Mako from Japan: How the couple lives in New York

It’s like a story out of a fairy tale. In 2012, Mako from Japan (30) met the middle-class Kei Komuro (30) in a classroom for exchange students at a university. The two fell in love. However, according to the imperial house law, a princess loses her title if she marries outside the nobility. Mako decided to sacrifice her royal life for love after her father Fumihito (55), now crown prince, finally consented to the wedding. On October 26, 2021, she and Kei stepped in front of the altar. “I love you Mako. I want to spend the rest of my life with the person I love,” he said.

Mako’s departure from Japan followed the wedding. What you need to know about the former princess and their dramatic relationship can be seen in the video above.

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In the meantime, the former princess and her husband have ended up in the US metropolis of New York. As reported by the British tabloid Daily Mail, the niece of the Japanese Emperor Naruhito (61) now lives with her husband in a one-room apartment in Manhattan. According to the provider’s website, the cheapest apartments in the apartment building cost more than 4,300 US dollars a month (the equivalent of around 3,800 euros).

Mako from Japan lives in New York

The furnished one-room apartments in the apartment building are luxurious. According to the provider, they have high ceilings, comparatively large windows, household appliances from Bosch, vanity units made of Corian, which is similar to marble, and mosaic tiles. In the house there is a fitness studio with peloton bikes, a roof terrace with loungers, a golf simulator, a library and animal care. Times Square can be reached in around 15 minutes on foot.

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Mako’s husband, Kei, works in the United States for the law firm Lowenstein Sandler LLP. At the end of October 2021, the Japanese radio and television broadcaster NHK reported that he had failed the New York state bar exam. According to the NHK, he would like to repeat the test in February 2022.

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