JAPAN ADVENTURE

Welcome to Margie & Stan's Japan Adventure - our photo blog while living on MCAS Iwakuni in beautiful Yamaguchi Prefecture in Western Japan from 8/2004 to present. My photo above is the famous Kintai Bridge right here in Iwakuni. Be sure to check out Blog Archive (below left) for highlights of our travels. And leave us a comment - we'd love to hear from you! Click on photos to enlarge.
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

New Japanese Prince is Named!

The 6-day old Prince was named Hisahito (Hee-sah-hee-tow), in a ceremony at the hospital in Tokyo today. The local TV news interviewed people on the street, who were celebrating and thrilled with the name, which means "virtuous, calm and everlasting." This prince is the great-grandson of Emperor Hirohito, who was in power during WWII.

Read more info here: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2423143
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