List of Kuge families include the high level bureaucrats and nobles (''
kuge
The was a Japanese aristocratic class that dominated the Japanese Imperial Court in Kyoto. The ''kuge'' were important from the establishment of Kyoto as the capital during the Heian period in the late 8th century until the rise of the Kamakur ...
'') in the
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
ese Imperial court. This list is based on the lineage of the family (the clan from which the family derives, such as the
Fujiwara Fujiwara (, written: 藤原 lit. "''Wisteria'' field") is a Japanese surname. (In English conversation it is likely to be rendered as .) Notable people with the surname include:
; Families
* The Fujiwara clan and its members
** Fujiwara no Kamatari ...
,
Minamoto
was one of the surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the line of succession and demoted into the ranks of the nobility from 1192 to 1333. The practice was most prevalent during th ...
, or
Taira
The Taira was one of the four most important clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian, Kamakura and Muromachi Periods of Japanese history – the others being the Fujiwara, the Tachibana, and the Minamoto. The clan is divided ...
) and the ''kakaku'' (, rank). The ''kuge'' along with the ''
daimyō
were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and n ...
'' made up the nobility (''
kazoku
The was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan, which existed between 1869 and 1947. They succeeded the feudal lords () and court nobles (), but were abolished with the 1947 constitution.
Kazoku ( 華族) should not be confused with ' ...
'') of post-
Meiji Restoration
The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ...
Japan. The ''kazoku'' was abolished shortly after
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
.
The ''kakaku'' consists of six ranks, from highest to lowest, they are
Sekke
The Five Regent Houses (五摂家; ''go-sekke'') is a collective term for the five families of the Fujiwara clan that monopolized the regent position of '' Sekkan'' in Japan from 1252 until 1868. The five houses are Konoe, Takatsukasa, Kujō, Ic ...
(摂家), (清華家), (大臣家), (羽林家), (名家), and (半家).
Fujiwara clan
Originally, the Fujiwara four families (藤原四家) were branches established by the four sons of
Fujiwara no Fuhito
Fujiwara no Fuhito (藤原 不比等: 659 – 13 September 720) was a powerful member of the imperial court of Japan during the Asuka and Nara periods. Second son of Fujiwara no Kamatari (or, according to one theory, of Emperor Tenji), h ...
:
Nanke,
Hokke,
Shikike, and
Kyōke
The was a cadet branch of the Fujiwara clan. It was founded by Fujiwara no Maro
Maro had three brothers: Muchimaro, Fusasaki, and Umakai. These four brothers are known for having established the "four houses" of the Fujiwara.Brinkley, ; exce ...
.
[ Brinkley, Frank and ]Dairoku Kikuchi
Baron was a Japanese mathematician, educator, and education administrator during the Meiji era.
Biography
Early life and family
Kikuchi was born in Edo (present-day Tokyo), as the second son of Mitsukuri Shūhei, a professor at Bansho ...
. (1915). ''A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era,'' ; excerpt, "Muchimaro's home, being in the south (''nan'') of the capital, was called ''Nan-ke''; Fusazaki's, being in the north (''hoku''), was termed ''Hoku-ke''; Umakai's was spoken of as ''Shiki-ke'', since he presided over the Department of Ceremonies (''shiki''), and Maro's went by the name of ''Kyō-ke'', this term also having reference to his office." Hokke later became the most successful out of the four families, and there are five main branches from Hokke, known as the ''Sekke'', otherwise known as
Five regent houses
The Five Regent Houses (五摂家; ''go-sekke'') is a collective term for the five families of the Fujiwara clan that monopolized the regent position of '' Sekkan'' in Japan from 1252 until 1868. The five houses are Konoe, Takatsukasa, Kujō, Ic ...
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Ichijō
*
Konoe Konoe (written: 近衛 or 近衞) is a Japanese surname. It is sometimes spelled "Konoye" based on historical kana usage. Notable people with the surname include:
*, the 76th emperor of Japan
*, Japanese politician and journalist
*, Japanese politi ...
*
Kujō
*
Nijō
*
Takatsukasa[Papinot, (2003)]
"Takatsukasa" at p. 58
retrieved 2013-8-13.
And other cadet branches of Fujiwara, becoming one of Kuge, include:
Seigake
*
Daigo Daigo may refer to:
Buddhism
*Daigo (Zen) (大悟), a Buddhist term meaning ''great enlightenment'' or ''great realization''
*Daigo (Shōbōgenzō) (大悟), or ''Great Realization'', a book in Eihei Dōgen's Shōbōgenzō
*Daigo Temple (醍醐寺 ...
