Yanagiwara Naruko

Yanagiwara Naruko
Imperial Concubine
Imperial Concubine to Emperor Meiji
Tenure20 February 1873 – 30 July 1912
Born26 June 1859
Kyoto, Japan
Died16 October 1943(1943-10-16) (aged 84)
Tokyo, Japan
Burial
SpouseEmperor Meiji
IssueShigeko, Princess Ume
Yukihito, Prince Take
Emperor Taishō
FatherYanagiwara Mitsunaru

Yanagiwara Naruko (Japanese: 柳原愛子), also known as Sawarabi no Tsubone (26 June 1859 – 16 October 1943), was a Japanese lady-in-waiting of the Imperial House of Japan. A concubine of Emperor Meiji, she was the mother of Emperor Taishō and the last concubine to have given birth to a reigning Japanese emperor.