Toshiko Higashikuni
| Toshiko 泰宮聡子内親王 |
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| Princess Yasu | |||||
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11 May 1896 Tokyo Prefecture, Japan |
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| Died | 5 March 1978 (aged 81) Tokyo, Japan |
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| Spouse | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | ||||
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Prince Morihiro Higashikuni Prince Moromasa Higashikuni Prince Akitsune Higashikuni Prince Toshihiko Higashikuni |
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Meiji | ||||
| Mother | Sono Sachiko | ||||
| Religion | Shinto | ||||
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| Toshiko (聡子?) |
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Styles of Toshiko, Princess Yasu (before the abolition of titles in 1947) |
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| Reference style | Her Imperial Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Imperial Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
Toshiko Higashikuni (東久邇聡子 Higashikuni Toshiko?), born Toshiko, Princess Yasu (泰宮聡子内親王 Yasu-no-miya Toshiko Naishinnō?, 11 May 1896 – 5 March 1978), was the fourteenth child and ninth daughter of Emperor Meiji of Japan and one of his consorts, Sono Sachiko.
Toshiko was born in Japan, the daughter of Emperor Meiji and Lady Sachiko. She held the childhood appellation "Yasu no miya" (Princess Yasu).
She married Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni on 18 May 1915. Emperor Meiji granted Prince Naruhiko the title Higashikuni-no-miya and permission to start a new branch of the imperial family before their marriage on 3 November 1906. The couple had four sons:
In October 1947, the Higashikuni and the other branches of the Imperial Family were divested of their titles and privileges during the American occupation of Japan and became commoners. Toshiko died on 5 March 1978, aged 81. She was the last surviving child of Emperor Meiji.
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