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English: He ventured into various businesses, however, none were successful during the tough period in Japan under the occupation of the Allied Forces.
Japanese: いろいろな事業に手を染めるが、連合国軍占領下の日本の荒波を受けてうまくはいかなかった。
English: The land where the Kunino Miya palace used to stand in Azabu, is currently used as a campus for the University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo, and the Onjo/gojo Goten (a part of the palace being used every day) still exists and is called Kuni house.
Japanese: 麻布にあった久邇宮邸の敷地は、現在は聖心女子大学のキャンパスとなっており、御常御殿（日常の居所）は久邇ハウスと呼ばれ現存している。
English: The Kuni no Miya palace was where the Empress Kojun was born, the present Emperor's Empress, Michiko graduated from the University of the Sacred Heart, thus the place is related via the second generation to the Imperial family.
Japanese: 久邇宮邸は香淳皇后の生家であり、聖心女子大学は今上天皇の皇后である美智子の出身校でもあるため、くしくも二代にわたり皇后と縁のある地となっている。
English: Komatsu no Miya was established by the Fushimi no Miya Imperial Prince Kuniie's eighth Prince, Komatsu no Miya Imperial Prince, Akihito during the early Meiji period.
Japanese: 小松宮（こまつのみや）は、明治時代初期に、伏見宮邦家親王の第8王子、小松宮彰仁親王によって創設された宮家。
English: After Imperial Prince Akihito died, Kitashirakawa no Miya Imperial Prince Yoshihisa's Prince, Teruhisa KOMATSU was demoted from nobility to subject, and succeeded a ritual of the Miyake (house of an imperial prince) by naming the Marquis Komatsu family.
Japanese: 宮家の祭祀は、彰仁親王の薨去後、北白川宮能久親王の王子、小松輝久が臣籍降下し、小松侯爵家を名乗り継承した。
English: Komatsu no Miya Imperial Prince Akihito was born as the eighth Prince of Fushimi no Miya Imperial Prince, Kuniie in 1846.
Japanese: 小松宮彰仁親王（あきひとしんのう）は、伏見宮邦家親王の第8王子として弘化3年（1846年）に誕生。
English: He became the thirtieth priest Prince of Ninna-ji Temple, however he was ordered to return to secular life by the Emperor in 1867.
Japanese: 仁和寺門跡30世となったが、1867年（慶応2年）、勅命により復飾（還俗）した。
English: In 1883 he established Ninna kai to restore the Ninna-ji Temple and became president.
Japanese: 明治16年（1883年）には、仁和寺の復興のために、仁和会を創立して、総裁となった。
English: In 1873 he acted as the Governor-general for suppressing the Saga rebellion, also acted as the brigade commander to suppress a revolt during the Seinan War in 1876.
Japanese: 明治7年（1873年）に勃発した佐賀の乱においては征討総督として、また、明治10年（1876年）の西南戦争にも旅団長として出征し乱の鎮定に当たった。
English: In recognition of his distinguished services after the Meiji Restoration, his family rank was changed to hereditary Imperial prince's family in 1880.
Japanese: 明治14年（1880年）に維新以来の功労を顕彰され、家格を世襲親王家に改められる。
English: His Miya go title was changed to Komatsu no Miya in 1881, after the old name of the Ninna-ji Temple area, Komatsugo.
Japanese: 翌明治15年（1881年）に、宮号を仁和寺の寺域の旧名小松郷にちなんで小松宮に改称した。
English: Imperial Prince Akihito encouraged the Imperial Family to take the initiative to join military service, following the examples in European monarchy countries, he himself took the lead in joining the military.
Japanese: 彰仁親王は、ヨーロッパの君主国の例にならって、皇族が率先して軍務につくことを奨励し、自らも率先垂範した。
English: In 1886 he was promoted to Military General and successively held the position of Konoe divisional commander, in the General Staff Office, and he was appointed as Seisei Governor General and went to the front in Luchun in the Shino-Japanese War.
