nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: Compared to the Anamushi-toge Pass (north of Mt. Nijo or Futakamiyama) at an altitude of about 150 meters, the Takenouchi-toge Pass (south of Mt. Nijo) was at an altitude of about 300 meters and moreover, the latter is farther to the south by several kilometers).
Japanese: 穴虫峠（二上山の北）は標高約150ｍに対して、竹之内峠（二上山の南）は標高約300ｍ、しかも数km南に遠い。
English: Isonokami-jingu Shrine in which he was trying to take sanctuary is located north east of the two passes, and therefore, the detour distance is twice the distance of the direct pass.
Japanese: 逃げ込もうとしていた石上神宮は両峠の北東方向にあるのだから、回り道は２倍以上になる。
English: When attacked by troops of rebellious Suminoe no nakatsu miko, Oe was sleeping drunk at the Naniwa no miya Palace and because he could barely mount on the horse with the help of his subordinate, he must have had a hangover which tormented him, together with the shock of the rebellion.
Japanese: 住吉仲皇子反乱の襲撃を受けたとき、難波宮で酒に酔って寝ており、部下に馬にやっと乗せて貰ったくらいだから、恐らく二日酔いで、反乱に驚いていた身には堪えたであろう。
English: (Reference example: songs in the "Kojiki," Tadashi OKUBO, July 10, 1981, Kodansha, p.174)
Japanese: （出典例：古事記歌謡　大久保正　昭和56年７月10日　講談社　Ｐ174）
English: It is identified with Kami-ishizu misanzai-kofun Tumulus (a keyhole-shaped tumulus with total length of 365 meters) located at Ishizugaoka-cho Town, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture.
Japanese: 大阪府堺市石津ヶ丘町にある上石津ミサンザイ古墳（前方後円墳・全長365m）に比定されている。
English: Emperor Hanzei (circa 336 - February 12, 410) was the eighteenth Emperor who reigned from February 3, 406, to February 12, 410.
Japanese: 反正天皇（はんぜいてんのう、仁徳天皇24年（336年）？-反正天皇5年1月23日(旧暦)（410年2月12日））は、第18代の天皇（在位：反正天皇元年1月2日(旧暦)（406年2月3日）-同5年1月23日（410年2月12日））。
English: There is a high possibility that he is the king of Wa (Japan), King Chin (or Mi or Ya or Iyoyo), one of the 'five kings of Wa' described in "So-jo" (literally, the Book of Song [one of the Nanbeichao or the Southern Dynasties of China]) and "Ryo-jo" (literally, the Book of Liang).
Japanese: 『宋書』・『梁書』に記される「倭の五王」中の倭王珍（彌）である可能性が高い。
English: It was Tajihi no shibakaki no miya Palace in the capital (the location is believed to be the place where there is Shibagaki-jinja Shrine at 7-chome, Ueda, Matsubara City, Osaka Prefecture).
Japanese: 都は丹比柴籬宮（たじひのしばかきのみや、大阪府松原市上田七丁目の柴籬神社が伝承地）。
English: It is said that he was born with a beautiful teeth alignment and so was he named (Mizuhawake).
Japanese: 生まれながらにしてきれいな歯並であったので、瑞歯別の名があるという。
English: In 405, Emperor Richu passed away, and in February, 406, he acceded to the throne.
Japanese: 同6年（405年）に履中天皇が崩御し、翌年1月（406年2月）に即位。
English: According to the "Kojiki," the year of his demise which is 'the seventh month in the year of Teach or Hinoto no ushi (according to the Chinese sexagenary cycle)' corresponds to the year 437 CE, and as a result of back calculation his year of birth corresponds to the year 378 CE, which was nine years after the birth of his elder brother, Emperor Richu.
Japanese: 『古事記』に従えば、崩御した「丁丑年七月」は西暦437年に相当し、生年は逆算して、兄履中天皇より9歳年下の西暦378年に相当するが、定かではない。
English: This is identified with Tadeiyama-kofun Tumulus (a keyhole-shaped mound of 148 meters in the total length) located at 2-cho, Kita-mikunigaoka-cho Town, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture.
