Princess Yuriko Mikasa was born on June 12, 1923 (Taisho 6), as the second daughter of Viscount Takagi Masatoku and his wife, a member of the House of Peers. She married the late Prince Mikasa, the younger brother of Emperor Showa, and had five children.
She is the aunt of the Emperor. Her grandson, Akiko, gave an interview to NHK at the end of May and talked about her grandmother.