num_pages: 157
description: Princess Kazunomiya, half-sister of the Emperor of Japan, relates in her diary and in poems the confusing events occurring in the Imperial Palace in 1858, including political and romantic intrigue.
language: English
title: Kazunomiya: Prisoner of Heaven, Japan, 1858
titlecomplete: Kazunomiya: Prisoner of Heaven, Japan, 1858
characters: Chikako, Princess Kazu
genres: Historical, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, Japan, Asia, 19th Century, Diary, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 2441
places: Japan
series: The Royal Diaries
publisher: Scholastic