Japanese: 明治20年（1886年）陸軍大将に昇進し、近衛師団長、参謀本部を歴任、日清戦争では征清大総督に任じられ旅順に出征した。
English: Imperial Prince Akihito did not have any Princes nor Princesses and adopted his younger brother, Prince Sadamaro, Sadamaro newly established as Imperial Prince Yorihito of the Higashi Fushimi no Miya family in 1902.
Japanese: 彰仁親王には、王子女が無く当初、弟宮定麿王を養嗣子としていたが、明治36年（1902年）に定麿王が依仁親王として新たに東伏見宮家を創設。
English: Teruhisa KOMATSU was the marquis from Kitashirakawa no Miya family, and his court rank was Shosanmi (Senior Third Rank) and the First Order of Merit.
Japanese: 小松輝久（こまつてるひさ）は、北白川宮家出身の侯爵で位階は正三位勲一等侯爵。
English: Due to above, the Komatsu no Miya family ritual was succeeded, which was ceased to exist after Komatsu no Miya Imperial Prince Akihito died in 1903.
Japanese: これによって明治36年に小松宮彰仁親王が薨じて断絶していた小松宮家の祭祀を承継する。
English: Nashimoto no Miya was the Miyake (house of an imperial prince) established by Fushimi no Miya Imperial Prince Sadayoshi's Imperial Prince, Prince Moriosa.
Japanese: 梨本宮（なしもとのみや）は、伏見宮貞敬親王の王子、守脩（もりおさ）親王が創設した宮家。
English: In 1835 he succeeded to Kajii Enyu-in Temple and his name was changed to Nashimoto no Miyain.
Japanese: 天保6年（1835年）に梶井円融院を相続し、昌仁入道親王と改名した。
English: In 1868 he returned to secular life and named Kaji no Miya, he was renamed again as Nashimoto no Miya in 1871.
Japanese: 明治元年（1868年）に還俗して梶井宮と称し、明治3年（1871年）に梨本宮と改称した。
English: Since Imperial Prince Moriosa did not have any children, Yamashina no Miya Prince Kikumaro came into the family from the Yamashina no Miya family and succeeded to the Miyake in 1881.
Japanese: 守脩親王には、子がなかったため、山階宮家から山階宮菊麿王が入り、明治14年に宮家を継承した。
English: Kuni no Miya Prince Asahiko's Prince, Prince Tada succeeded after Prince Kikumaro, he was renamed Nashimoto no Miya Prince Morimasa when he inherited the family.
Japanese: 菊麿王の後を継いだのが久邇宮朝彦親王の王子、多田（ただ）王で、相続にあたって梨本宮守正王と改名した。
English: Before he went to France, in 1900, he married Marquis Naohiro NABESHIMA's second daughter, Itsuko.
Japanese: これに先立つ1900年（明治33年）に侯爵鍋島直大の二女伊都子と結婚。
English: He was released six months later, however, it is said that his house was burglarized and most of his furniture was stolen.
Japanese: 半年後に釈放されたが、宮邸に帰宅してみると、集団強盗に襲われ家財の多くを盗難にあっていたという。
English: His oldest daughter, Masako Yi married to Yi Unn who was the last Prince of the Yi Dynasty Korea and succeeded to the Yi Imperial family, and she went to the Republic of Korea after the War and contributed to welfare work, etc.
Japanese: 長女の李方子は李氏朝鮮最後の皇太子で後に李王家を継承した李垠（イ・ウン）と結婚し、戦後は大韓民国に渡り、福祉事業などに尽くした。
English: He used to run his own company in Korea, however due to the business being slow, he returned back to Japan.
Japanese: 韓国で会社を経営していたが、その後の業績不振により再度日本に渡った。
English: Empress Itoko acted as 'the last noblewoman' after Prince Morimasa died, she adopted Princess Noriko's second son, 広橋儀光 followed by Kuni no Miya Prince Taka's third son, Norihiko TATSUTA, and she died in 1976.
