Photos Photos Photo Special: Prince Mikasa in pictures Image 10 of 10 October 27, 2016 Prince Mikasa is seen surrounded by his three granddaughters, the eldest, Princess Tsuguko of Takamado, left, Noriko Senge, right, and the youngest, Princess Ayako of Takamado, center, in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, in August 2014. (Photo courtesy of the Imperial Household Agency) From left to right, Crown Prince Hirohito (Emperor Showa), Prince Mikasa, Prince Takamatsu and Prince Chichibu are seen at the Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in this photo taken on Sept. 5, 1921. (Photo courtesy of the Imperial Household Agency) Prince Mikasa is seen in formal attire for a coming-of-age ceremony in December 1935. Prince Mikasa participates in a military march in 1936. (Mainichi) Prince Mikasa is seen dancing at a square dance party sometime around 1950. (Mainichi) Prince Mikasa is seen at the Mainichi Newspapers Co. head office on July 4, 1968. (Mainichi) Prince Mikasa leaves St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2012, accompanied by Princess Yuriko. (Pool photo) Prince Mikasa and Princess Yuriko take a walk on the Akasaka Estate on Nov. 16, 2015. (Photo courtesy of the Imperial Household Agency) Prince Mikasa and Princess Yuriko are seen in the garden at the Akasaka Estate on Nov. 16, 2015. (Photo courtesy of the Imperial Household Agency) Prince Mikasa is pictured in December 2014 prior to his 99th birthday. (Photo courtesy of the Imperial Household Agency) Prince Mikasa is seen surrounded by his three granddaughters, the eldest, Princess Tsuguko of Takamado, left, Noriko Senge, right, and the youngest, Princess Ayako of Takamado, center, in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, in August 2014. (Photo courtesy of the Imperial Household Agency)