Prince Tomohito of Mikasa

Tomohito
Tomohito in 2003
Born(1946-01-05)5 January 1946
Hayama, Kanagawa, Empire of Japan
Died6 June 2012(2012-06-06) (aged 66)
Sasaki Institute Kyoundo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Burial14 June 2012
Toshimagaoka Imperial Cemetery, Bunkyo, Tokyo
Spouse
(m. 1980)
Issue
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherTakahito, Prince Mikasa
MotherYuriko Takagi

Prince Tomohito of Mikasa (寛仁親王, Tomohito Shinnō, 5 January 1946 – 6 June 2012) was a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the eldest son of Takahito, Prince Mikasa and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa. He was a first cousin of Emperor Akihito, and was formerly sixth in the line of succession to the Japanese throne and the heir apparent to the princely house of Mikasa-no-miya and the title "Prince Mikasa". Prince Tomohito was the first member of the Imperial House of Japan with a full beard since Emperor Meiji, thus earning him the popular nickname of the "Bearded Prince" (ヒゲの殿下 Hige no Denka).[1] He died of cancer on 6 June 2012, aged 66.

  1. ^ A Font of Commentary Amid Japan’s Taciturn Royals New York Times, 20 October 2007