Sayako Kuroda

Her mother, Empress Emerita Michiko, is an alumna of the University of the Sacred Heart and a convert to Shinto from Roman Catholicism.

[5] Sayako's parents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko were in attendance at her wedding, as were other members of the imperial family.

[6] Thousands of well-wishers lined the streets between the royal palace and the city hotel where the half-hour marriage rite took place.

[7] To prepare for her change of lifestyle, Princess Sayako reportedly took driving lessons and practised shopping at the supermarket.

She was among the guests during a banquet held at the Tokyo Imperial Palace in honour of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium in October 2016.

Princess Sayako with her parents and siblings, 1969
Pygmy waterlily, Nymphaea tetragona , designated imperial personal emblem of Sayako
Imperial Coat of Arms
Imperial Coat of Arms