Japanese: 伊都子妃は、守正王亡き後も「最後の貴婦人」として振舞い、規子女王の二男広橋儀光、次いで久邇宮多嘉王の三男龍田徳彦を養子に迎え、1976年（昭和51年）に逝去した。
English: She used to write in her diary everyday, her diary was published as 'Nashimoto no Miya Empress Itoko's diary' after she died.
Japanese: 日記をつけるのを日課にしており、死後「梨本宮妃伊都子の日記」として出版されている。
English: According to the weekly magazine, it was reported that Takao NASHIMOTO was adopted, and had no blood relationship to the Imperial family, and he joined to carry out fraud under the name of Nashimoto.
Japanese: 週刊誌によると、皇統と血縁関係がない梨本隆夫が養子になり梨本の名で詐欺行為に荷担していると報道されている。
English: Katsura Rikyu is the detached Palace (a palace built apart from the Imperial Palace) located at Katsura, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City.
Japanese: 桂離宮（かつらりきゅう）は京都市西京区桂にある離宮（離宮とは皇居とは別に設けた宮殿の意）である。
English: It retains the original garden and buildings from early Edo period when it was built, it brings the old-world elegance from that period (imperial dynasty) to the present.
Japanese: 江戸時代初期の造営当初の庭園と建築物を遺しており、当時の（王朝）文化の粋を今に伝えている。
English: An appointment must be made through the Kyoto office of the Imperial Household Agency in order to visit the inside of the building. (Please click the external link below for information on visiting this building.)
Japanese: 参観には宮内庁京都事務所に事前申込みが必要である（外部リンクの参観案内参照）。
English: The Katsura Rikyu was built as a villa for the Hachijo no Miya family in the seventeen century, it consists of Shoin, tea house, and circuit style garden.
Japanese: 桂離宮は17世紀に八条宮家の別荘として造営されたもので、書院、茶屋、回遊式庭園から成る。
English: The place of Katsura was known for the court noble's villas from olden days, and there used to be a villa belonging to FUJIWARA no Michinaga (it was called Betsugyo at that time instead of Besso, both mean villa) in the same place during the Heian period.
Japanese: 桂の地は、古くから貴族の別荘地として知られ、平安時代には藤原道長の別荘（当時は「別業」といった）が営まれていたという。
English: There is Tsukiyomi-jinja Shrine in Matsumuro Nishikyo Ward near Katsura Rikyu, the name of Katsura came from the Chinese historical event, 'Gekkei (The Katsura tree on the moon).'
Japanese: 桂離宮の近くの西京区松室には月読神社があり、桂の地名も中国語の「月桂」の故事から来ているという。
English: The base of the Katsura Rikyu was established by the first Hachijo no Miya Imperial Prince Toshihito (1579 - 1629).
Japanese: 桂離宮は八条宮家初代の智仁（としひと）親王（1579年-1629年）によって基礎が築かれた。
English: Imperial Prince Toshihito was initially adopted by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, but after Hideyoshi had his biological child, Toshihito established the Hachijo no Miya family.
Japanese: 智仁親王は初め豊臣秀吉の猶子となったが、秀吉に実子が生まれたため、八条宮家を創設したものである。
English: The Shoin of Katsura Rikyu separated into three sections, 'Kosho in,' 'Chusho in' and 'Shin Goten,' and the Kosho in was presumed to be built in 1615.
Japanese: 桂離宮の書院は「古書院」「中書院」「新御殿」の3つの部分に分かれ、このうち古書院の建設は1615年頃と推定される。
English: The construction work of the Shoin, tea house, and the garden was passed to the second Hachijo no Miya Imperial Prince Toshitada (1619 - 1662), and the buildings were maintained for a few decades.
