List of Kuge families


The List of Kuge families were the high level bureaucrats and nobles in the Japanese Imperial court. This list is based on the lineage of the family and the kakaku. The kuge along with the daimyō made up the nobility of post-Meiji Restoration Japan. The kazoku was abolished shortly after World War II.
The kakaku consists of six ranks, from highest to lowest, they are Sekke, , , , , and .

Fujiwara clan

Originally, the Fujiwara four families were branches established by the four sons of Fujiwara no Fuhito: Nanke, Hokke, Shikike, and Kyōke. 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:
And other cadet branches of Fujiwara, becoming one of Kuge, include:

Seigake

Seigake

Meika

Hanke