Marriage
On 22 October 1941, Prince Mikasa married Yuriko Takagi (4 June 1923 – present), the second daughter of the late Viscount Masanori Takagi. Prince and Princess Mikasa have five children, of whom three are still living. The couple's two daughters left the Imperial Family upon marriage:
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