Princess Akiko of Mikasa
| Akiko | |
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Princess Akiko at Emperor Naruhito's enthronement ceremony, 2019 | |
| Born | 20 December 1981 Tokyo, Japan |
| House | Imperial House of Japan |
| Father | Prince Tomohito of Mikasa |
| Mother | Nobuko Asō |
Princess Akiko of Mikasa (彬子女王, Akiko Joō; born 20 December 1981) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan, a paternal second cousin of Emperor Naruhito, and the elder daughter of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (Nobuko). She is also a niece of Japan's 92nd prime minister Tarō Asō (who is the older brother of her mother), a great-niece of author and literary critic Ken'ichi Yoshida, and a great-granddaughter of Japan's 45th prime minister Shigeru Yoshida.