21 Facts About Mako Komuro

Mako Komuro, formerly Princess Mako of Akishino, is a Japanese art historian and former member of the Japanese imperial family.

Mako Komuro is the eldest child of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, niece of Emperor Naruhito, and granddaughter of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and his wife, Empress Emerita Michiko.

Mako Komuro was born Princess Mako of Akishino on 23 October 1991 to Fumihito, Prince Akishino, and Kiko, Princess Akishino, at Imperial Household Agency Hospital in Tokyo Imperial Palace, Chiyoda, Tokyo.

Mako Komuro has a younger sister, Princess Kako, and a younger brother, Prince Hisahito.

Mako Komuro had an informal talk with the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, and she visited Northern Ireland.

Mako Komuro obtained Japanese national certification in curation as well as a driver's license while she was an undergraduate student.

Mako Komuro later studied art history at the University of Edinburgh for nine months, from September 2012 to May 2013.

Mako Komuro has been considered by some to be an internet idol since 2004, when images of her in sailor fuku appeared on television.

An image repository was set up, and a video featuring fanart of Mako Komuro was uploaded onto the popular video-sharing website Nico Nico Douga, attracting over 340,000 views and 86,000 comments.

In 2011, Princess Mako Komuro came of age and was conferred Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown on 23 October.

Mako Komuro gave her patronage to a number of organizations, including the Japan Tennis Association and the Japan Kogei Association.

Mako Komuro stayed in the home of an Austrian citizen who was a colleague of Tatsuhiko Kawashima, her maternal grandfather.

Mako Komuro became a project researcher at The University Museum, The University of Tokyo on 1 April 2016.

Mako Komuro stated that his mother believed the money was a gift and added that he wished to pay it back.

Princess Mako Komuro blamed the postponement on the couple's immaturity at that time.

On 26 October 2021, Princess Mako officially married Komuro following the submission of their marriage document at the local ward office.

Mako Komuro is the first female member of the imperial family to forgo an official wedding ceremony and a gift of money from the government.

Mako Komuro paid his mother's ex an undisclosed sum of money to resolve the debt with his mother in November 2021.

Kei Mako Komuro began studying at Fordham University School of Law in August 2018 and graduated with a Juris Doctor in May 2021.

Mako Komuro later joined Lowenstein Sandler, a law firm in New York as a law clerk.

Mako Komuro passed New York's bar exam in October 2022 and began working as a lawyer in 2023.