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| Nobuhito | |
|---|---|
| Prince Takamatsu | |
 Prince Takamatsu in December 1940 | |
| Born | Nobuhito, Prince Teru (光宮宣仁親王) 3 January 1905 Aoyama Detached Palace, Tokyo City, Japan |
| Died | 3 February 1987 (aged 82) Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Burial | 10 February 1987 Toshimagaoka Imperial Cemetery, Bunkyo, Tokyo |
| Spouse | |
| House | Imperial House of Japan |
| Father | Emperor Taishō |
| Mother | Sadako Kujō |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Service |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Years of service | 1924–1945 |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Unit | Fusō Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff |
| Battles / wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
| Awards | Order of the Golden Kite (4th Class) China War Medal |
Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu (高松宮宣仁親王, Takamatsu-no-miya Nobuhito Shinnō, 3 January 1905 – 3 February 1987) was the third son of Emperor Taishō (Yoshihito) and Empress Teimei (Sadako) and a younger brother of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito). He became heir to the Takamatsu-no-miya (formerly Arisugawa-no-miya), one of the four shinnōke or branches of the imperial family entitled to inherit the Chrysanthemum throne in default of a direct heir. From the mid-1920s until the end of World War II, Prince Takamatsu pursued a career in the Japanese Imperial Navy, eventually rising to the rank of captain. Following the war, the prince became patron or honorary president of various organizations in the fields of international cultural exchange, the arts, sports, and medicine. He is mainly remembered for his philanthropic activities as a member of the Imperial House of Japan.