Prince Takamado Norihito

E642275

Japanese prince human

Prince Takamado Norihito was a member of the Japanese imperial family known for his international goodwill activities, promotion of sports—especially football—and cultural and charitable work before his untimely death in 2002.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Prince Norihito of Takamado	1
Prince Takahito	1
Prince Takamado Norihito canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7062287 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Prince Takamado Norihito
Context triple: [Takamado, notableBearer, Prince Takamado Norihito]

A. Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsu
Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsu was a Japanese imperial prince, naval officer, and younger brother of Emperor Shōwa who played a notable role in Japan’s early Shōwa-era history.
B. Prince Hisahito
Prince Hisahito is a Japanese imperial family member and the only grandson of Emperor Naruhito’s younger brother, widely regarded as a key future heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
C. Prince Masahito
Prince Masahito was a Japanese imperial prince of the Shōwa era, known primarily as the only son of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun who died in infancy.
D. Prince Takamatsu
Prince Takamatsu was a Japanese imperial prince and naval officer, known as the third son of Emperor Taishō and for his involvement in political and military affairs before and during World War II.
E. Prince Kuni Asahiko
Prince Kuni Asahiko was a prominent Japanese imperial prince and military leader of the late Edo and early Meiji periods, known for founding the Kuni-no-miya collateral branch of the Imperial Family.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Prince Takamado Norihito
Target entity description: Prince Takamado Norihito was a member of the Japanese imperial family known for his international goodwill activities, promotion of sports—especially football—and cultural and charitable work before his untimely death in 2002.

A. Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsu
Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsu was a Japanese imperial prince, naval officer, and younger brother of Emperor Shōwa who played a notable role in Japan’s early Shōwa-era history.
B. Prince Hisahito
Prince Hisahito is a Japanese imperial family member and the only grandson of Emperor Naruhito’s younger brother, widely regarded as a key future heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
C. Prince Masahito
Prince Masahito was a Japanese imperial prince of the Shōwa era, known primarily as the only son of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun who died in infancy.
D. Prince Takamatsu
Prince Takamatsu was a Japanese imperial prince and naval officer, known as the third son of Emperor Taishō and for his involvement in political and military affairs before and during World War II.
E. Prince Kuni Asahiko
Prince Kuni Asahiko was a prominent Japanese imperial prince and military leader of the late Edo and early Meiji periods, known for founding the Kuni-no-miya collateral branch of the Imperial Family.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese prince ⓘ human ⓘ
ageAtDeath	47 ⓘ
birthDate	1954-12-29 ⓘ
birthPlace	Tokyo, Japan ⓘ linked to: Tokyo
causeOfDeath	heart failure ⓘ
child	Princess Ayako of Takamado ⓘ Princess Noriko of Takamado ⓘ Princess Tsuguko of Takamado ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Japan ⓘ
deathDate	2002-11-21 ⓘ
deathPlace	Tokyo, Japan ⓘ linked to: Tokyo
degree	Bachelor of Law ⓘ
education	Gakushuin Junior High School ⓘ linked to: Gakushuin Boys’ Junior and Senior High School Gakushuin Primary School ⓘ Gakushuin Senior High School ⓘ linked to: Gakushuin Boys’ Junior and Senior High School Gakushuin University ⓘ Queen's University at Kingston ⓘ
father	Prince Mikasa ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	law ⓘ
fullName	Norihito ⓘ
givenName	Norihito ⓘ
heldPosition	Honorary Patron of the Japan Football Association ⓘ Honorary President of the Japan Amateur Sports Association ⓘ Honorary President of the Japan Fencing Federation ⓘ Honorary President of the Japan Football Association ⓘ Honorary President of the Japan Football Hall of Fame ⓘ Honorary President of the Japan Football League ⓘ Honorary President of the Japan Football Museum ⓘ Honorary President of the Japan Gymnastics Association ⓘ Honorary President of the Japan Rugby Football Union ⓘ Honorary President of the Japan Squash Association ⓘ Honorary President of the Japan Table Tennis Association ⓘ Honorary President of the Japan Tennis Association ⓘ
honoredBy	Prince Takamado Cup (football tournament) named after him ⓘ
knownFor	charitable work ⓘ cultural activities ⓘ international goodwill activities ⓘ promotion of football ⓘ promotion of sports ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
memberOfDynasty	House of Yamato ⓘ Imperial House of Japan ⓘ
mother	Yuriko, Princess Mikasa ⓘ linked to: Mikasa
notableEvent	collapsed during a squash game at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo in 2002 ⓘ
occupation	member of the Japanese imperial family ⓘ
patronage	Japan Football Association ⓘ various Japanese sports organizations ⓘ
placeOfBurial	Toshimagaoka Imperial Cemetery ⓘ linked to: 豊島岡墓地
relative	Emperor Akihito ⓘ linked to: Akihito Emperor Naruhito ⓘ linked to: Naruhito
religion	Shinto ⓘ
sibling	Prince Tomohito of Mikasa ⓘ Prince Yoshihito of Mikasa ⓘ Princess Masako of Mikasa ⓘ Princess Yasuko of Mikasa ⓘ
sportInterest	football ⓘ squash ⓘ tennis ⓘ
spouse	Hisako, Princess Takamado ⓘ
title	Prince Takamado ⓘ
visitedCountry	Canada ⓘ China ⓘ South Korea ⓘ various countries for goodwill missions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nagako Kuni → child → Prince Takahito ⓘ

linked to: Prince Takamado Norihito

Takamado → notableBearer → Prince Takamado Norihito ⓘ

Prince of Takamado → titleHolder → Prince Norihito of Takamado ⓘ