Japanese: 大阪府堺市北三国ヶ丘町二丁にある田出井山古墳（前方後円墳・全長148m）に比定されている。
English: Emperor Ingyo (circa 376 - February 8, 453) was the nineteenth Emperor of Japan (reigned from January, 413, to February 8, 453).
Japanese: 允恭天皇（いんぎょうてんのう、仁徳天皇64年（376年）?-允恭天皇42年1月14日(旧暦)（453年2月8日））は、第19代の天皇（在位：允恭天皇元年12月(旧暦)（413年1月）-同42年1月14日(旧暦)（453年2月8日））。
English: His names include Oasazuma wakugo no sukune no mikoto and Oasazuma wakugo no sukune no miko (according to "Kojiki" [literally, The Records of Ancient Matters]).
Japanese: 雄朝津間稚子宿禰尊（おあさづまわくごのすくねのみこと）、男浅津間若子宿禰王（古事記）。
English: He is identified with the king of Wa (supposedly, Japan), King Sai, of the five kings of Wa, described in the Chinese history books, "So-jo" (which is known as "Sung-shu" in Chinese or the Book of Song [one of the Southern Dynasties of China]) and "Ryo-jo" (known as "Liang-shu" in Chinese or the Book of Liang).
Japanese: 中国の歴史書『宋書』・『梁書』に記される倭の五王中の倭王済に比定されている。
English: It was Totsu asuka no miya Palace in the capital (located presumably in present-day Asuka, Asuka-mura Village, Takaichi-gun County, Nara Prefecture.)
Japanese: 都は遠飛鳥宮（とおつあすかのみや、現在の奈良県高市郡明日香村飛鳥か）。
English: Since Emperor Hanzei passed away in February, 410, without naming the Crown Prince, a crowd of retainers conferred together and recommended Oasazuma wakugo no sukune no mikoto as the Emperor (okimi).
Japanese: 反正天皇5年1月（410年2月）、反正天皇が皇太子を定めずして崩御したため、群臣達が相談して雄朝津間稚子宿禰尊を天皇（大王）に推挙する。
English: He repeatedly refused to accept the emperorship on the ground of being ill, so that the throne remained vacant, but in January, 413, upon strong request from Oshisaka no onakatsu hime no mikoto, he finally acceded to the throne.
Japanese: 尊は病気を理由に再三辞退して空位が続いたが、允恭天皇元年12月（413年1月）、忍坂大中姫の強い要請を受け即位。
English: In September, 413, a doctor was invited from Silla (ancient Korean kingdom) to treat illness of the Emperor.
Japanese: 3年8月（413年9月）、新羅から医者を招聘、天皇の病気を治療する。
English: In October, 416, in order to resolve a confusion in the Uji-kabane system (the system of clans and hereditary titles) among various clans, the Emperor carried out Kugatachi ordeal (also known as kukatachi or kukadachi, which refers to hot-water ordeal) at Amakashi no oka Hill in Asuka.
Japanese: 4年9月（415年10月）、諸氏族の氏姓の乱れを正すため、飛鳥甘樫丘にて盟神探湯（くがたち）を実施する。
English: In August, 416, Tamada no sukune (grandson of KATSURAGI no Sotsuhiko) turned out to be rebellious, and the Emperor punished him by death.
Japanese: 5年7月（416年8月）、玉田宿禰（葛城襲津彦の孫）の叛意が露顕、これを誅殺する。
English: In January, 419, the Emperor made Sotooshi (also read Sotoori) no iratsume, a younger sister of the Empress, enter into court (which was called judai, meaning an imperial consort's bridal entry into court), but this fell under the Empress's displeasure, and he made Sotooshi no iratsume live in the Fujiwara no miya Palace (in present-day Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture).
Japanese: 7年12月（419年1月）、皇后の妹・衣通郎姫を入内させるが、皇后の不興を買い、藤原宮（奈良県橿原市）に住まわせる。
English: In March, 419, Sotooshi no iratsume who feared the jealous Empress moved to Chinu no miya Palace (in present-day Izumisano City, Osaka Prefecture).
