Sayako, Princess Nori
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Her Imperial Highness Princess Sayako (紀宮清子内親王殿下 Nori-no-miya Sayako naishinnÅ denka), the third child and only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, was born on 18 April1969.
Her childhood title was Princess Nori.
Education
Princess Nori studied and graduated from the Department of Japanese Language and Literature in the Faculty of Letters of Gakushuin University in 1992. In the same year, she was accepted as research associate at the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology. In 1998, she was actually appointed researcher at the same institute. She contributed articles about birds to various academic works.
Apart from her research, the princess also travels extensively abroad and within Japan, as a representative of the imperial family.
Engagement and Marriage
On 30 December 2004, the Imperial Household Agency announced the engagement of Princess Sayako to Mr Kuroda Yoshiki, a staff member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and a longtime friend of Prince Akishino. In a ceremony known as Kokki no Gi, or the Rite of Announcing the Date, held on 5 October2005 it was confirmed that the actual the wedding ceremony will take place on 15 November 2005. Upon marriage, Princess Sayako will leave the Imperial Family, taking the surname of her husband.
