Takano no Niigasa (高野 新笠, ca. 720 – 790) was a concubine of Emperor Kōnin of Japan and the mother of Emperor Kanmu. Her full name was Takano no Asomi...

Takano no Niigasa, 8th-century concubine Satoshi Takano (高野 智史, born 1993), Japanese shogi player Shiho Takano, Japanese actress Shunji Takano, Japanese...

to the Shoku Nihongi (続日本紀), Yamabe's mother, Yamato no Niigasa (later called Takano no Niigasa), was a 10th generation descendant of Muryeong of Baekje...

785) was the fifth son of Prince Shirakabe (later Emperor Kōnin), by Takano no Niigasa. In 781 he was named heir-presumptive after his elder brother succeeded...

809. Heizei was the eldest son of the Emperor Kanmu and empress Fujiwara no Otomuro. Heizei had three empresses and seven sons and daughters. Heizei is...

– cadet branch of Yamato clan, famous for Takano no Niigasa. Yamatonoaya clan (東漢氏) – descended from Achi no omi. Akizuki clan (秋月氏) – cadet branch of...

heir. His mother Takano no Niigasa, née Yamato no Niigasa, was a descendant of King Muryeong of Baekje. Since her clan had then no political power, his...

of Emperor Shōmu, but there is another theory that her mother was Takano no Niigasa. After his father was enthroned as the emperor of Japan, Princess...

Upper Grade (正四位上, shō shi-i no jō) is the highest Fourth Rank and the Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下, ju shi-i no ge) the lowest. The Fifth Rank...

treated the Kudara no Konikishi clan as "relatives by marriage." It was related to the fact that the emperor's mother, Takano no Niigasa, belonged to the...