Takahito, Prince Mikasa
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Takahito, Prince Mikasa was a Japanese prince, the youngest of the four sons of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei. He was their last surviving child. His eldest brother was Emperor Shōwa. After servin
Takahito in 1958
Emperor Taishō's four sons in 1921: Hirohito, Takahito, Nobuhito and Yasuhito
Prince Mikasa on the Yokosuka Line in 1946
Takahito wearing the sokutai
Yuriko, Princess Mikasa
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Yuriko, Princess Mikasa was a member of the Imperial House of Japan as the wife of Takahito, Prince Mikasa, the fourth son of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei. The Princess was the last surviving pat
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
…II, Takahito embarked upon a post-war career as a scholar and part-time lecturer in Middle Eastern studies and Semitic languages. Prince Mikasa married Yuriko Takagi in 1941, and they had five children. Prince and Princess Mikasa outlived all three of their sons. With the death of his sister-in-law Kikuko, Princess…
Yuriko in 1980
Yuriko leaving her home to marry Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Yuriko and Takahito's wedding portrait
Yuriko and her three eldest children