Japanese: 書院、茶屋、庭園などの造営は、八条宮家2代の智忠（としただ）親王（1619年-1662年）に引き継がれ、数十年間をかけて整備された。
English: The Hachijo no Miya family changed their name from Tokiwai no Miya, Kyogoku no Miya, Katsura no Miya, and the family was discontinued in 1881, after that it came under the supervision of the Department of the Imperial Household from 1883.
Japanese: 八条宮家は常磐井宮、京極宮、桂宮と名前を変えた後、1881年に断絶し、桂離宮は1883年から宮内省の管轄になった。
English: The Kosho in, Chusho in and Shingoten have buildings with a half-hipped roof (Irimoya zukuri) and is roofed with shingles (Kokera buki) and all were built based upon the traditional Japanese style of residential architecture that includes a tokonoma, there is a slight Sukiya style (a house built in the style of a tea-ceremony house) being used in the narrow wooden passageway of Kosho in.
Japanese: 古書院、中書院、新御殿はいずれも入母屋造、柿葺（こけらぶき）で、書院造を基調としているが、古書院の縁側などには数寄屋風の要素も見られる。
English: The veranda area coming out of the narrow wooden passageway of Kosho in, which is made with a lattice, is called 'Tsukimidai' (the place to view the moon), it tells you that the main theme of Katsura Rikyu was to observe the moon.
Japanese: 古書院縁側からさらに張り出した竹簀子（すのこ）のベランダ状のスペースは「月見台」と称され、桂離宮の主要テーマが観月にあることを示している。
English: The wall painting based on a sumi painting of Chusho in and the Shingoten was drawn by Tanno KANO's family who were patronized by the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
Japanese: 中書院と新御殿の水墨画主体の障壁画は、江戸幕府御用絵師・狩野探幽一門によるものである。
English: The 'Katsura dana' in the Jodan no ma (a raised floor level on which the shogun and his retinue sat) of the Shingoten was known as one of the Tenka sandana (three greatest shelves). (The other two are located at the Shugakuin Rikyu [Imperial Villa] and the Sanboin of Daigo-ji Temple.)
Japanese: 新御殿上段の間の「桂棚」は天下三棚の一つとして知られる（他に修学院離宮、醍醐寺三宝院）。
English: There is a pond in the center of the circuit style garden, and the water comes from the Katsura river, surrounded by a tea room, a mound, a sandy beach, a bridge and a stone lantern.
Japanese: 回遊式庭園には、桂川の水を引いた池を中心に、茶屋、築山、州浜、橋、石灯篭などを配している。
English: There are four types of tea houses, Shokintei, Shokatei, Shoiken, and Gepparo, there is also a jibutsu-do hall (the private Buddha statue hall) called Onrindo.
Japanese: 茶屋は松琴亭（しょうきんてい）、賞花亭（しょうかてい）、笑意軒（しょういけん）、月波楼（げっぱろう）の4棟があり、他に持仏堂の園林堂（おんりんどう）がある。
English: Bruno Taut, who defected from Germany in the early Showa period, mentioned about Katsura Rikyu, 'It makes me almost cry, it is so beautiful,' the simple beauty of the building without having any decorations was estimated to have the same value as the beauty seen in modern architectural modeling.
Japanese: 昭和始めにドイツから亡命したブルーノ・タウトが「泣きたくなるほど美しい」と絶賛し、装飾を排した簡素な建築美はモダニズム建築の造形美にも通じるとして評価された。
English: Arisugawa no Miya Imperial Prince Taruhito (March 17, 1835 - January 15, 1895) was a member of the Imperial family, a politician, and a military officer between the last days of Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) and the Meiji period.
