In what year was the last member of the Imperial House of Japan with a full beard before Prince Tomohito of Mikasa born?
Prince Tomohito of Mikasa Prince Tomohito of Mikasa (寛仁親王 , Tomohito Shinnō , 5 January 1946 – 6 June 2012) was a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the eldest son of Takahito, Prince Mikasa and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa. He was a first cousin of Emperor Akihito, and was formerly sixth in the line of succession to the Japanese throne and the heir apparent to the princely house of Mikasa-no-miya and the title "Prince Mikasa". Prince Tomohito was the first member of the Imperial House of Japan with a full beard since Emperor Meiji, thus earning him the popular nickname of the "Bearded Prince" (ヒゲの殿下 "Hige no Denka"). He died of cancer on 6 June 2012, aged 66.
Prince Kaneyoshi Prince Kaneyoshi (懐良親王, "Kaneyoshi shinnō" or "Kanenaga shinnō", b. c. 1329-April 30, 1383) was a nobleman of the Kamakura period and the early Nanboku-chō period of Japanese history. The son of Emperor Go-Daigo, he is enshrined at the Yatsushiro-gū, a Shinto shrine located in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.