The (princely house) was the seventh oldest collateral branch (''
Åke
The were branches of the Imperial House of Japan, Japanese imperial family (çæ ''KÅka'') created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya house, the last surviving ''ShinnÅke'' cadet branch. All but two (the Kan'in-no-miya and Nashimoto-no-m ...
'') of the
Japanese Imperial Family created from the
Fushimi-no-miya
The is the oldest of the four shinnÅke, branches of the Imperial Family of Japan which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne in the order of succession.
The Fushimi-no-miya was founded by Prince Yoshihito, the son of the Northe ...
, the oldest of the four branches of the imperial dynasty allowed to provide a successor to the
Chrysanthemum throne
The is the throne of the Emperor of Japan. The term also can refer to very specific seating, such as the throne in the Shishin-den at Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Various other thrones or seats that are used by the Emperor during official functions ...
should the main imperial line fail to produce an heir.
The Kaya-no-miya house was formed in 1892 as an ''ad personam'' title for
Prince Kuninori, the second son of
Prince Kuni Asahiko
was a member of a collateral line of the Japanese imperial family who played a key role in the Meiji Restoration. Prince Asahiko was an adopted son of Emperor NinkÅ and later a close advisor to Emperor KÅmei and Emperor Meiji. He was the gr ...
.
Emperor Meiji
, posthumously honored as , was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the List of emperors of Japan, traditional order of succession, reigning from 1867 until his death in 1912. His reign is associated with the Meiji Restoration of 1868, which ...
authorized it to become an independent ''Åke'' household in 1900.
On October 14, 1947,
Prince Kaya Tsunenori and his family lost their imperial status and became ordinary citizens, as part of the
American Occupation's abolition of the collateral branches of the Japanese Imperial family. The direct line of the Kaya-no-miya house ended with the death of Prince Kaya Tsunenoriâs eldest son, prince Kaya Kuninaga in 1986. However, the Kaya family line continues through the children of Prince Kaya Tsunenoriâs third son, Kaya Akinori.
The Kaya-no-miya palace was located in the
Chiyoda district of
Tokyo
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. The site is now occupied by the
Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery.
References
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* Lebra, Sugiyama Takie. ''Above the Clouds: Status Culture of the Modern Japanese Nobility''. University of California Press (1995).
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