Japanese: 有栖川宮熾仁親王（ありすがわのみやたるひとしんのう、天保6年2月19日（1835年3月17日）-1895年（明治28年）1月15日は、江戸幕末～明治時代の皇族、政治家、軍人。
English: His governmental posts were as follows, in the order he was appointed; Dazai no Sotsu, General Affairs Official of the Imperial Household in charge of State affairs, the President of the government, the Great Governor-General in charge of the military expedition to the east, Hyobu kyo, the Governor of Fukuoka Province (later Governor of the prefecture, Kenrei (same as governor)), a member of the Chamber of Elders (later became the Chairman), the Governor-General in charge of suppressing the opposition in Kagoshima Prefecture, Sadaijin (Minister of the Left), the head of the Military General Staff Office, the President of councilor and Lord Custodian [Chief Priest] of the Great Shrine of Ise.
Japanese: 官職は任命順に、大宰帥、国事御用掛、政府総裁、東征大総督、兵部卿、福岡藩知事（のちに県知事、県令）、元老院議官（後に議長）、鹿児島県逆徒征討総督、左大臣、陸軍参謀本部長、参謀総長、祭主。
English: Sadako was born weak and died when she was twenty three years old, after two years of the marriage, while Imperial Prince Taruhito was away to Fukuoka, the Prince remarried, in July 1873, with the head of the former Lord of Echigo Shibata Domain, Naohiro MIZOGUCHI's adopted daughter, Tadako. (the oldest son of the Lord of Ise Kobe Domain, Tadahiko HONDA's daughter.)
Japanese: しかし、病弱であった貞子は婚儀の2年後、熾仁親王の福岡赴任中に23歳の若さで死去したため、明治6年7月に旧越後新発田藩主・溝口直溥の養女・董子（＝ただこ、伊勢神戸藩嫡子・本多忠穆の娘）と再婚した。
English: He was born in the Arisugawa no Miya palace, located in north east of the Kyoto Imperial Palace on February 19,1835, as the first Prince of Prince Takahito.
Japanese: 天保6年2月19日、熾仁親王は京都御所北東の有栖川宮邸内において、幟仁親王の第一子として誕生した。
English: His birth mother, Yuko SAEKI was called Kana, she was the chief priest of Wakamiya Hachiman-gu Shrine, 佐々祐條's daughter.
Japanese: 生母の佐伯祐子は通称を嘉奈といい、若宮八幡宮宮司の佐々祐條の娘であった。
English: In fact, his father, Imperial Prince Takahito, had not yet married Hiroko NIJO at that time; he organized an adoption engagement with Hiroko in October 1848.
Japanese: 実はこのとき、父である幟仁親王はまだ正室の二条廣子と結婚する前であり、熾仁親王は後の嘉永元年9月（1848年10月）に廣子と養子縁組を行っている。
English: He became the adopted son of Emperor Nintoku on November 13, 1848, who was already passed away.
Japanese: 嘉永元年10月18日（1848年11月13日）、熾仁親王はすでに崩御していた仁孝天皇の猶子となる。
English: He was given the personal name of 'Taruhito' by Emperor Komei on March 8, 1849, two days after that, he received the title Prince by Imperial order on March 10.
Japanese: 翌嘉永二年2月14日（1849年3月8日）、孝明天皇より「熾仁」の諱を賜り、2日後の2月16日（3月10日）に親王宣下を受けた。
English: On April 7 in the same year, Imperial Prince Taruhito had a coming-of-age ceremony and was appointed as Dazai no sochi and received court rank on the following day.
Japanese: この年の3月15日（4月7日）、熾仁親王は近衛忠煕の加冠により元服し大宰帥に任命、翌日には品位に叙せられた。
English: After that the Prince was called 'Sochino Miya' until he was appointed to the President (Meiji new government) of the new government in the Sosai Sanchoku period in 1867.
Japanese: 以後、慶應3年に新政府の総裁三職時代の総裁（明治新政府）職に任命されるまで、熾仁親王は「帥宮（そちのみや）」と呼ばれた。
English: Thus persons described as 'Sochi no Miya' 'Sochi no Miya onkata' in the historical books related to the last days of the bakufu means Imperial Prince Taruhito.
