page_title: Ōke
hierarchical_section_title: Ōke
caption_attribution_description: English: Emperor Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa) and members of the Kyū-Miyake (Cadet Royal Families), estimated around 1937 CE. 日本語: 昭和天皇と旧宮家（1937年頃の推定）。
context_page_description: The Kyū-Miyake, also known as the Old Imperial Family, were branches of the Japanese Imperial Family created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya house, the last surviving Shinnōke cadet branch. All but one of the ōke were formed by the descendants of Prince Fushimi Kuniye. The ōke were stripped of their membership in the Imperial Family by the American Occupation Authorities in October 1947, as part of the abolition of collateral imperial houses. After that point, only the immediate family of Hirohito and those of his three brothers retained membership in the Imperial Family. However, unofficial heads of these collateral families still exist for most and are listed herein.
  In recent years, conservatives have proposed to reinstate several of the former imperial branches or else to allow the imperial family to adopt male members of the former princely houses, as a solution to the Japanese succession controversy.
  The kyū-miyake were, in order of founding:
  梨本 Nashimoto
  久邇 Kuni
  山階 Yamashina
  華頂 Kachō or Kwachō
  北白川 Kitashirakawa
  東伏見 Higashifushimi or Komatsu
  賀陽 Kaya
  朝香 Asaka
  東久邇 Higashikuni
  竹田 Takeda
  Unless otherwise stated, all princes listed herein are the sons of their predecessor.
context_section_description: The Kyū-Miyake (旧宮家, "former Miyake"), also known as the Old Imperial Family (旧皇族), were branches of the Japanese Imperial Family created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya house, the last surviving Shinnōke cadet branch.  All but one of the ōke were formed by the descendants of  Prince Fushimi Kuniye.  The ōke were stripped of their membership in the Imperial Family by the American Occupation Authorities in October 1947, as part of the abolition of collateral imperial houses. After that point, only the immediate family of Hirohito and those of his three brothers retained membership in the Imperial Family. However, unofficial heads of these collateral families still exist for most and are listed herein.
  In recent years, conservatives have proposed to reinstate several of the former imperial branches or else to allow the imperial family to adopt male members of the former princely houses, as a solution to the Japanese succession controversy.
  The kyū-miyake were, in order of founding:
  梨本 Nashimoto (extinct 1951)
  久邇 Kuni
  山階 Yamashina (extinct 1987)
  華頂 Kachō or Kwachō (extinct 1924)
  北白川 Kitashirakawa (extinct 2018)
  東伏見 Higashifushimi or Komatsu (小松) (extinct)
  賀陽 Kaya
  朝香 Asaka
  東久邇 Higashikuni
  竹田 Takeda
  Unless otherwise stated, all princes listed herein are the sons of their predecessor.
caption: Emperor Hirohito and members of the Kyū-Miyake (Cadet Royal Families)
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