His Imperial Highness Prince Takamatsu was the son of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei and a younger brother of the late Emporer Hirohito. He was born at the Aoyama Palace in Tokyo
Prince Takamatsu attended the Imperial Naval Academy, where he received a commission as a sub-lieutenant (second class) in December 1925. He went on to have a long career in the Japanese Imperial Navy through the end of World War Two, when he retired as a Captain.
Until 1945 he held various staff positions in the Naval General Staff Office in Tokyo.
After the end of World War Two the prince became the patron or honorary president in various organizations. He is mainly remembered for his activities as a member of the Japanese imperial family.
On 4 February 1930, Prince Takamatsu married Tokugawa Kikuko (26 December 1911 - 17 December 2004). They had no children.
Prince Takamatsu died of lung cancer on 3 February 1987 at The Red Cross Medical Center in Tokyo. His remains were buried at Tokyo's Toshimagaoka Cemetery.
Prince Takamatsu attended the Imperial Naval Academy, where he received a commission as a sub-lieutenant (second class) in December 1925. He went on to have a long career in the Japanese Imperial Navy through the end of World War Two, when he retired as a Captain.
Until 1945 he held various staff positions in the Naval General Staff Office in Tokyo.
After the end of World War Two the prince became the patron or honorary president in various organizations. He is mainly remembered for his activities as a member of the Japanese imperial family.
On 4 February 1930, Prince Takamatsu married Tokugawa Kikuko (26 December 1911 - 17 December 2004). They had no children.
Prince Takamatsu died of lung cancer on 3 February 1987 at The Red Cross Medical Center in Tokyo. His remains were buried at Tokyo's Toshimagaoka Cemetery.
His Imperial Highness Prince Takamatsu was the son of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei and a younger brother of the late Emporer Hirohito. He was born at the Aoyama Palace in Tokyo
Prince Takamatsu attended the Imperial Naval Academy, where he received a commission as a sub-lieutenant (second class) in December 1925. He went on to have a long career in the Japanese Imperial Navy through the end of World War Two, when he retired as a Captain.
Until 1945 he held various staff positions in the Naval General Staff Office in Tokyo.
After the end of World War Two the prince became the patron or honorary president in various organizations. He is mainly remembered for his activities as a member of the Japanese imperial family.
On 4 February 1930, Prince Takamatsu married Tokugawa Kikuko (26 December 1911 - 17 December 2004). They had no children.
Prince Takamatsu died of lung cancer on 3 February 1987 at The Red Cross Medical Center in Tokyo. His remains were buried at Tokyo's Toshimagaoka Cemetery.
Prince Takamatsu attended the Imperial Naval Academy, where he received a commission as a sub-lieutenant (second class) in December 1925. He went on to have a long career in the Japanese Imperial Navy through the end of World War Two, when he retired as a Captain.
Until 1945 he held various staff positions in the Naval General Staff Office in Tokyo.
After the end of World War Two the prince became the patron or honorary president in various organizations. He is mainly remembered for his activities as a member of the Japanese imperial family.
On 4 February 1930, Prince Takamatsu married Tokugawa Kikuko (26 December 1911 - 17 December 2004). They had no children.
Prince Takamatsu died of lung cancer on 3 February 1987 at The Red Cross Medical Center in Tokyo. His remains were buried at Tokyo's Toshimagaoka Cemetery.
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