Crowd gathered around cars escorting Prince Takamatsu, his wife the Princess, and their entourage from train station. Photo appears with title "Prince and bride win city's heart," Los Angeles Times, 18 May 1931: A1.
Prince Kaya of Japan, center, with (front row l-r) Frank Shaw (Mayor of Los Angeles); Harry L. Harper (President of the Chamber of Commerce); (back row l-r) Col. Senichi Kushibuchi (aide to the Prince); and Tomokazu Hori (Japanese consul of Southern California) at a luncheon at the Biltmore Hotel hosted by the city and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. The flags of the United States and Japan are on the wall behind the group.
Prince Kaya of Japan (left) in front of the Lt. Col. Shunzo Kido memorial plaque on the World Peace Bridge on Mount Rubidoux, with Rufus B. von Kleinsmid (President of the University of Southern California, center), Tomokazu Hori (Japanese consul of Southern California, 2nd from right) and 2 others. The plaque reads: "During the Equestrian Games of the 10th Olympiad Lt. Col. Shunzo Kido Turned Aside From the Prize to Save His Horse. He Heard the Low Voice of Mercy, Not the Loud Acclaim of Glory. 1934. Erected by the Riverside Humane Society. Unveiled in the Presence of H.I.H. Prince Tsunenori Kaya"
Three newspaper reporters kneel on the rug in the Prince's suite at the Ambassador Hotel room, 2 holding their hats and note pads as they interview and write, next to Prince Kaya, seated in a chair and wearing his military uniform. A man in a suit with a flower in the lapel stands behind him.
Prince and Princess Kaya undertook a seven-month world tour in 1934, visiting the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany. The tour received extensive press coverage at the time.
Prince and Princess Kaya of Japan with Rufus B. von Kleinsmid on the steps of the Edward Laurence Doheny Memorial Library with Lieut.-Col. Senichi Kushibuchi (Prince Kaya's aide-de-camp, far right), and perhaps Kihuye Matsumura (the Prince's lady in waiting, behind the Prince on the left)
Rufus B. von Kleinsmid, President of the University of Southern California, seated next to Prince and Princess Kaya of Japan at a Los Angeles Breakfast Club event at the Ambassador Hotel.
Prince and Princess Kaya undertook a seven-month world tour in 1934, visiting the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany. The tour received extensive press coverage at the time.
Prince and Princess Kaya undertook a seven-month world tour in 1934, visiting the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany. The tour received extensive press coverage at the time.