Takaharu Kyōgoku

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Japanese businessman and Shinto priest

A.K.A.

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Places

Japan

Priest Businessperson

Work field

Business Religion

Gender

Male

Birth

18 January 1938 People who share this birthday

Age

86 years

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Biography

Takaharu Kyōgoku (京極高晴, Kyōgoku Takaharu, born January 18, 1938) is a Japanese businessman and prominent Shinto priest.
Takaharu is the 15th head of the Kyōgoku clan (the former Tajima Toyooka clan) which held power in Toyooka before and during the Edo period. He is among descendants of the Meiji period kazoku (peerage) which was abolished in 1947.

Career

The major part of his working career was spent as an executive at NYK Line. Then Kyogoku headed Kantoueisen (関東曳船株式会社), which is a small tugboat and port transport firm based in Yokohama.

Takaharu was named the chief priest (kannushi) of the Yasukuni Shrine in 2009.

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