The Future of Japan’s Dwindling Imperial Family

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Kōichirō TAKAHASHI, The Future of Japan’s Dwindling Imperial Family. Nippon.com, July 25, 2014.
http://www.nippon.com/en/currents/d00129

Note:
(a) "In late May 2014, Princess Noriko became engaged to the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo Taisha 出雲大社 shrine."

Noriko SENGE  千家典子
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noriko_Senge
(1988- ; formerly Princess Noriko of Takamado 典子女王; [at age 26] married Kunimaro SENGE 千家 国麿 on Oct 5 2014)

(b) “The 25-year-old princess is the second daughter of the late Prince Takamado, Emperor Akihito’s cousin.”
(i) Norihito, Prince Takamado 高円宮 憲仁親王 (Norihito = 憲仁; Takamado = 高円)
(ii) ja.wikipedia.org: The title of 高円宮 comes from Takamado-yama (奈良市東部の三笠山の近くにある高円山).

(c)
(i) Prince Hisahito  悠仁親王
(ii) Masahito, Prince Hitachi  常陸宮正仁親王 (Masahito = 正仁; Hitachi (no miya) 常陸宮-- 常陸 Hitachi 国 was a former province)
(iii) Takahito, Prince Mikasa  三笠宮崇仁親王 (Takahito = 崇仁; Mikasa = 三笠; named after 奈良市東部の三笠山)
(iv) Prince Naruhito’s only daughter: Princess Aiko 愛子内親王 (father 皇太子 徳仁親王; Naruhito = 徳仁)