Japanese: 従って、幕末関連の文書で「帥宮様」「帥宮御方」などと書かれているのは全て熾仁親王のことを指す。
English: Imperial Prince Taruhito was engaged to Emperor Komei's sister, Imperial Princess Kazunomiya Chikako, in 1851 when he was seventeen years old and working as Kazunomiya's instructor in tanka (or waka) poetry; however, it was decided that Kazunomiya would marry Iemochi TOKUGAWA as part of the union of the imperial Court and the Shogunate policy, so the engagement was cancelled.
Japanese: 熾仁親王は嘉永4年（1851年）、17歳の時に孝明天皇の皇妹・和宮親子内親王と婚約し、和宮の歌道指南役を務めたりしたが、公武合体策の一環として和宮が徳川家茂と結婚することになり婚約は破棄された。
English: In addition to the above, the Prince was influenced strongly by his aides as well as an educator, Tadahiko IDA, he was the vanguard against the Aizu and Choshu Domain supporters of the Imperial Palace until the Meiji new government was established.
Japanese: 親王はこの事に加え、家臣であり教育係であった飯田忠彦の影響を色濃く受け、明治新政府の成立に至るまで朝廷における反会津・親長州派の急先鋒となった。
English: On June 12, 1864, two months before the Kinmon Incident, Imperial Prince Taruhito and his father, Imperial Prince Takahito were appointed as officials in charge of national affairs and took part in the planning politics in the Imperial Palace, since they were supporters of the Choshu Domain, they opposed Kyoto Protection official, Katamori MATSUDAIRA's close aides and supporters of the Shogun, Kuni no Miya Imperial Prince Asahiko.
Japanese: 禁門の変の2ヶ月前である元治元年5月9日（1864年6月12日）、熾仁親王は父・幟仁親王とともに国事御用掛に任命されて朝政に参画し、親長州派の立場から京都守護職・松平容保らの幕臣たちや、久邇宮朝彦親王ら佐幕派の皇族・公卿らと対立した。
English: Soon after that, on July 8, 1864, it is said Furutaka, who was the contact person between the Choshu Domain and the Miyake (house of an imperial prince), was caught by Shinsengumi and tortured by the Deputy Chief, Toshizo HIJIKATA, Furutaka confessed there was a plan to kill Katamori MATSUDAIRA, or a plan to kidnap Emperor Komei, a plan to set fire all over Kyoto city, etc.
Japanese: それから間もない元治元年6月5日（1864年7月8日）、長州藩士と宮家との連絡役であった古高は新撰組に捕縛され、副長・土方歳三の拷問を受けて容保殺害計画や孝明天皇拉致計画、京都市中放火計画などを自白したとされる。
English: It can not be proved, nowadays, whether Prince Taruhito and other Arisugawanomiya related people, had something to do with the above terrorism or not, since Prince Taruhito was a relative of the Mori family of Choshu, and also well known supporter of the Emperor by other Imperial members, Prince Taruhito himself admitted it, he became being alarmed by Katamori and his group as an extreme (communist) sympathizer.
Japanese: これらのテロ計画に、熾仁親王本人を始め有栖川宮関係者が関知・関与していたか否か今日では証明できていないが、元来長州毛利家と縁戚で自他共に認める尊攘論者だった熾仁親王は、有力な過激派シンパとして容保たちからさらに警戒されるようになる。
English: Therefore, when the Kinmon Incident happened, he was condemned by the Shogun's supporters because of his relationship with the Choshu Domain.
Japanese: そのため禁門の変が発生した際、熾仁親王は佐幕派から真っ先に長州藩との関係を糾弾された。
English: The Shodaibu (Samurai who receiving higher than the Fourth or Fifth Court Rank), 粟津義風, who had often dealt with the Choshu Domain, were arrested and sent to the Kyoto City Magistrate's office being suspected of doing favors for the Choshu Domain until 1866, Emperor Komei was furious about Prince Taruhito under these circumstances, the Prince lost his position as a general affairs official of the Imperial Household in charge of State affairs, and both Prince Taruhito and Takahito were ordered to refrain from making public appearances and were placed in confinement at home.
