Takahito, Prince Mikasa, member of the Imperial Family of Japan (born 1915)

Takahito, Prince Mikasa

Japanese prince (1915–2016)

Takahito, Prince Mikasa was a Japanese prince, the youngest of the four sons of Emperor Taishō (Yoshihito) and Empress Teimei (Sadako). He was their last surviving child. His eldest brother was Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito). After serving as a junior cavalry officer in the Japanese…