page_title: Kazoku
hierarchical_section_title: Kazoku
caption_attribution_description: English: A Scene in the House of Peers
context_page_description: The Kazoku was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan, which existed between 1869 and 1947.
context_section_description: The Kazoku (華族, "Magnificent/Exalted lineage") was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan, which existed between 1869 and 1947.
caption: The House of Peers in session with Emperor Meiji giving a speech. (Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Yōshū Chikanobu, 1890)
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