Japanese: 長州藩士との接触が多かった諸大夫の粟津義風は、彼らに便宜を図っていた容疑で慶応2年（1866年）に至るまで京都町奉行所に逮捕・投獄され、熾仁親王自身も孝明天皇の怒りを買い、幟仁親王とともに国事御用掛を解任され、謹慎・蟄居を申し渡された。
English: Once Nakagawa no Miya and Sanenaru Ogimachi-SANJO asked Emperor Komei that Prince Taruhito and Takahito to be pardoned, however, the Emperor died without canceling their punishment.
Japanese: 途中、中川宮や正親町三条実愛らが孝明天皇に幟仁・熾仁両親王の赦免嘆願を上奏したが、孝明天皇はついにその勅勘を解かぬまま崩御した。
English: The situation was changed dramatically compared to before, the Choshu Expeditions went fourth, the establishment of the Satsuma-Chochu Alliance, the death of Shogun Iemochi TOKUGAWA, Yoshinobu TOKUGAWA being new Shogun, the death of Emperor Komei and so on, while both Prince Taruhito and Takahito were refrained from making public appearances and had no contact with outside.
Japanese: 両親王が謹慎生活で外部との接触を絶たれている間、長州征伐、薩長同盟の成立、将軍徳川家茂の死去と徳川慶喜の将軍就任、さらに孝明天皇の崩御により、時代はそれまでとは桁違いの速度で変化してゆく。
English: However, although Prince Taruhito was placed in confinement at home, it is said he disguised himself as a monk and went out of the house at night and met with his associates to discuss national affairs, he also used Kiboku FUJII (who later became a member of the Chamber of Elders) as a secret messenger, who became a distinguished new leader after 粟津 was arrested, to contact with Choshu sides.
Japanese: しかし、この謹慎期間中も熾仁親王は僧侶に変装して夜な夜な邸を抜け出し、同志たちと密会して国事を論じたほか、入獄中の粟津に代わって頭角を現した藤井希璞（後の元老院議官）を密使として、長州側と接触を図っていたと言われている。
English: In January 1867 after Emperor Meiji ascended to the throne, both father and son, Imperial Prince Takahito and Taruhito were forgiven and allowed to appear in public appearances.
Japanese: 慶応3年（1867年）1月に明治天皇が践祚すると、幟仁親王・熾仁親王父子は許されて謹慎を解かれた。
English: The royalist again approached Arisugawa no Miya urging the overthrow of the bakufu.
Japanese: この頃から再び勤王派の志士が、倒幕完遂の旗印に担ぎ出すべく有栖川宮家に接近を図っている。
English: The father, and the head of the family, Imperial Prince Takahito stayed away from political activities after he was allowed to appear in public, however Emperor Meiji had complete trust in Imperial Prince Taruhito and other people who were against the bakufu also trusted him as well, Takamori SAIGO and others let the Prince know about a planned coup, in advance, for the restoration of imperial rule.
Japanese: 当主である父・幟仁親王は謹慎解除後は政治活動から距離をおいたが、明治天皇の信任と倒幕派の人望が篤い熾仁親王は、王政復古のクーデター計画も西郷隆盛等から事前に知らされる。
English: This coup was successful and the new government was established, three new positions of President, Gijo, and Councilor were established and the Imperial Prince Taruhito assumed the highest position of President.
Japanese: このクーデターの成功により新政府が樹立され総裁・議定・参与の三職が新たに設けられると、熾仁親王はその最高職である総裁に就任する。
English: In 1868, just after that, the bakufu started fighting against Saccho (the Satsuma and Choshu Domains) after provoking the bakufu many times (the Toba-Fushimi War), this was the beginning of the Boshin War, the head of the rebel army, Yoshinobu TOKUGAWA was a cousin of Imperial Prince Taruhito's father, Imperial Prince Takahito.