醍醐家
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Imadegawa (renamed
Kikutei) 今出川（菊亭）家
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Kasannoin 花山院家
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Ōinomikado 大炊御門家
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Saionji 西園寺家
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Sanjō 三條家
*
Tokudaiji 德大寺家
Daijinke
*
Sanjōnishi 三條西家
*
Ōgimachinosanjō (renamed
Saga
is a series of science fantasy role-playing video games by Square Enix. The series originated on the Game Boy in 1989 as the creation of Akitoshi Kawazu at Square (video game company), Square. It has since continued across multiple platforms, ...
) 正親町三條（嵯峨）家
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Nakanoin 中院家
Urinke
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Aburanokōji 油小路家
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Anegakōji 姉小路家
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Ano 阿野家
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Asukai 飛鳥井家
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Fujitani 藤谷家
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Hachijō 八條家
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Hanazono 花園家
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Hashimoto 橋本家
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Higashizono 東園家
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Higuchi 樋口家
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Hinonishi 日野西家
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Horikawa 堀河家
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Imaki 今城家
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Irie 入江家
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Ishiyama 石山家
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Iwano 石野家
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Jimyōin 持明院家
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Kawabata 河鰭家
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Kazahaya 風早家
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Kushige 櫛笥家
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Machijiri 町尻家
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Matsunaga 松永家
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Matsunoki 松木家
*
Mibu
270px, Mibu Toy Museum
is a town located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 39,158 in 16,149 households, and a population density of 640 persons per km². The total area of the town is .
Geography
Mibu is l ...
壬生家
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Minase 水無瀬家
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Mushanokōji 武者小路家
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Nakayama 中山家
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Nakazono 中園家
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Nanba 難波家
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Nishiōji 西大路家
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Nishiyotsutsuji 西四辻家
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Nonomiya 野宮家
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Ōgimachi 正親町家
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Ogura 小倉家
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Omiya 大宮家
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Oshikōji 押小路家
*
Reizei (Reizen, Kaminoreizei) 冷泉家
*
Rokkaku Rokkaku ( ja, 六角, "six corners" or "hexagon") can refer to several things:
* Rokkaku Chuu (市立六角中学校), a fictional school that appears on ''The Prince of Tennis''
*Rokkaku clan, a clan of samurai
* ''Rokkaku dako'', a type of six-co ...
六角家
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Sakurai 櫻井家
*
Shichijō family 七條家
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Shigenoi 滋野井家
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Shijō 四條家
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Shimizudani 清水谷家
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Shimonoreizei 下冷泉家
*
Sono 園家
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Sonoike 園池家
*
Takamatsu
270px, Takamatsu City Hall
270px, Aerial view of Takamatsu city center
270px, View from Yashima to Takashima port
is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 414,134 in 190120 households and a popul ...
高松家
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Takano 高野家
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Takaoka 高丘家
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Umezono 梅園家
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Uratsuji 裏辻家
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Washio 鷲尾家
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Yabu 藪家
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Yamamoto 山本家
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Yamanoi 山井家
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Yamashina 山科家
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Yotsutsuji 四辻家
Meika
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Bōjō family 坊城家
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Hamuro 葉室家
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Hino 日野家
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Hinonishi 日野西家
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Hirohashi 廣橋家
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Honami 穂波家
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Ikegami 池尻家
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Kadenokōji 勘解由小路家
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Kajūji 勧修寺家
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Kanroji 甘露寺家
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Karasumaru 烏丸家
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Kitanokōji 北小路家
*
Madenokōji 万里小路家
*
Mimurodo 三室戸家
*
Nakamikado 中御門家
*
Okazaki 岡崎家
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Seikanji 清閑寺家
*
Shibayama 芝山家
*
Takeya 竹屋家
*
Toyama
Toyama may refer to:
Places and organizations
* Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island
* Toyama, Toyama, the capital city of Toyama Prefecture
* Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, ...
外山家
*
Toyooka 豊岡家
*
Tsutsumi 堤家
*
Umenokōji 梅小路家
*
Uramatsu 裏松家
*
Yanagiwara 柳原家
Hanke
*
Karahashi 唐橋家
*
Shirakawa 白川家
*
Takakura 高倉家
*
Tominokōji 富小路家
*
Nishikikōji 錦小路家
Minamoto clan
was one of the surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the line of succession and demoted into the ranks of the nobility from 1192 to 1333. The practice was most prevalent during the ...
(Genji)
Seigake
*
Hirohata 廣幡家
*
Koga
KOGA is a Dutch bicycle manufacturer based in Heerenveen, Friesland. The company is known for its long time partnership with Japanese frame manufacturer Miyata, producing bicycles and sponsoring racing teams under the brand name Koga Miyata. As ...
