Family
Prince and Princess Higashikuni had five children, the last three of whom were born after they were reduced in status to commoners:
- Prince Higashikuni Nobuhiko (東久邇宮 信彦王, Higashikuni-no-miya Nobuhiko ō?) (born March 10, 1945); married 1973 Miss Shimada Yoshiko, with one son, Higashikuni Yukihiko (b. 1974)
- Princess Higashikuni Fumiko (文子女王, Fumiko joō?, born December 23, 1946); married Mr. Omura Kazutoshi.
- Hidehiko Higashikuni (東久邇 秀彦?, born June 30, 1949): adopted by the Mibu family as "Mibu Motohiro"
- Naohiko Higashikuni (東久邇 真彦?, born 1953); married to Ms. Sato Kazuko, with two sons, Teruhiko and Mutsuhiko
- Yuko Higashikuni (東久邇 優子?, born 1954)
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