Japanese: その直後の慶応4年（1868年）、薩長の度重なる挑発に対し、幕府軍はついに戦端を開き（鳥羽・伏見の戦い）、ここに戊辰戦争が勃発するが、このとき賊軍の首領とされた徳川慶喜は、熾仁親王にとって父・幟仁親王の従弟であった。
English: Therefore, Imperial Prince Taruhito felt shame about his relatives going against the Imperial Palace and he, himself, accepted the charter to become the Great Governor-General in charge of the military expedition to the east.
Japanese: そのため、熾仁親王は血縁者が朝敵となった事を恥じて自ら東征大総督となる事を志願し、勅許を得た。
English: The Prince was supported by a staff officer, Takamori SAIGO and as the government army was advancing down the Tokaido, it was recorded in Imperial Taruhito's diary that it was a quiet country road to the east, the Prince was on the palanquin, he went on horseback, riding to far places along the way, ate many nice foods which were popular in various places, and enjoyed looking at Cherry blossoms and writing poetry.
Japanese: 参謀の西郷隆盛に補佐され官軍は東海道を下って行くが、この東征の旅路も実はのどかなものであり、親王は常に輿に乗って移動し、途中の宿場で馬の遠乗りをしたり、各地の名産品に舌鼓を打ったり、花見や和歌に興じたりする様子が親王自身の日記に書き残されている。
English: On the way east, the Prince made up his mind up to spare Yoshinobu's life by having him swear allegiance, in Sunpu, he met with Kitashirakawa no Miya Prince Yoshihisa from Edo, who came to ask him to break off the attack east and to spare Yoshinobu's life, he asked the Hosshinno's (the Prince who went into the priesthood and received a title to become the Prince by the Emperor) opinion about sparing Yoshinobu's life.
Japanese: この道中で、熾仁親王は恭順を条件に慶喜を助命する方針を固めており、江戸から東征中止の要請と慶喜の助命嘆願のために訪れた北白川宮能久親王と駿府で会見し、法親王に慶喜の恭順の意思を問うている。
English: But, monk-Prince Kogen's request to stop the attack on the east was strongly rejected by Prince Taruhito.
Japanese: 一方で、公現入道親王のもう一つの目的であった東征中止については、熾仁親王はこれを断固拒否した。
English: Luckily the government army did not experience any battles until they reached Edo, the Edo castle was opened on April 11 without any bloodshed.
Japanese: 幸い、東海道において官軍は一度の戦闘もなく江戸に到着し、4月11日（新暦5月3日）江戸城は無血のうちに開城される。
English: On that day, Yoshinobu went to Mito to put on his best behavior, instead of receiving the first degree death penalty.
Japanese: この日、慶喜は死一等を免じられた代わりとして謹慎するため水戸へ発った。
English: It was Kaishu KATSU and the former Prince Taruhito's fiancee, Seikan in no Miya (Kazunomiya), who contributed to the opening of the Edo castle without any fighting.
Japanese: この無血開城に勝海舟と共に尽力したのが、熾仁親王のかつての婚約者、静寛院宮（和宮）であった。
English: Just after arriving in Edo, the system of the Grand Council of State was established and the Sanshoku (president, Gijo, counselor) was abolished, the Prince's position as the President was no longer valid.
Japanese: 江戸到着直後に太政官制度が発足し三職は廃され、熾仁親王の総裁職は解かれた。
English: In 1869, he went on an inspection tour to Europe and returned the following year in 1870.
Japanese: 明治2年（1869年）に欧州を視察し、翌明治3年（1870年）帰国。
English: In 1871 he became the governor of the Fukuoka Domain, (later called the governor of Fukuoka Prefecture, kenrei) and he governed Fukuoka well after the disturbance of the Nisesatsu affair (fake money affair).
Japanese: 明治4年（1871年）福岡藩知事（後に福岡県知事・県令）を勤め、贋札事件の余波で混乱する福岡をよく治平した。