Asahiko, Prince Kuni was a member of a collateral line of the Japanese imperial family who played a key role in the Meiji Restoration. Prince Asahiko was an adopted son of Emperor Ninkō and later a close advisor to Emperor Kōmei and Emperor Meiji. He was the great-great-grandfather of the present Emperor of Japan, Naruhito.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the House of Peers
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Born
- 1824, March 27, 1824
- Died
- 1891, October 25, 1891