Japanese: 8年2月（419年3月）、衣通郎姫が皇后の嫉妬を理由に茅渟宮（ちぬのみや、大阪府泉佐野市）へ移る。
English: Emperor continued the imperial visit to iratsume using hunting as his excuse, but in 421, he was warned by the Empress, thereafter rarely visiting Chinu.
Japanese: 天皇は遊猟にかこつけて郎姫の許に行幸を続けたが、10年（421年）皇后に諌められ、その後の茅渟行幸は稀になった。
English: In July, 435, an incest between the Crown Prince Kinashi no karu no miko and his younger sister, Karu no oiratsume, was brought to light.
Japanese: 24年6月（435年7月）、皇太子の木梨軽皇子と同母妹の軽大娘皇女の近親相姦が発覚。
English: His age at demise was 78 according to "Kojiki" and "Kujiki" (an ancient Japanese historical text), 80 according to "Gukansho" (Jottings of a Fool) and "Jinno Shotoki" (Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns), and 81 according to the Kitano manuscript (the Kitano Ms., Class I, owned by Kitano-tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto) of the "Nihonshoki" (68 according to the unknown reference cited therein).
Japanese: 『古事記』『旧事紀』に78歳、『愚管抄』『神皇正統記』に80歳、北野本『日本書紀』に81歳（一本68歳）とする。
English: That is, his name Oasazuma wakugo no sukune no mikoto includes the title of honor, 'Sukune,' which does not fit for an Imperial (or royal) Family member.
Japanese: すなわち、雄朝津間稚子宿禰尊（おあさづまわくごのすくねのみこと）に「宿禰」という皇族（王族）らしからぬ敬称が混ざっていることである。
English: The title Sukune (which was written as "宿禰" or "足尼" in Japanese) was, particularly from the fourth century to the sixth, often added after the name of influential gozoku (local ruling families, who are not related to the royal family) (e.g., NOMI no Sukune, TAKENOUCHI no Sukune, TAKARI no Sukune and so on).
Japanese: 宿禰（足尼とも書く）の称号は4世紀から6世紀にかけて、しばしば（王族ではない）有力豪族の名に下接して使われていた（例：野見宿禰・武内宿禰・多加利足尼など）。
English: Therefore, there is a theory which regards the Emperor Ingyo as originally being a member of gozoku from Katsuragi (Gose City, Nara Prefecture), and presumed that after the death of Emperor Hanzei, he may possibly have usurped the throne.
Japanese: このことから、允恭天皇も元来は葛城（奈良県御所市）出身の地方豪族で、反正天皇の崩後に王位を簒奪したのではないかと見る説が存在する。
English: Collateral evidences for that include: a fact that his name is fundamentally different from those of Richu and Hanzei which bear the title of wake (which means 'coming into being'); a legend that he was despised by these two Emperors as a fool because of his illness and his accession to the throne did not proceed smoothly; a story told in genealogies of Soga and Katsuragi clans which were the influential Gozoku of the time that there was reportedly a person known as WAKUGO no Sukune who was a son of TAKENOUCHI no Sukune at a period which overlaps that of Ingyo; and a problem in the "So-jo" (the Book of Song) that it does not describe any blood relationship between King Sai of Wa (Ingyo) and King Chin of Wa (identified with Hanzei).
Japanese: その傍証として、ワケ号を負う履中・反正とは根本的に異質な名であることや、この2天皇から病気を理由に愚か者として軽蔑されていて、即位が円滑に行われなかったという所伝、当時の有力豪族たる蘇我・葛城氏の系譜に、武内宿禰の子として若子宿禰という人物の存在が伝えられ、時代が重なること、さらには、倭王済（允恭）と倭王珍（反正に比定される）の血縁関係を記さない『宋書』の問題などが挙げられる。
English: The mausoleum is identified with Kokufu Ichinomiya kofun (tumulus) (a large keyhole-shaped tumulus of 228 meters in the total length) located at 1-chome, Kokufu, Fujiidera City, Osaka Prefecture.
