Japan’s Former Princess Mako Is Working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mako Komuro, formerly known as Princess Mako, left Japan and gave up her royal title after marrying her college sweetheart last year. Mako, the eldest daughter of Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, moved to New York City in November 2021 with her husband Kei Komuro. Now, Japan Times reported Mako is assisting curators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in an unpaid internship capacity. Per the Japan Times, the former Japanese princess is working on an exhibition of hanging-scroll paintings by Okinawan artist Yamada Shinzan, “inspired by the life of Ippen (1239-1289), a monk who traveled around… Read Full Article