from space.
Ravie de voir la princesse Kiko dans ce kimono aux magnifiques motifs !
ReplyDeleteIt is always a pleasure to see the traditional Japanese kimono being worn. The folds and tucks are so neat and pleasing to the eye, and the colours and patterns are always artistic, whether in a bold way or a quiet way. I also like all the symbolism that is involved in the length and style of the sleeves, depending on the wearers social or martial status, and then of course there is the beautiful obi which follows similar rules with respect to the material it is made from, the colours and pattern of the fabric and how it is folded at the back, and forms a focal point around the waistline. This is a form of traditional dress that really tells a story.
ReplyDeleteCP Kiko looks very nice in hers.
- Anon 9:13
No jewelry. Wonder if it’s tradition that when Kimono is worn, no jewelry (earrings, brooch) will be
ReplyDeleteWorn? Exquisite Kimono fabric. - AnnW
社交の場で着物にイヤリングをつける人もいて、私は素敵だと思います。
Deleteですが改まった席ではつけない人がほとんどだと思います。
紀子様は帯の中央に真珠の帯留め（obidome）をつけているように見えます。
これは洋装におけるブローチと同じです。
しかしこの帯留めも喪装の場合にはつけません。
秋篠宮様の指輪は紀子様から贈られた婚約指輪で、彼が研究するナマズのデザインです。
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I do love the Japanese Kimono, tradition, the wearing of them. The colors and pattern, beautiful. It is a study in point the way it is formed and worn on the body.
ReplyDeleteIt's not very clear in the picture, Princess Kiko is wearing a sash clip (obidome) on her obi band (obijime).
ReplyDeleteWhile it's generally not customary to wear jewelry with a kimono, sash clips are sometimes used as a fashionable accessory in modern times.
Japanese kimono is wearable art.Very good on crown princess Kiko!
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