Japanese: 同陵は、大阪府藤井寺市国府一丁目にある国府市野山古墳（前方後円墳・全長228m）に比定されている。
English: Emperor Anko (c. 401 - September 24, 456), who reigned from January 28, 454, to September 24, 456, was the twentieth Emperor.
Japanese: 安康天皇（あんこうてんのう、履中天皇2年（401年）？-安康天皇3年8月9日(旧暦)（456年9月24日））は、第20代の天皇（在位：允恭天皇42年12月14日(旧暦)（454年1月28日）-安康天皇3年8月9日（456年9月24日））。
English: Emperor Anko is identified as King Ko of Wa (supposedly, Japan) among the Five Kings of Wa described in Chinese history books "So-jo" (Sung-shu in Chinese or the Book of Song) and "Ryo-jo" (Liang-shu in Chinese or the Book of Liang).
Japanese: 中国の『宋書』・『梁書』に記される「倭の五王」中の倭王興に比定されている。
English: It was Isonokami no anaho no miya Palace in the capital (which was allegedly located in present-day Tamachi or Tabe, Tenri City, Nara Prefecture).
Japanese: 都は石上穴穂宮（いそのかみのあなほのみや、現在の奈良県天理市田町、あるいは同市田部か）。
English: Ingyo's retainers did not follow the Crown Prince Kinashi no Karu no Miko due to his previous conviction for incest, and they took side with the Crown Prince's younger brother, Anaho no Miko.
Japanese: 皇太子の木梨軽皇子（きなしのかるのみこ）には近親相姦の前科が有ったために群臣は皆従わず、弟の穴穂皇子の側に付いた。
English: However, disappointed by an adverse situation in which the retainers turned against him one after another, Karu no Miko finally hid in the residence of MONONOBE no Omae no Sukune.
Japanese: だが、群臣が離反していく不利な現況を悲嘆して、物部大前宿禰（もののべのおおまえのすくね）の家に潜んだ。
English: Although Karu no Miko was beleaguered by the soldiers led by Anaho no Miko, the battle was avoided at the discretion of Omae no Sukune, and Karu no Miko killed himself (but, according to ''Kojiki'' [literally, the Records of Ancient Matters], Karu no Miko was exiled to Dogo-onsen).
Japanese: 穴穂皇子が率いる兵に包囲され、大前宿禰の計らいで戦は避けられたが、軽皇子は自裁した（尚、『古事記』では道後温泉に流罪となったと記される）。
English: In 454, Emperor Anko, who believed the slanderous report by Ne no Omi, executed Okusaka no Miko who was a son of Emperor Nintoku, and the next year Emperor Anko took Nakashihime, the ex-wife of Okusaka no Miko, as his empress consort.
Japanese: 安康天皇元年（454年）、根使主の讒言を信じて大草香皇子（仁徳天皇の皇子）を誅殺し、翌年にその妃であった中蒂姫を皇后に立てた。
English: In September 24, 456, Emperor Anko was assassinated by Mayowa no Okimi, a child by Nakashihime's former marriage.
Japanese: 同3年8月9日(旧暦)（456年9月24日）、天皇は中蒂姫の連れ子眉輪王（まよわのおおきみ）により暗殺された。
English: Emperor Anko died at the age of 56 according to the ''Kojiki'' and ''Kujiki'' (ancient Japanese historical text), or 54 according to "Teio hennenki" (literally, Annals of the emperor).
Japanese: 『古事記』『旧事紀』に享年56、『帝王編年記』に享年54と伝えられる。
English: Although the Emperor passed away without designating the crown prince, it is considered that he planned to choose his cousin Ichinohe (or Ichinobe) no Oshiha no Miko (son of Emperor Richu) as his heir to the imperial throne.
Japanese: 皇太子を指名することなく崩御したが、従兄弟の市辺押磐皇子（履中天皇の皇子）を皇位継承者に立てる腹積もりであったとされる。
English: While Emperor Anko's brother Kinashi no Karu no Miko was suspected of incest, one theory has it that Emperor Anko, too, allegedly committed incest.
