Takako Shimazu

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Takako Shimazu
Takako in 1950
Born	Takako, Princess Suga (清宮貴子内親王) (1939-03-02) 2 March 1939 (age 85) Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo City, Empire of Japan
Spouse	Hisanaga Shimazu ​ (m. 1960)​
Children	Yoshihisa Shimazu
Parents	Emperor Shōwa (father) Princess Nagako Kuni (mother)
Relatives	Imperial House of Japan

Takako Shimazu (島津 貴子, Shimazu Takako, born 2 March 1939), born Takako, Princess Suga (清宮貴子内親王, Suga-no-miya Takako Naishinnō), is a former member of the Imperial House of Japan. She is the fifth and youngest daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun, the youngest sister of the Emperor Emeritus of Japan, Akihito, and the paternal aunt of the current Emperor of Japan, Naruhito. She married Hisanaga Shimazu on 3 March 1960. As a result, she gave up her imperial title and left the Japanese Imperial Family, as required by law.