Sayako Kuroda

Sayako Kuroda
Sayako at Expo 2005
Born	Sayako, Princess Nori (紀宮清子内親王) (1969-04-18) 18 April 1969 (age 55) Imperial Household Agency Hospital, Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Supreme Priestess of the Ise Grand Shrine Researcher of Tamagawa University Education Museum
Spouse	Yoshiki Kuroda ​ (m. 2005)​
Parents	Akihito (father) Michiko Shōda (mother)
Relatives	Imperial House of Japan

Sayako Kuroda (黒田 清子, Kuroda Sayako, born 18 April 1969), formerly Sayako, Princess Nori (紀宮清子内親王, Nori-no-miya Sayako Naishinnō), is a former member of the Japanese Imperial Family. She is the youngest child and only daughter of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko, and the younger sister of the current Emperor of Japan, Naruhito. She is an imperial Shinto priestess of the Ise Grand Shrine, currently serving as the Supreme Priestess.

Kuroda held the title "Nori-no-miya" (Princess Nori),^[1] until her marriage to Yoshiki Kuroda on 15 November 2005. As a result of her marriage, she gave up her imperial title and left the Japanese Imperial Family, as required by the Imperial Household Law.

1. ↑ "Princess Sayako turns 35, voices relief over hostage release". Japan Policy & Politics. 19 April 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.