Japanese: 兄である木梨軽皇子には近親相姦疑惑があったとされているが、安康天皇も近親相姦をしていたのではないかという説がある。
English: This is based on a statement in the "Kojiki" that Emperor Anko took his older sister, Nagata no Oiratsume no Ojo (Nakashihime), as his empress consort after he had executed Okusaka no Miko.
Japanese: これは、古事記に大草香皇子を殺した後、妻にした皇后が同母姉である長田大娘皇女とされているためである。
English: However, the Yuryaku-ki of "Nihon shoki" (literally, Chronicles of Japan) stated that the wife of Emperor Anko was Nakashi no Ojo, a daughter of Emperor Richu, and annotated that her alternative name was Nagata no Oiratsume no Ojo.
Japanese: ただし日本書紀の雄略紀では安康天皇の妻は履中天皇の皇女である中磯皇女とし、亦の名は長田大娘皇女と註を付けている。
English: However, as a result of research conducted in recent years, the Kojo-ichigo-fun Tumulus is widely viewed not to be a tumulus but the ruin of a medieval mountain castle.
Japanese: しかし近年の調査結果から、古墳ではなく中世の山城跡とする見方が強い。
English: Emperor Seinei (c. 444 - February 27, 484), who reigned from February 11, 480, to February 27, 484, was the twenty-second Emperor of Japan.
Japanese: 清寧天皇（せいねいてんのう、允恭天皇33年（444年）？-清寧天皇5年1月16日(旧暦)（484年2月27日））は、第22代の天皇（在位：清寧天皇元年1月15日(旧暦)（480年2月11日）-同5年1月16日（484年2月27日））。
English: His Japanese-style posthumous name was Shiraka no Takehirokuni oshiwaka yamato neko no Sumeramikoto (emperor), and alternatively, Shiraga oyamato neko no Mikoto, according to "Kojiki" (literally, The Records of Ancient Matters).
Japanese: 和風諡号は白髪武広国押稚日本根子天皇（しらかのたけひろくにおしわかやまとねこのすめらみこと）、白髪大倭根子命（古事記）。
English: It was Iware no Mikakuri no Miya Palace in the capital (which was reportedly located at Mizushi-jinja Shrine in Higashi-ikejiri-cho, Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture).
Japanese: 都は磐余甕栗宮（いわれのみかくりのみや、奈良県橿原市東池尻町の御厨子神社が伝承地）。
English: Emperor Seinei was born with white hair, which awed his father Emperor Yuryaku into appoint Seinei as Crown Prince.
Japanese: 生来白髪であったことから、父の雄略は霊異を感じて皇太子としたという。
English: Therefore, Emperor Seinei may possibly have been an albino (suffering from congenital leukopathia or congenital achromia).
Japanese: このことからアルビノ（先天性白皮症・先天性色素欠乏症）であった可能性があるとされる。
English: Since Hoshikawa no Miko, whose mother was from the Kibi clan, occupied Okura (imperial storehouse) while hiding behind his powerful maternal family, the Emperor Seinei ordered OTOMO no Muroya and YAMATONOAYA no Ataitsuka to burn Hoshikawa no Miko to death.
Japanese: 吉備氏の母を持つ星川皇子が大蔵を占拠し、権勢を縦にしたため、大伴室屋・東漢直掬らにこれを焼き殺させる。
English: However, in 481, he obtained information that Oke no Mikoto (which was written as "億計王" in Japanese, who was the future Emperor Ninken) and his younger brother Oke no Mikoto (which was written as "弘計王" in Japanese, who was the future Emperor Kenzo), who were both sons of Ichinohe (or Ichinobe) no Oshiha no Miko, were discovered in Harima, thereby sending an envoy to Akashi to fetch them.
Japanese: だが、清寧天皇2年（481年）、市辺押磐皇子の子である億計王（後の仁賢天皇）・弘計王（後の顕宗天皇）の兄弟を播磨で発見したとの情報を得、使者を立てて明石に迎えさせる。
English: In 482, Emperor Seinei welcomed the two brothers into the imperial court and designated the older Oke no Mikoto ("億計王") as Crown Prince and the younger Oke no Mikoto ("弘計王") as an imperial prince, respectively.