久我家
Daijinke
*
Nakanoin 中院家
Urinke
*
Ayanokōji 綾小路家
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Chigusa 千種家
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Higashikuze 東久世家
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Iwakura 岩倉家
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Kuze 久世家
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Niwata 庭田家
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Ōhara 大原家
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Otagi 愛宕家
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Rokujō 六條家
*
Uematsu Uematsu (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include:
* (born 1946/47), Japan Self-Defense Forces general and kendo teacher in Finland
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese speed skater
*, Japanese speed skater
* Kenji Uemat ...
植松家
*
Umedani 梅溪家
Hanke
*
Itsutsuji 五辻家
*
Jikōji 慈光寺家
*
Takenouchi 竹内家
Taira clan
The Taira was one of the four most important clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian, Kamakura and Muromachi Periods of Japanese history – the others being the Fujiwara, the Tachibana, and the Minamoto. The clan is divided ...
(Heishi)
Meika
*
Hiramatsu 平松家
*
Katano
file:The Katano Cityhall.JPG, 260px, Katano City Hall
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 77,401 in 33417 households and a population density of 3000 persons per km2. The total ...
交野家
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Nagatani 長谷家
Hanke
*
Iwai 石井家
*
Nishinotōin 西洞院家
Others
Hanke
*
Fujii Fujii (written: lit. "well of wisteria") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* , professional baseball catcher
* , Japanese astronomer
* , professional baseball outfielder
* , football player
* Don Fujii, ring name of w ...
藤井家 (from
Urabe clan)
*
Fujinami 藤波家 (from
Ōnakatomi clan)
*
Fushihara 伏原家 (from
Kiyohara clan
The was a powerful clan of the far north of Japan during the Heian period, descended from Prince Toneri, son of Emperor Tenmu (631–686).
Kiyohara no Fusanori (9th century) had two sons: the elder was the ancestor of the samurai branch fam ...
)
*
Funahashi
is a village located in Nakaniikawa District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 3,064 in 1044 households and a population density of . The total area of the town was , making it the smallest municipality in ...
船橋家 (from
Kiyohara clan
The was a powerful clan of the far north of Japan during the Heian period, descended from Prince Toneri, son of Emperor Tenmu (631–686).
Kiyohara no Fusanori (9th century) had two sons: the elder was the ancestor of the samurai branch fam ...
)
*
Gojō 五條家 (from
Sugawara clan)
*
Hagiwara 萩原家 (from
Urabe clan)
*
Higashibōjō 東坊城家 (from
Sugawara clan)
*
Karahashi 唐橋家 (from
Sugawara clan)
*
Kitanokoji 北小路家 (from
Oe clan)
*
Kiyooka 清岡家 (from
Sugawara clan)
*
Kurahashi 倉橋家 (from
Abe clan
The was one of the oldest of the major Japanese clans (''uji''); and the clan retained its prominence during the Sengoku period and the Edo period.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit." Universität Tübingen (in German). The ...
)
*
Kuwabara 桑原家 (from
Sugawara clan)
*
Nishigori 錦織家 (from
Urabe clan)
*
Sawa Sawa may refer to:
Places
* Sawa, Nepal, a village development committee
* Sawa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, a village
* Saveh, sometimes transliterated Sāwa, Iran, a city
* Sawa Lake, Iraq
People
* Sawa (Hrycuniak) (born Michał Hrycunia ...
澤家 (from
Kiyohara clan
The was a powerful clan of the far north of Japan during the Heian period, descended from Prince Toneri, son of Emperor Tenmu (631–686).
Kiyohara no Fusanori (9th century) had two sons: the elder was the ancestor of the samurai branch fam ...
)
*
Takatsuji 高辻家 (from
Sugawara clan)
*
Tsuchimikado
was the 83rd emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 土御門天皇 (83)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan,'' pp. 86–87.
Tsuchimikado's reig ...
土御門家 (from
Abe clan
The was one of the oldest of the major Japanese clans (''uji''); and the clan retained its prominence during the Sengoku period and the Edo period.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit." Universität Tübingen (in German). The ...
)
*
Yoshida 吉田家 (from
Urabe clan)
See also
*
Japanese clans
This is a list of Japanese clans. The old clans (''Gōzoku'') mentioned in the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki lost their political power before the Heian Period, during which new aristocracies and families, '' Kuge'', emerged in their place. After the H ...
References
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Kuge
The was a Japanese aristocratic class that dominated the Japanese Imperial Court in Kyoto. The ''kuge'' were important from the establishment of Kyoto as the capital during the Heian period in the late 8th century until the rise of the Kamakur ...