Marriage and Issue
Prince Hirohito married his distant cousin Princess Nagako Kuni (the future Empress Kōjun), the eldest daughter of Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi, on January 26, 1924. They had two sons and five daughters:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shigeko, childhood appellation Teru-no-miya (照宮成子, Teru-no-miya Shigeko?) | 9 December 1925 | 23 July 1961 | Married Prince Morihiro Higashikuni, had issue; lost status as imperial family members, October 14, 1947. | |
| Sachiko, Hisa-no-miya (久宮祐子, Hisa-no-miya Sachiko?) | 10 September 1927 | 8 March 1928 | Died of catarrh in infancy. | |
| Kazuko, childhood appellation Taka-no-miya (孝宮和子, Taka-no-miya Kazuko?) | 30 September 1929 | 28 May 1989 | Married Takatsukasa Toshimichi, had issue (adopted). | |
| Atsuko, childhood appellation Yori-no-miya (順宮厚子, Yori-no-miya Atsuko?) | 7 March 1931 | Married Takamasa Ikeda, no issue. | ||
| Akihito, Crown Prince, childhood appellation Tsugu-no-miya (継宮明仁, Tsugu-no-miya Akihito?) | 23 December 1933 | 125th Emperor of Japan since 1989, married Princess Michiko and had issue. | ||
| Masahito, childhood appellation Yoshi-no-miya (義宮正仁, Yoshi-no-miya Masahito?) | 28 November 1935 | Married Hanako Tsugaru, no issue; titled Prince Hitachi (常陸宮, Hitachi-no-miya?) since 1964. | ||
| Takako, childhood appellation Suga-no-miya (清宮貴子, Suga-no-miya Takako?) | 2 March 1939 | Married Hisanaga Shimazu, had issue. | ||
The daughters who lived to adulthood left the imperial family as a result of the American reforms of the Japanese imperial household in October 1947 (in the case of Princess Higashikuni) or under the terms of the Imperial Household Law at the moment of their subsequent marriages (in the cases of Princesses Kazuko, Atsuko, and Takako).
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