Japanese: 翌年（482年）2王を宮中に迎え入れ、億計王を立太子に、弘計王を皇子とした。
English: The mausoleum is identified as Nishiura Shiraga-yama kofun Tumulus (a keyhole-shaped mound of 112 meters in the total length) which is located in 6-chome, Nishiura, Habikino City, Osaka Prefecture.
Japanese: 大阪府羽曳野市西浦六丁目の西浦白髪山古墳（前方後円墳・全長112m）に比定されている。
English: Kitashirakawanomiya is a Miyake (family allowed to have the status of Imperial family) which was established by Imperial Prince Satonari, who was the thirteenth prince of Imperial Prince Fushiminomiya Kuniie, in the early Meiji period.
Japanese: 北白川宮（きたしらかわのみや）は、明治初期、伏見宮邦家親王の第13王子・智成親王が創設した宮家。
English: He was obliged to have a hand in shogitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government who fought in the Battle of Ueno) and was involved in the Battle of Ueno; after that, he was put up by Ouetsu-reppan alliance and went to Sendai (and was enthroned as Tobu Emperor as report has it.)
Japanese: 彰義隊に担がれて上野戦争に巻き込まれ、その後奥羽列藩同盟に擁立され仙台に赴いた（東武皇帝として即位したとする説あり）。
English: After the war he received an order to defend Taiwan, and commanded the Taiwan conquest army, but died of illness in the battlefront in 1895.
Japanese: 戦後、台湾守備の命令を受け、台湾征討軍の指揮にあたったが、1895年（明治28年）、現地で戦病死した。
English: In 1909 he married Imperial Princess Kanenomiya Fusako, the seventh Imperial princess of Emperor Meiji.
Japanese: 1909年（明治42年）に明治天皇の第7皇女・周宮房子内親王と結婚した。
English: However, he was killed at the age of 37 from a car accident in the suburbs of Paris in 1923.
Japanese: しかし、1923年（大正12年）パリ郊外で自動車事故のため37歳で薨去。
English: He graduated from Rikugun Shikangakko and Rikugun Daigakko, and pursuing a career in the artillery field, he became an army artillery major.
Japanese: 陸軍士官学校、陸軍大学校を卒業し、父宮の遺志を砲兵畑を歩み陸軍砲兵少佐となる。
English: In1935 he married Sachiko KITASHIRAKAWA, a daughter of Yoshikumi TOKUGAWA who followed the Owari-Tokugawa family.
Japanese: 1935年（昭和10年）、尾張徳川家の流れを汲む男爵徳川義恕（よしくみ）の娘・北白川祥子と結婚。
English: In 1940 he went to the China Incident and died from an accident of his military plane's crash landing while in a military exercise in Menggu area.
Japanese: 1940年（昭和15年）、日華事変に出征、蒙疆方面で演習中、軍用機の不時着事故により戦死。
English: Princess Sachiko KITASHIRAKAWA graduated from Tokyo Women's Higher Normal School (later Ochanomizu University).
Japanese: 妃北白川祥子は、東京女子高等師範学校（後のお茶の水女子大学）を卒業。
English: In 1969 she assumed a chief of ladies-in-waiting, and after the change of the era's name to Heisei, she served Empress Dowager Yoshiko (Empress Kojun) as a chief of ladies-in-waiting for the Empress Dowager for a long time.
Japanese: 1969年（昭和44年）女官長に就任し、平成改元後は、皇太后宮女官長として皇太后良子（香淳皇后）に長く仕えた。
English: Yukio MISHIMA, who was a close friend of Sachiko's younger brother Yoshiyasu TOKUGAWA, wrote a short novel "Gyokukokushun" based on his one-sided love of Shoko and published it in "Hojinkai-zasshi" No. 186.
