According to the Imperial Household Agency, the couple submitted their registration at the local ward office at around 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday.
Mako, who turned 30 over the weekend, announced her engagement to Komuro four years ago. But their union has been plagued by years of controversy, public disapproval, and tabloid frenzy over a money scandal involving Komuro’s mother.
Under Japanese law, female members of the royal household must renounce their titles and leave the palace if they marry a commoner.
Since there are only 18 members of the royal family, Princess Mako is not the first to visit. The last royal to do so was his aunt, Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito, when she married town planner Yoshiki Kuroda in 2005.
This is a developing story.
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