Princess Kako of Akishino

What I sense in Princess Kako is the quiet resolve of someone born into a role she never chose. The second daughter of the Akishino household, born in Tokyo and educated at Gakushuin University, she received the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown in 2014. Royal life is an inheritance, not a decision, yet she carries out her duties in public with an unfailing grace that earns my respect as an ordinary observer. Hearing that she learned sign language to connect with the deaf community tells me her warmth runs deeper than any title. I simply wish her continued good health.

Name (English)

Princess Kako of Akishino

Name (Japanese)

佳子内親王

Reading

かこないしんのう

Born

December 29, 1994 (age 31)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dog

Origin

Hospital of the Imperial Household, Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

aristocrat

High school

Gakushuin Girls' Junior & Senior High School

University

Gakushuin University

Awards & achievements

• 2014 Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess%20Kako%20of%20Akishino
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%B3%E5%AD%90%E5%86%85%E8%A6%AA%E7%8E%8B
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1152111

Tags

• Tokyo
• aristocrat

Last updated

2026-06-17

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