Kuroda Sayako: The Emperor’s Sister as a Private Citizen

Princess Aiko wears her aunt Kuroda Sayako’s tiara at a ceremony at the Imperial Palace on December 5, 2021, celebrating her coming of age. (© Reuters; pool photo)

Princess Sayako (right) and Kuroda Yoshiki at their engagement press conference on December 30, 2004. (© Reuters; pool photo)

Kuroda Sayako (center) as high priestess holds a tamagushi made from a sacred sakaki branch in a ritual at Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture on October 5, 2013. (© Jiji; pool photo)