Mako Komuro Biography: Husband, Age, Parents, Net Worth, Family, Height, Children, Baby

Biography

Mako Komuro (née Princess Mako of Akishino; born October 23, 1991) is a prominent Japanese art historian and former member of the imperial family.

As the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, and niece of Emperor Naruhito, she relinquished her royal title and a $1.4 million dowry in 2021 to marry her longtime partner, Kei Komuro, a lawyer she met at International Christian University in 2012.

The union, delayed by a media firestorm over a financial dispute involving Kei‘s mother, drew intense public scrutiny but ultimately proceeded in a simple registry office ceremony.

Now residing in New York City, where Mako works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the couple welcomed their first child in June 2025.

Member of the Imperial House of Japan
Mako Komuro
Wiki Facts & About Data
Real Name:	Mako Komuro
Stage Name:	Princess Mako of Akishino
Born:	23 October 1991 (age 34 years old)
Place of Birth:	Kunaichō Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Education:	Gakushūin Primary School, Gakushūin Girls’ Junior High School, Gakushūin Girls’ Senior High School, University College Dublin, International Christian University, University of Edinburgh, University of Leicester
Height:	163 cm
Parents:	Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan, Kiko, Crown Princess of Japan
Siblings:	Princess Kako of Akishino, Prince Hisahito of Akishino
Spouse:	Kei Komuro (m. 2021)
Boyfriend • Partner:	Not Dating
Children:	1
Occupation:	Art Historian • Member of the Imperial family
Net Worth:	$1 million-$5 million (USD)

Early Life & Education

Mako Komuro, formerly known as Princess Mako of Akishino, was born on 23 October 1991 at the Imperial Household Agency Hospital within the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.

As a member of the Japanese imperial family, she is of Japanese ethnicity, and while the family traditionally observes Shinto practices, her personal religion is not publicly specified.

She is the eldest child of Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino (previously Prince Akishino), and Kiko, Crown Princess Akishino.

Her father is the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, positioning Mako as the emperor’s niece. She has two younger siblings: Princess Kako of Akishino, born in 1994, and Prince Hisahito of Akishino, born in 2006, who is currently second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne.

Raised in Tokyo within the structured environment of the imperial family, Mako’s education followed institutions traditionally linked to royalty.

She attended Gakushūin Primary School, Gakushūin Girls’ Junior High School, and Gakushūin Girls’ Senior High School for her early schooling.

In July–August 2010, during her high school years, she studied English at University College Dublin in Ireland, where she had an informal discussion with Irish President Mary McAleese and visited Northern Ireland.

Pursuing her interest in arts and culture, Mako enrolled at the International Christian University (ICU) in Mitaka, Tokyo, graduating on 26 March 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in Art and Cultural Heritage.

During her undergraduate studies, she earned a Japanese national certification in curation and obtained a driver’s license.

She also spent nine months from September 2012 to May 2013 studying art history at the University of Edinburgh.

Following this, on 17 September 2014, she returned to the United Kingdom to study at the University of Leicester, earning a Master of Arts in Art Museum and Gallery Studies on 21 January 2016.

In September 2016, she began a doctoral program in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at ICU.

Career

Mako Komuro’s career has been shaped by her long-standing dedication to art history, cultural heritage, and museum studies—a path she began pursuing during her university years and later developed into research and curation roles.

As a former member of Japan’s imperial family, her early academic and professional activities were balanced with royal responsibilities. Still, after marrying Kei Komuro on October 26, 2021, and relocating to the United States, she transitioned into a more private life while continuing her work in the arts.

Her academic background forms the core of her professional foundation. Komuro graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Art and Cultural Heritage from International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo on March 26, 2014. She also spent nine months studying art history at the University of Edinburgh between September 2012 and May 2013.

She later earned a Master of Arts in Art Museum and Gallery Studies from the University of Leicester on January 21, 2016. She went on to enrol in a doctoral program at ICU’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in September 2016. During her studies, she obtained national certification in curation, preparing her for hands-on museum work.

Komuro’s first formal professional role began on April 1, 2016, when she joined the University Museum of the University of Tokyo as a project researcher. There, she contributed to museum initiatives and applied her expertise in art preservation and curation—marking her entry into Japan’s cultural heritage sector.

Her commitment to service predates her professional career. In July 2011, she anonymously volunteered in the Tohoku region following the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, reflecting her early interest in humanitarian efforts.

After relinquishing her royal status and moving to New York City in late 2021, Komuro stepped into a new chapter focused on her career and personal life.

In April 2022, she began volunteering in the Department of Asian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), where she supported curators in preparing an exhibition of hanging-scroll paintings by Okinawan artist Yamada Shinzan—works inspired by the 13th-century monk Ippen and the spread of Buddhism during the Kamakura Period (1192–1333). Her contribution demonstrated her specialized knowledge in Japanese art and cultural history.

As of 2025, Komuro is believed to still be associated with the Met, though public details remain limited due to her preference for privacy. She and her family relocated to Connecticut around this time, and she welcomed her first child on May 30, 2025, a life milestone that may influence the pace of her professional activities.

Despite these changes, Komuro’s career reflects a steady commitment to art curation and cultural scholarship—evolving from academic foundations in Japan to hands-on museum work in the United States.

Personal Life

Mako Komuro, formerly Princess Mako of Akishino, was born on October 23, 1991, making her 34 years old.

She is married to Kei Komuro, a lawyer whom she met at a study abroad orientation event in Tokyo while attending International Christian University.

The couple’s dating history began during their university years, leading to Kei‘s proposal in December 2013.

Their engagement was announced in September 2017 but faced significant delays and public controversy due to a financial dispute involving Kei‘s mother, which drew intense media scrutiny and contributed to Mako’s diagnosis of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD).

Mako has been married once, to Kei Komuro, in a simple civil ceremony on October 26, 2021, after which she relinquished her imperial title and a substantial government payout as required by Japanese law for female royals marrying commoners.

The couple relocated to New York City in November 2021 and later moved to Connecticut in 2025.

They have one child, born on May 30, 2025; the child’s name and gender have not been publicly disclosed.

Due to the recent birth and their residence abroad, Mako declined an invitation to attend her brother Prince Hisahito‘s coming-of-age ceremony in September 2025, though she expressed well-wishes and a desire to visit her family in Japan soon.

Her height is 5 feet 4 inches (163 cm).

Net Worth

Mako Komuro, the former Princess Mako of Akishino, has an estimated net worth of approximately $1 million to $5 million, derived primarily from her career in art history and museum curation.

Upon relinquishing her imperial title in 2021 to marry Kei Komuro, she declined a traditional one-time government payout of about 1.35 million yen (roughly $1.3 million USD at the time), opting instead for financial independence.

Her earnings stem from roles such as a project researcher at the University of Tokyo‘s museum (starting 2016) and her current volunteer position at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, supplemented by potential joint assets with her husband, whose net worth is estimated at $2 million from his legal career.

Estimates vary across sources, with some older reports inflating figures to $7-10 million, but more recent analyses align closer to the lower end due to her private, non-royal lifestyle.