Kazuko Takatsukasa

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Kazuko Takatsukasa
Kazuko Takatsukasa, c. 1950
Born	Kazuko, Princess Taka (孝宮和子内親王) (1929-09-30)30 September 1929 Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo City, Empire of Japan
Died	26 May 1989(1989-05-26) (aged 59) Tokyo, Japan
Resting place	Nison-in, Ukyō-ku, Kyoto
Spouse	Toshimichi Takatsukasa ​ ​ (m. 1950; died 1966)​
Children	Naotake Matsudaira (adopted)
Parents	Emperor Shōwa (father) Princess Nagako Kuni (mother)
Relatives	Imperial House of Japan

Kazuko Takatsukasa (鷹司 和子, Takatsukasa Kazuko, 30 September 1929 – 26 May 1989), formerly Kazuko, Princess Taka (孝宮和子内親王, Taka-no-miya Kazuko Naishinnō), was the third daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun.^[1] She was an elder sister to Emperor Emeritus Akihito, and paternal aunt to Emperor Naruhito. She married Toshimichi Takatsukasa on 21 May 1950. As a result, she gave up her imperial title and left the Japanese Imperial Family, as required by law.