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Norihito, Prince Takamado is the third son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan. He was born on 29 December 1954 in Kamiosaki, Tokyo, Japan. He is the younger brother of Crown Prince Naruhito and Prince Akishino. Prince Takamado graduated from Gakushuin University in 1978 with a degree in law. He then went on to pursue a career in the diplomatic service, serving as a diplomat in the Japanese Embassy in London from 1982 to 1985. In 1986, Prince Takamado married Hisako Tottori, the daughter of a former Japanese ambassador to the United Kingdom. The couple have three children: Princess Ayako, Princess Mako, and Prince Hisahito. Prince Takamado was an avid sports fan and was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1998 to 2010. He was also a patron of the Japan Football Association and the Japan Rugby Football Union. Prince Takamado passed away on 21 November 2002 at the age of 48. He was posthumously awarded the Order of the Chrysanthemum, the highest honor in Japan.
| Popular As | Prince Norihito of Mikasa |
| Occupation | N/A |
| Age | 48 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | 29 December, 1954 |
| Birthday | 29 December |
| Birthplace | Kamiōsaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan |
| Date of death | 21 November 2002, |
| Died Place | Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japan |
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Norihito, Prince Takamado Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Norihito, Prince Takamado's Wife?
His wife is Hisako Tottori (m. 6 December 1984)
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| Parents | Not Available |
| Wife | Hisako Tottori (m. 6 December 1984) |
| Sibling | Not Available |
| Children | Princess Tsuguko of Takamado, Ayako Moriya |
Norihito, Prince Takamado Net Worth
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| Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 | Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 | Pending |
| Salary in 2022 | Under Review |
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Prince and Princess Takamado were the most widely traveled couple in the Japanese Imperial Family, visiting 35 countries together in 15 years to represent Japan on various functions. The Prince’s last visits included Egypt and Morocco in May 2000, Hawaii in July 2001 (to promote the Japanese tea ceremony), and to the Republic of Korea from May to June 2002. The latter was in order to attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea-Japan. The goodwill visit by the Prince and Princess to Korea was the first Japanese royal visit since World War II, and was an important step in the promotion of friendly bilateral relations between Japan and Korea. While in Korea, the couple toured the country extensively, met with President Kim Dae-jung and ordinary Koreans, and he visited the facilities for the physically disabled in South Korea that the Princess Nashimoto Masako had sponsored.
The Prince was born in Prince Mikasa‘s family home at Tokyo, He was graduated from the Department of Law of Gakushuin University in 1978. He studied abroad from 1978 to 1981 at Queen's University Faculty of Law in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. After his return to Japan, he served as administrator of the Japan Foundation from 1981 to 2002.
On 21 November 2002, while having a squash lesson together with the Canadian ambassador Robert G. Wright at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, the Prince collapsed from ventricular fibrillation and was rushed to Keio University Hospital, where he died of heart failure.
The Prince became engaged to Hisako Tottori, eldest daughter of Shigejirō Tottori, on 17 September 1984, whom he had met at a reception held by the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. They married on 6 December 1984. He was born as Prince Norihito of Mikasa, and received the title Prince Takamado (Takamado-no-miya) and authorization to start a new branch of the Imperial Family on 1 December 1984 in celebration of his wedding. The couple had three daughters:
Norihito, Prince Takamado (高円宮憲仁親王 , Takamado-no-miya Norihito Shinnō, 29 December 1954 – 21 November 2002) was a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the third son of Takahito, Prince Mikasa and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa. He was a first cousin of Emperor Akihito, and was seventh in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne at the time of his death.
