• BIRTHDAY: lunedì 9 dicembre 1963
• BIRTHPLACE: Tokyo Japan
• BIRTH SIGN: Sagittarius
• AGE: 60

About

She is the eldest daughter of Yumiko Egashira (b. 1938) and Hisashi Owada (b. 1932), a senior diplomat and former president of the International Court of Justice.

Before Fame

Masako first met Prince Naruhito at a tea for Infanta Elena of Spain, in November 1986, during her studies at the University of Tokyo. The prince and arranged for them to meet several times over the next few weeks.

Trivia

She studied law at the University of Tokyo to prepare for the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs''s entrance examination. Out of 800 applicants only 28 passed; Masako was one of them, along with two other women.

Family Life

She has two younger sisters, twins named Setsuko and Reiko