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Her Imperial Highnesses Princess Mikasa and her family

Her Imperial Highness Princess Mikasa passed away on 15 November 2024.

Her Imperial Highness Princess Mikasa

Name

Yuriko

Lineage

Second Daughter of the late Masanari Takagi

Date of Birth

4 June 1923

Honorary Positions

  • Reserve Member of the Imperial House Council
  • Honorary Vice-President of the Japanese Red Cross Society

Education

1941 - Graduated from the Gakushuin Women's Academy

Marriage

Imperial Consent

29 March 1941

Engagement Ceremony (Nosai no Gi)

3 October 1941

Marriage

22 October 1941

Children

First Daughter

  • Her Imperial Highness Princess Yasuko
  • Date of Birth: 26 April 1944
  • Marriage: 18 December 1966 (Mrs. Tadateru Konoe)

First Son

  • His Imperial Highness Prince Tomohito
  • Date of Birth: 5 January 1946
  • Marriage: 7 November 1980
  • Decease: 6 June 2012

Second Son

  • His Imperial Highness Prince Katsura (Yoshihito)
  • Date of Birth: 11 February 1948
  • Decease: 8 June 2014

Second Daughter

  • Her Imperial Highness Princess Masako
  • Date of Birth: 23 October 1951
  • Marriage: 14 October 1983 (Mrs. Soshitsu Sen)

Third Son

  • His Imperial Highness Prince Takamado (Norihito)
  • Date of Birth: 29 December 1954
  • Marriage: 6 December 1984
  • Decease: 21 November 2002

Her Imperial Highness Princess Tomohito of Mikasa

Name

Nobuko

Lineage

Third Daughter of the late Takakichi Aso

Date of Birth

9 April 1955

Honorary Positions

  • President of the Tokyo Jikeikai
  • Honorary President of the Japan Rose Society
  • Honorary President of The Doyo Society of JAPAN
  • Honorary President of the Japan Building Maintenance Association
  • Honorary President of the Women’s Healthcare Awareness & Menopause Network Society
  • Honorary Vice-President of the Japanese Red Cross Society
  • International Judo Federation Ambassador

Education

1973 - Graduated from Rosslyn House College, UK

Marriage

Imperial House Council

18 April 1980

Engagement Ceremony (Nosai no Gi)

21 May 1980

Marriage

7 November 1980

Children

Elder Daughter

  • Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko
  • Date of Birth : 20 December 1981
  • 2004 - 2010 Studied abroadat at Merton College, the University of Oxford in the UK.
  • 2010 - D. Phil. from the University of Oxford in the UK.
  • 2018 - Honorary Doctor of Letters from the Kokushikan University.
  • President of Shinyusha, General Incorporated Association.
  • Honorary Patron of the Japan-British Society.
  • President of the Japan-Turkey Society.
  • President of the Professional Ski Instructors Association of Japan.
  • President of the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan.
  • President of the Prince Mikasa Foundation
  • President of Ichimura Foundation for New Technology
  • Honorary Patron of Japan Rugby Football Union
  • Honorary President of the Classics Day Prize Committee
  • Honorary Chairman of Kokka Seiwakai
  • Professor, Institute of Japanese Culture, Kyoto Sangyo University.
  • Guest Professor, Kyoto City University of Arts.
  • Guest Research Fellow, Archival Research Center, Kyoto City University of Arts.
  • Visiting Professor, Ritsumeikan University.
  • Special Guest Professor, Kokugakuin University
  • Visiting Professor, Kokushikan University Graduate School of Human Sciences.
  • Professor, Chiba Institute of Technology
  • Principal Staff Scientist, Institute for Geo-Cosmology, Chiba Institute of Technology

Second Daughter

  • Her Imperial Highness Princess Yohko
  • Date of Birth : 25 October 1983
  • Graduated from the Gakushuin Women's College
  • She had worked at the Japanese Red Cross Society since December 2006 to November 2012.
  • President of the Social Welfare Organization "Yuaijujikai"
  • Honorary President of the Japan Universal Sound Design Association
  • Honorary Advisor of the Inclusive Design Network

His Imperial Highness Prince Mikasa

Name

Takahito

Lineage

Fourth Son of Emperor Taisho

Date of Birth

2 December 1915

The Personal Title for Young Members(Been conferred in accordance with the Imperial Family's tradition of appellation)

Prince Sumi(Sumi-no-Miya)

Coming of Age Ceremony

2 December 1935 (at the age of 20)

Deceased

27 October 2016

Education

  • After studying at the Gakushuin Junior High School graduated from the Military Academy and served in the cavalry regiment.
  • 1941 - Graduated from the Military Staff College and served as a staff officer

His Imperial Highness Prince Tomohito of Mikasa

Name

Tomohito

Lineage

Eldest Son of Prince Mikasa

Date of Birth

5 January 1946

Coming of Age Ceremony

5 January 1966 (at the age of 20)

Deceased

6 June 2012

Education

  • 1968 - Graduated from the Department of Political Studies in the Faculty of Law of Gakushuin University
  • 1968-1970 - Studied at Magdalen College, University of Oxford, UK
  • 1970-1972 - Served as a committee member on the organizing committee for the Sapporo Winter Olympics.
  • 1975 - Served as a member of the secretariat for the Okinawa International Marine Exhibition and Overseas Marine Youth Meeting.