Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPrince Tomohito of Mikasa
Japanese prince
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Place of Birth: Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
About Prince Tomohito of Mikasa
- Prince Tomohito of Mikasa (????, Tomohito Shinno, 5 January 1946 – 6 June 2012) was a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the eldest son of Takahito, Prince Mikasa and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa.
- He was a first cousin of Emperor Akihito, and was formerly sixth in the line of succession to the Japanese throne and the heir apparent to the princely house of Mikasa-no-miya and the title "Prince Mikasa".
- Prince Tomohito was the first member of the Imperial House of Japan with a full beard since Emperor Meiji, thus earning him the popular nickname of the "Bearded Prince" (????? Hige no Denka).
- He died of cancer on 6 June 2012, aged 66.
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