Norihito Takamado

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Prince Takamado

Prince Norihito von Takamado Japanese 高 円 宮 憲 仁 親王 Takamado-no-miya Norihito-shinnō (born December 29, 1954 in Tokyo , † November 21, 2002 in Shinjuku , Tokyo) was the third son of Prince Mikasa (Takahito) . He was a cousin of the Japanese emperor Akihito , a member of the Japanese imperial family and was last in seventh place in the line of succession to the chrysanthemum throne until his death .

Life

Prince Takamado studied law at the Law Faculty of Gakushūin University , which he graduated in 1978. From 1978 he studied in Canada at Queens University in Kingston / Ontario . From 1981 to 2002 he held a management position at the Japan Foundation . The prince was also an art collector whose collection was exhibited from December 6, 1997 to March 8, 1998 in the Museum for East Asian Art of the State Museums in Berlin. This is particularly so-called netsuke . The pieces in the “Prince Takamado Collection” are mainly from the contemporary era. They were brought together by Prince and Princess Takamado.

One of his last official visits took him to South Korea with his wife Princess Hisako from May to June 2002 . Here he was invited by the Korean government to the opening ceremony of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup . However, the hope that Emperor Akihito would attend the opening ceremony himself was not fulfilled. The answer came from Tokyo that the timing was unfavorable for the emperor. Although heads of state usually attend the opening ceremonies, the organizers feared that the presence of the Japanese emperor in Korea could cause unrest. This was the first official visit by a member of the Japanese Imperial House after World War II . The couple traveled to many parts of Korea, met with President Kim Dae-jung , among others, and laid a wreath at the memorial for the victims of the Japanese attacks.

On November 21, 2002, the prince suddenly collapsed during a squash game with Canadian Ambassador Robert G. Wright at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo and was rushed to Keio University Hospital, where he died of ventricular fibrillation .

The prince's official burial took place at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in northern Tokyo.

family

Prince Takamado got engaged on September 17, 1984 to Hisako Tottori , the eldest daughter of Shigejirō Tottori ( 納 采 の 儀 , nōsai no gi ). They married on December 6, 1984 and have three daughters:

  • Princess Tsuguko ( 承 子女 王 , Tsuguko-joō; * March 8, 1986)
  • Noriko Senge (nee Princess Noriko) ( 典 子女 王 , Noriko-joō; * July 22, 1988), married to Kunimaru Senge
  • Ayako Moriya (nee Princess Ayako) ( 絢 子女 王 , Ayako-joō; * September 15, 1990), married to Kei Moriya

Tsuguko studied Sociology in Scotland at Edinburgh University , Noriko Clinical Psychology at Gakushūin University, and Ayako Wohlfahrt at Jōsai International University .

Prince Takamado was president and honorary president of several organizations, especially in the fields of music, dance, international exchange and sport. He traveled extensively abroad to represent Japan in various functions.

literature

  • Sir Hugh Cortazzi: The Imperial Family and the Imperial Household - Prince and Princess Takamado . In: Modern Japan. A concise survey . St. Martin's Press, New York 1993, ISBN 0-312-10630-0 , pp. 212 ( books.google.de ).
  • Stephen Comee: Traces. Memories of HIH Prince Takamado . Ribun Publications, 2005, ISBN 4-89806-244-X (biography).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mark Magnier: Prince Takamado, 47; Japan Royal Sought 'Normal' Life . In: Los Angeles Times . November 22, 2002 ( latimes.com ).
  2. ↑ Chantal Petit-Behncke: Netsuke: Jewels of Japan from the collection of HRH Prince Takamado . State Museums, Berlin 1997, OCLC 845717762 .
  3. ↑ BBC News - Japanese royals make symbolic trip to Seoul. news.bbc.co.uk, May 30, 2002, accessed November 8, 2016 .
  4. ^ Prince dies after collapse on embassy squash court . In: The Japan Times Online . November 22, 2002, ISSN  0447-5763 (English, co.jp ).
  5. ↑ Collapse: Japanese prince died after a squash match. Spiegel Online, November 21, 2002, accessed November 8, 2016 .
  6. ^ Funeral of prince held at Tokyo cemetery . In: The Japan Times Online . November 30, 2002, ISSN  0447-5763 (English, co.jp ).
personal data
SURNAME Takamado, Norihito
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 高 円 宮 憲 仁 親王 (Japanese); Takamado-no-miya Norihito-shinnō
BRIEF DESCRIPTION japanese prince
DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Tokyo
DATE OF DEATH November 21, 2002
Place of death Shinjuku , Tokyo