Sayako Kuroda
Japanese Shinto priestess, former ornithologist, and former imperial princess / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The native form of this personal name is Kuroda Sayako. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Sayako Kuroda (黒田 清子, Kuroda Sayako, born 18 April 1969), formerly Sayako, Princess Nori (紀宮清子内親王, Nori-no-miya Sayako Naishinnō), is a former member of the Japanese Imperial Family. She is the youngest child and only daughter of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko, and the younger sister of the current Emperor of Japan, Naruhito. She is an imperial Shinto priestess of the Ise Grand Shrine, currently serving as the Supreme Priestess.
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Born | Sayako, Princess Nori (紀宮清子内親王) (1969-04-18) 18 April 1969 (age 55) Imperial Household Agency Hospital, Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan |
Occupation(s) | Supreme Priestess of the Ise Grand Shrine Researcher of Tamagawa University Education Museum |
Spouse | Yoshiki Kuroda (m. 2005) |
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Relatives | Imperial House of Japan |
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Kuroda held the title "Nori-no-miya" (Princess Nori),[1] until her marriage to Yoshiki Kuroda on 15 November 2005. As a result of her marriage, she gave up her imperial title and left the Japanese Imperial Family, as required by the Imperial Household Law.