The New York herald., 1921-01-30
JAPANESE PRINCE
WOULD EMULATE
PRINCE OF WALES
Hirohito, Heir to Throne, Is
Likely to Visit Europe
and America.
rs VERY FOND OF SPORTS
Admiral Togo, His Chief Ad-
wiser, to Accompany Him
on Trip to U. s.
IS VERY FOND OF SPORTS

special Gable to THE NEW York HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, by TIE NEw York HERALD.
TOXIC, Jan. 29.-Japanese news
papers are announcing that the young
heir apparent to the thsone Of Japan.
Prince Hirohito. vii; visit America
next spring. While nothing officially
has been decided. che visit. II is said.
will follow a trip to London and other
important cities Of Europe, which has
been discussed for some time. APP
parently the Japanese, like the British,
feel that it Is a good thing for the
next ruler Of nation to gather first
hand information about the other ma
tions Of the world.
Should the trip be decided upon. be-
ing the second Crown Prince to at
tempt tour of the world, 1t will be
somewhat of a, disadvantage to young
Hirohito, for nearly every one is ready
to admit that he will have ito go
some' in order to equal the favorable
impression created by the Prince of
Wales on his travels. There is no
doubt such tour by the Grown Prince
would deeply stir Japanese national
sentiment.
Only go Years Old.
Unlike the Prince of Wales, the jap
achieve a great deal. as he was not born
until 1901. One of the best things in
his favor, according to an Englishman
who has spent many years in japan and
knows whereof he speaks, is that he Is
a thoroughly human sort of chap who
is fond of sports and likes to wear Euro
pean clothes. He Is taller than the
average Japanese and by course of
careful physical training has developed
a strong physique.
Because Of the poor health of the
Emperor the greatest experts and spe-
cialists in the land have been employed
to map out course OF physical training
for him, and army and navy officers
were entrusted with the task OF seeing
to 1t that the rules laid down by the
experts were faithfully carried out. SO
the Prince has learned TO become a good
rider. a fencer in the Japanese fashion
and a swimmer
or course, when the Crown Prince Of
Japan goes swimming II Is an importan;
matter, and so. especially when he was
learning. II was no uncommon sight to
see a number of middle aged men OF
high degree standing up to their waists
in the sea and holding rope around
the place in which the Prince was to
swim. However, such ceremonies were
not considered necessary when the
Prince was introduced to tennis and
baseball. which perhaps accounts for tho
fact that he likes these sports best.
Admiral Togo His Adviser.
The chief adviser OF Hirohito In The
matter OF serious education has been the
famous Admiral Togo. who, by the way.
1t is said. is to accompany him on his
visit to the United States. While as a
student the Prince could hardly be classed
as shining light, he Is far from being
dull and has made a good showing in
arithmetic. science and history. He is
said 70 be particularly fond OF natural
history. His friends speak of him as a
boy with a serious turn of mind who
Is quiet and undemonstrative in all he
does. and they declare that they are i'm
pressed by his strength of character.
sedateness and leaderike qualities" and
also by his warm hearted manner.
In accordance with Japanese custom
the Prince does not see a great deal OF
his parents. seldom visiting them oftener
than once week. He dresses always in
the European fashion. although there
are times. such as at the coronation fes-
tivities. when he appeared In all the
elaborate trappings that mark an ancieAt
Japanese ceremonial costume suitable
for a person Of his exalted position. At
such times he plays his part with all
the dignity that tradition expects of him.
But at home in his palace Hirohito
stands less on ceremony and delights in
eating foreign food for breakfast and
luncheon. as do so many Japanese in
these days. Hirohito has expressed him
self as eager to meet the Prince OF Wales.
whom he feels as IL he knew already. be-
cause he has seen so much OF him in the
movies. There is NO doubt that he adj
mires the young British Prince. but thus
far there have been no reports of Hiro-
hito trying to emulate him by driving
railroad engines. swimming with crowd
of ordinary seamen and that sort OF
thing. But perhaps he will learn--es-
pecially should he land In America