Japanese: 祥子の弟徳川義恭の親友だった三島由紀夫は17歳の頃、祥子に片思いしていた経験に基づいて短篇小説『玉刻春』を書き、『輔仁会雑誌』168号に発表したことがある。
English: Also Sachiko was a model of Satoko AYAKURA, a daughter of a hakushaku (a count) who appeared in the long novel "Haru no Yuki" (Snow in Spring).
Japanese: 祥子はまた、三島晩年の長篇小説『春の雪』でも伯爵令嬢綾倉聰子のモデルとなった。
English: He served as saishu (master of religious ceremonies) on the occasion of the wedding ceremony of Imperial Princess Norinomiya Sayako (presently Sayako KURODA).
Japanese: 2005年（平成17年）11月15日、紀宮清子内親王（現・黒田清子）の結婚式において、斎主を務めた。
English: Because misfortunes visited the three generations successively from Imperial Prince Yoshihisa to Prince Naruhisa and to Prince Naruhisa, the Kitashirakawanomiya family was called 'tragic Miyake (house of an imperial prince)'.
Japanese: 能久親王、成久王、永久王と3代続けて不幸が続いたことから、北白川宮家は「悲劇の宮家」と言われた。
English: Also, Princess Hatsuko who was a younger sister of Prince Michihisa was selected as a candidate of the wife of Imperial Prince Akihito (at that time), and the eldest daughter of Prince Michihisa as a candidate of the wife of Imperial Prince Naruhito.
Japanese: また、道久王の妹にあたる肇子女王は明仁（当時）の、道久王の長女も徳仁親王の妃候補に名が上がった。
English: Takedanomiya is a Miyake (family allowed to have the status of Imperial family) created by Takedanomiya Prince Tsunehisa, who was a prince of Imperial Prince Kitashirakawanomiya Yoshihisa, in the late Meiji period.
Japanese: 竹田宮（たけだのみや）は、明治後期に北白川宮能久親王の王子、竹田宮恒久王が創設した宮家である。
English: The first Prince Tsunehisa was born as the first prince (the eldest child born out of wedlock) of Imperial Prince Yoshihisa in 1882.
Japanese: 初代恒久王は、能久親王の第1王子(庶長子)として、1882年（明治15年）に誕生。
English: In 1906 he was given the Miyago (reigning name) of Takedanomiya (whose origin is the name of the place in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City).
Japanese: 1906年（明治39年）に明治天皇より竹田宮（京都市伏見区の地名に由来）の宮号を賜る。
English: In 1908 he married Imperial Princess Masako, who was an Imperial princess of Emperor Meiji.
Japanese: 1908年（明治41年）に明治天皇の皇女・恒久王妃昌子内親王と結婚した。
English: After graduating from Military Academy and Army War College, Prince Tsunehisa pursued a career as a military officer, and became an army cavalry colonel and advanced to an army major general in 1920, but he died at the age of 38.
Japanese: 恒久王は、陸軍士官学校、陸軍大学校を卒業後、将校の道を歩み陸軍騎兵大佐を経て、1920年（大正8年）少将に進むが、38歳で死去。
English: With Imperial Princess Masako, he had Prince Tsuneyoshi and Princess Ayako, who became the wife of Count Tsunemitsu SANO.
Japanese: 昌子妃との間に、恒徳（つねよし）王、佐野常光伯爵夫人となった禮子（あやこ）女王をもうけた。
English: In 1919 due to his father's death, he succeeded the Miyake at the age of only 10.
Japanese: 1919年（大正8年）に父の死去により、わずか10歳で宮家を相続した。
English: He worked as an instructor at the cavalry school of army and in the Pacific War he took part in the Battle of Guadalcanal as staff officer of the Imperial headquarters.
Japanese: 陸軍騎兵学校の教官をつとめ、太平洋戦争時には、大本営参謀として、ガダルカナル島作戦に参加した。
English: He had a remarkable talent for a military man and staff officer from the Imperial family, he motivated top military leadership and endeavored to have some 10,000 soldiers evacuated.
