Nobuko, Princess Asaka (鳩彦王妃允子内親王, Yasuhiko Ōhi Nobuko Naishinnō), born Nobuko, Princess Fumi (富美宮允子内親王, Fumi-no-miya Nobuko Naishinnō, 7 August 1891 – 3 November 1933), was the twelfth child and eighth daughter of Emperor Meiji of Japan, and the fifth child and fourth daughter of Sono Sachiko, the Emperor's fifth concubine.
Biography
Princess Nobuko was born in Tokyo, Japan, as a daughter of Emperor Meiji and his Imperial Concubine Sono Sachiko. She held the childhood appellation "Fumi-no-miya" (Princess Fumi).
Princess Kikuko Asaka (紀久子女王, Kikuko Joō, 12 September 1911 – 12 February 1989); married Marquis Nabeshima Naoyasu in 1931. Last grandchild of Emperor Meiji to have been born during his lifetime.
Prince Takahiko Asaka (孚彦王, Takahiko Ō, 8 October 1912 – 6 May 1994); married Todo Chikako, the fifth daughter of Count Todo Takatsugu. They had two daughters, Fukuko and Minoko and a son Tomohiko.
Prince Tadahito Asaka (正彦王, Tadahito Ō, 5 January 1914 – 6 February 1944), renounced membership in the imperial family and created Marquis Otowa, 1936. Killed in action during the Battle of Kwajalein);
Princess Kiyoko Asaka (湛子女王, Kiyoko Joō, 2 August 1919 – 1 August 2019); married Count Ogyu Yoshiatsu, died 1 day before her 100th birthday. She was the last surviving grandchild of Emperor Meiji.
Nobuko died on 3 November 1933, aged 42, due to kidney disease.
