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Extra in Izumo on Princess Noriko's engagement

MATSUE, Japan - A souvenir shop staffer posts an extra edition of newspaper reporting the engagement between Princess Noriko, second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, and Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha, or Izumo grand shrine, in Izuomo, Shimane Prefecture, on May 27, 2014. The engagement will become formal after the traditional rite "Nosai no gi."

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(8)Princess Sayako formally engaged to Kuroda in traditional rite

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko walk into the Imperial Palace on March 19 to offer their congratulations to Princess Sayako on her formal engagement to Yoshiki Kuroda in a traditional rite of betrothal, known as ''Nosai no Gi.'' (Pool photo)

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(3)Princess Sayako formally engaged to Kuroda in traditional rite

TOKYO, Japan - Naoyuki Kuroda, cousin of Yoshiki Kuroda, arrives at the Imperial Palace on March 19 to convey Yoshiki's proposal to marry Princess Sayako, Emperor Akihito's only daughter, in a traditional rite of betrothal, known as ''Nosai no Gi.'' (Pool photo)

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(7)Princess Sayako formally engaged to Kuroda in traditional rite

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako arrive at the Imperial Palace to offer congratulations to Princess Sayako on her formal engagement to Yoshiki Kuroda, an employee with the Tokyo metropolitan government, in a traditional rite of betrothal, known as ''Nosai no Gi,'' on March 19.

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(1)Princess Sayako formally engaged to Kuroda in traditional rite

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako arrives at the Imperial Palace on March 19 to get formally engaged to Yoshiki Kuroda, an employee with the Tokyo metropolitan government, in a traditional rite of betrothal, known as ''Nosai no Gi.'' After the ceremony, the princess, 35, affectionately known as Princess Nori, said in a statement, ''I would like to express my deep gratitude to both the emperor and the empress for blessing us and for having Nosai no Gi completed smoothly.'' (Pool photo)

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(6)Princess Sayako formally engaged to Kuroda in traditional rit

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, accompanied by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, listens to Toshio Yuasa (R), grand steward of the imperial household, convey a proposal by Yoshiki Kuroda to marry her in a traditional rite of betrothal, known as ''Nosai no Gi,'' at the ''Ho-o no Ma'' (Phoenix Room) at Imperial Palace on March 19. The photo was released by the Imperial Household Agency. (Kyodo) (Kyodo)

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(3)Princess Sayako formally engaged to Kuroda in traditional rit

TOKYO, Japan - Naoyuki Kuroda, cousin of Yoshiki Kuroda, arrives at the Imperial Palace on March 19 to convey Yoshiki's proposal to marry Princess Sayako, Emperor Akihito's only daughter, in a traditional rite of betrothal, known as ''Nosai no Gi.'' (Pool photo) (Kyodo) (Kyodo)

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(8)Princess Sayako formally engaged to Kuroda in traditional rit

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko walk into the Imperial Palace on March 19 to offer their congratulations to Princess Sayako on her formal engagement to Yoshiki Kuroda in a traditional rite of betrothal, known as ''Nosai no Gi.'' (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(1)Princess Sayako formally engaged to Kuroda in traditional rit

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako arrives at the Imperial Palace on March 19 to get formally engaged to Yoshiki Kuroda, an employee with the Tokyo metropolitan government, in a traditional rite of betrothal, known as ''Nosai no Gi.'' After the ceremony, the princess, 35, affectionately known as Princess Nori, said in a statement, ''I would like to express my deep gratitude to both the emperor and the empress for blessing us and for having Nosai no Gi completed smoothly.'' (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(7)Princess Sayako formally engaged to Kuroda in traditional rit

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako arrive at the Imperial Palace to offer congratulations to Princess Sayako on her formal engagement to Yoshiki Kuroda, an employee with the Tokyo metropolitan government, in a traditional rite of betrothal, known as ''Nosai no Gi,'' on March 19. (Kyodo)