6 Notable alumni of Gakushuin Women’s College
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
Gakushuin Women’s College is ranked #7,269 in the world and #552 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 6 notable alumni from Gakushuin Women’s College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Gakushuin Women’s College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Hiro Saga
1914-1987 (aged 73)
writer
Hiro Saga was a Japanese noblewoman and memoir writer. She was the daughter of Marquis Saneto Saga and a distant relative of Emperor Shōwa. She was married in 1937 to Pujie, the younger brother of Puyi, the last monarch of the Qing dynasty of China between 1908 and 1912 and the ruler of Japanese-backed Manchukuo between 1932 and 1945. After...
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2. Hanako, Princess Hitachi
1940-. (aged 86)
translator
aristocrat
Hanako, Princess Hitachi, is a member of the Japanese imperial family as the wife of Masahito, Prince Hitachi, who is the younger son of Emperor Shōwa and the only brother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito. By marriage, she is the aunt of Emperor Naruhito.
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3. Sakura Andō
1986-. (aged 40)
actor
Sakura Ando is a Japanese actress. She is best known for appearing in critically-acclaimed films such as Sion Sono's Love Exposure, Hirokazu Kore-eda's Shoplifters (2018) and Monster (2023), as well as Takashi Yamazaki's Academy Award–winning kaiju epic Godzilla Minus One (2023).
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4. Princess Yōko of Mikasa
1983-. (aged 43)
patron of the arts
volunteer
aristocrat
Princess Yōko of Mikasa is a member of the Imperial House of Japan, paternal second cousin of Emperor Naruhito and the second daughter of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (Nobuko). She is also the niece of Japan's 92nd prime minister Tarō Asō (who is the older brother of her mother), great-niece of author and literary critic...
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5. Takako Shimazu
1939-. (aged 87)
board member
aristocrat
pundit
Takako Shimazu, born Takako, Princess Suga (清宮貴子内親王, Suga-no-miya Takako Naishinnō), is a former member of the Imperial House of Japan. She is the fifth and youngest daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun, the youngest sister of the Emperor Emeritus of Japan, Akihito, and the paternal aunt of the current Emperor of Japan, Naruhito. She married Hisanaga Shimazu on 3...
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6. Princess Tsuguko of Takamado
1986-. (aged 40)
aristocrat
Princess Tsuguko of Takamado is a member of the Imperial House of Japan, paternal second cousin of Emperor Naruhito and the eldest daughter of Norihito, Prince Takamado, and his wife Hisako, Princess Takamado.
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