Nobuhiko Higashikuni

Nobuhiko Higashikuni
BornPrince Nobuhiko Higashikuni
(1945-03-10)10 March 1945
Tokyo, Japan
Died20 March 2019(2019-03-20) (aged 74)
Spouse(s)
Yoshiko Shimada
(m. 1972)
IssueMasahiko Higashikuni
FatherPrince Morihiro Higashikuni
MotherShigeko, Princess Teru

Nobuhiko Higashikuni (東久邇 信彦, Higashikuni Nobuhiko, 10 March 1945 – 20 March 2019)[1] was a Japanese aristocrat and former Imperial prince. The first grandchild of Emperor Hirohito, he was the eldest son of Shigeko, Princess Teru, the Emperor's eldest child. He was thus a maternal nephew of the Emperor Emeritus Akihito and cousin of Naruhito. His father was Morihiro Higashikuni, a grandson of Emperor Meiji.

  1. ^ 元皇族の東久邇信彦氏逝去 昭和天皇の初孫 [Former member of the Japanese imperial family, Mr HIGASHIKUNI Nobuhiko dead.]. JIJI.COM (in Japanese). Jiji Press. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-20.