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Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado and her family

Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado

Name

Hisako

Lineage

Eldest Daughter of the late Shigejiro Tottori

Date of Birth

10 July 1953

Honorary Positions

  • Reserve Member of the Imperial House Council
  • Patron of the Federation of Japan Amateur Orchestras Corp
  • Honorary President of the Ikebana International
  • Honorary President of the Amateur Rubberball Baseball Association of Japan
  • Honorary President of the Japan Fencing Federation
  • Honorary President of the Marine Rescue Japan
  • Honorary President of the Japan Hockey Association
  • Honorary Patron of the Japan Football Association
  • Honorary President of the Japan Spanish Society
  • Honorary Patron of Center For Promotion Of Folk-Performing Arts
  • Honorary President of the Inamori Foundation
  • Honorary President of the Japan Sailing Federation
  • Honorary Patron of the Japan National Student Association Fund
  • Honorary Patron of the Asiatic Society of Japan
  • Honorary Patron of Les Amies de Langue Française
  • Honorary President of BirdLife International
  • Honorary Chairman of The International Kyudo Federation
  • Honorary President of the Prince Takamado Memorial Foundation for Japan-Korea Exchange
  • Honorary Patron of Ninnakai (Ninnaji Temple, Kyoto)
  • Honorary Patron of Chuguji Hosankai (Chuguji Temple, Nara)
  • Honorary Patron of The AED Foundation of Japan
  • Honorary Patron of Japan Heart Foundation
  • Honorary President of Japan Sea Cadet Federation
  • Honorary Patron of the Rifle Association Foundation of Japan
  • Honorary Patron of the Japan Handball Association
  • Honorary Patron of the Mamasan Volleyball Federation Nippon
  • Honorary Patron of the Japan Volleyball Association
  • Honorary Patron of the Nippon Badminton Association
  • Honorary Chairman of the International Education Center Supporter Association
  • Honorary Vice-President of the Japanese Red Cross Society
  • Honorary Patron for Asia, Bird life International's Rare Bird Club
  • Guest Professor of Osaka University of Arts

Education

  • 1975 - Graduated from the University of Cambridge (BA Hons),U.K.
  • 1979 - MA from the University of Cambridge,U.K.
  • 2012 - Ph.D.(Arts and Culture) from the Osaka University of Arts, Japan

Honorary Doctorates

  • 2004 - LL.D, University of Alberta, Canada
  • 2004 - LL.D, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
  • 2014 - Ed.D, Hannam University, Korea
  • 2015 - Josai University, Japan

Marriage

Imperial House Council

1 August 1984

Engagement Ceremony (Nosai no Gi)

17 September 1984

Marriage

6 December 1984

Children

Eldest Daughter

  • Her Imperial Highness Princess Tsuguko
  • Date of Birth: 8 March 1986
  • 2004-2008 Studied abroad at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.
  • 2013 Graduated from the School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University (minor in Life Science).
  • Currently working at the Japan Committee for UNICEF.
  • Honorary President of the All Japan Archery Federation
  • Honorary Chairman of Japan Squash Association

Second Daughter

  • Her Imperial Highness Princess Noriko
  • Date of Birth: 22 July 1988
  • 2011 Graduated from the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Letters, Gakushuin University.
  • Marriage : 5 October 2014(Mrs.Kunimaro Senge).

Third Daughter

  • Her Imperial Highness Princess Ayako
  • Date of Birth: 15 September 1990
  • 2013 Graduated from the Faculty of Social Work Studies, Josai International University and accepted into the graduate school.
  • 2013-2015 Studied abroad at Camosun College and University of British Columbia, Canada.
  • 2016 Received M.A. in Social Work from the Graduate School of Social Work Studies, Josai International University.
  • 2016-2019 Research Fellow, Faculty of Social Work Studies Josai International University.
  • Honorary Patron of the Canada-Japan Society
  • Honorary Vice-President of Japan Sea Cadet Federation
  • Marriage : 29 October 2018(Mrs.Kei Moriya).

His Imperial Highness Prince Takamado

Name

Norihito

Lineage

Third Son of Prince Mikasa

Date of Birth

29 December 1954

Coming of Age Ceremony

29 December 1974 (at the age of 20)

Deceased

21 November 2002

Education

  • 1978 - Graduated from the Department of Law in the Faculty of Law, Gakushuin University
  • 1978-1981 - Studied abroad at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
  • 1981-2002 - Administrator at the Japan Foundation

Honorary Doctorate

1991 - LL.D, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada