Takahito, Prince Mikasa

was a member of the Imperial House of Japan.In 2012, Prince Mikasa is fifth in the order of succession.

Early life
Prince Takahito was the fourth and youngest son of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei.  He was the brother of Emperor Shōwa, who was the father of the current emperor.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Mikasa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 629.

The prince's childhood title was Sumi-no-miya. He attended  the Gakushūin Peers' School from 1922 to 1932.

The prince attended the Imperial Japanese Army Academy from 1932 to 1936. He graduated from the Army Staff College.McCarthy, Terry.  "Tokyo 'in 1931 poison plot',"  The Independent (UK). 7 July 1994; retrieved 2012-6-19.

In 1935, Emperor Shōwa gave him the title Mikasa-no-miya (Prince Mikasa). He was given permission to form a new branch of the Imperial family.

Career
Prince Mikasa served in the army from 1937 to 1947.

He was an officer in China. He served at Army Headquarters during the Second World War.

After Second World War, he occupies oriental studies.

Death
Prince Mikasa died of cardiac arrest after being treated for pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo at the age of 100.

Honors
 Order of the Chrysanthemum
 Order of the Elephant
 Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, 1982Quirinale.it, "S.A.I. Takahito di Mikasa Principe del Giappone"; retrieved 2012-6-19.

 Related pages 
 Line of succession to the Japanese throne
 Japanese Imperial family tree

 References 

 Other websites 

 Imperial Household Agency (Kunaicho), Prince and Princess Mikasa

Category:1915 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:People from Tokyo
Category:Japanese princes and princesses