Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa

His Imperial Highness Prince 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)
  • Honorary Positions
    • President of the Social Welfare Organization Yuai Jyuji Kai
    • President of the Arinomama-sha
    • President of the Social Welfare Organization "saiseikai" Imperial Gift Foundation Inc.
    • President of the New Technology Development Foundation
    • President of the Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund
    • President of the Nippon Billiard Association
    • President of the Professional Ski Instructors Association of Japan
    • President of the Collegiate Skating And Ice Hockey Federation
    • Honorary President of the Japan Rugby Football Union
    • Honorary President of the Japan-British Society
    • Honorary President of the Norway-Japan Society
  • 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.

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 Vice-President of the Japanese Red Cross Society
  • 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
    • Since October 2004 she has been studying at Merton College of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
  • Second Daughter
    • Her Imperial Highness Princess Yohko
    • Date of Birth : 25 October 1983
    • Graduated from the Gakushuin Women's College
      She has been working at the Japanese Red Cross Society since December 2006.
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