Japanese: 皇族出身の軍人・参謀では出色の才能を持ち、軍首脳部を動かして、1万人の将兵の撤退に尽力した。
English: As his Miyake Hontei (main residence) in Shiba Takanawa, Tokyo (Minato Ward, Tokyo) was not destroyed in air raids, he sold a part of the land, established a sawing machine company called Takeda Amiki, and started business, but failed.
Japanese: 東京都芝(東京都港区)高輪の宮家本邸が空襲に遭わなかったため、土地の一部を売却して竹田編機という編物機械会社を設立し、事業に着手するが、失敗。
English: As he enjoyed skating as a hobby while attending the Military Academy, he assumed the President of Japan Skating Federation.
Japanese: その後、陸軍士官学校時代にスケートを趣味としていたことから、日本スケート連盟会長に就任する。
English: Triggered by this, he worked on the promotion of various sports as 'Prince of Sports'.
Japanese: これが機縁となって、「スポーツの宮様」として各種のスポーツ振興に取り組むこととなる。
English: He served in a variety of posts, including the executive managing director of Japan Sports Association, Chairman of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee, member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)and was known as 'Prince Takeda' in the international sports community.
Japanese: 体協専務理事、オリンピック東京大会組織委員長、国際オリンピック委員会（IOC）委員を歴任し、国際スポーツ界においても「プリンス・タケダ」として知られた。
English: Prince Tsuneyoshi had three sons, Tsunetada TAKEDA, Tsuneharu TAKEDA and Tsunekazu TAKEDA, and two daughters, Motoko TAKEDA and Noriko TAKEDA.
Japanese: 恒徳王には、竹田恒正、竹田恒治、竹田素子、竹田紀子、竹田恒和の3男2女がいる。
English: Tsuneyasu TAKEDA (born in 1975), a son of Tsunekazu, is expressing his opinion on the succession to the Imperial Throne from the standpoint of a former Imperial family.
Japanese: 恒和の子竹田恒泰（1975年生）は旧皇族の立場から皇位継承問題に関する発言を行っている。
English: After used as the official residence of the Minister of Trade and Industry, the Miyake Hontei (main residence) in Shiba Takanawa (Minato Ward, Tokyo) was sold to SEIBU Railway Co. LTD and is currently (Grand) Prince Hotel Takanawa.
Japanese: 芝(東京都港区)高輪の宮家本邸は、通商産業大臣官邸に使用された後、西武鉄道に売却され、現在では、高輪プリンスホテルとなっている。
English: Kachonomiya is a Miyake (family allowed to have the status of Imperial family) which was established in 1868 by Imperial Prince Kachonomiya Hirotsune, who was the twelfth prince of Imperial Prince Fushiminomiya Kuniie.
Japanese: 華頂宮（かちょうのみや）は、慶応4年（1868年）に伏見宮邦家親王の第12王子、華頂宮博経親王によって創設された宮家。
English: Also there is the residence of Marquis Hironobu KACHO which was built in Kamakura in 1929.
Japanese: また、鎌倉市には1929年（昭和4年）に建設された華頂博信侯爵邸がある。
English: In 1996 Kamakura City acquired the land and building and the garden is open to the general public with the common name of the former Kachonomiya residence.
Japanese: 1996年（平成8年）に鎌倉市が土地と建物を取得し、通称旧華頂宮邸として庭園部分が一般に公開されている。
English: After Meiji Restoration, he returned to secular life, was given Miyago (reigning name) of Kachonomiya named after Kacho-san which was the Sango (Temple's title) of Chion-in Temple, and established a family.
Japanese: 明治維新後還俗して、知恩院の山号・華頂山にちなんで華頂宮の宮号を賜り一家を創設した。
English: After that he pursued a career as navy man and entered The United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, USA in 1870.
Japanese: その後、海軍軍人の道を進路に選び、明治3年（1870年）にアメリカ合衆国のアナポリス(メリーランド州)海軍兵学校(アメリカ合衆国)（海軍アカデミー）に留学した。
English: He was promoted to a rear admiral in 1876, but died at the young age of 26.
Japanese: 明治9年（1876年）海軍少将に任命されるが、26歳の若さで薨去した。