Princess Ayako Takeda

Princess Ayako Takeda (禮子女王, Ayako Joō, July 4, 1913 – September 3, 2003) was a granddaughter of Emperor Meiji and Sono Sachiko. She was a daughter of Princess Masako Takeda and her husband Prince Tsunehisa Takeda and the sister of Prince Tsuneyoshi Takeda. She was a niece of Emperor Taisho and his wife Empress Teimei.

She married Count Sano Tsunemitsu and had four children.

Takeda died on September 3, 2003. Her grave is in Aoyama Cemetery, and the stone is marked with her Christian name, Maria (マリヤ).