Kuni-no-miya
The Kuni was the second oldest collateral branch of the Japanese Imperial Family created from the Fushimi-no-miya, the oldest of the four branches of the imperial dynasty allowed to provide a successor to the Chrysanthemum throne should the main imperial line fail to produce an heir.
The Kuni-no-miya house was formed in 1871 by Prince Asahiko, fourth son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye, an adopted son of Emperor Ninkō and later a close advisor to Emperor Kōmei and Emperor Meiji. He was great grandfather of the present Emperor of Japan, Emperor Akihito.
On October 14, 1947, Prince Kuni Asaakira and his children lost their imperial status and became ordinary citizens, as part of the American Occupation's abolishment of the collateral branches of the Japanese Imperial family.
The Kuni-no-miya palace was located in Azabu, Tokyo. The site is now occupied by the University of the Sacred Heart.
| Name | Born | Succeeded | Retired | Died | Notes | |
| 1 | Prince Kuni Asahiko | 1824 | 1863 | . | 1891 | became shinnō in 1871. Adopted son of Emperor Ninkō, fourth son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye. |
| 2 | Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi | 1873 | 1891 | . | 1929 | father of Empress Kōjun |
| 3 | Prince Kuni Asaakira | 1901 | 1929 | . | 1959 | |
| 4 | Kuniaki Kuni | 1929 | 1959 | . | . |