Prince Kaya Tsunenori

HIH Prince

Kaya Tsunenori
HIH Prince Kaya Tsunenori
Native name
賀陽宮恒憲王
Born(1900-07-23)July 23, 1900
Tokyo, Japan
DiedJanuary 3, 1978(1978-01-03) (aged 77)
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
Service / branchImperial Japanese Army
Years of service1920-1945
RankLieutenant General
Battles / warsWorld War II

Prince Kaya Tsunenori (賀陽宮恒憲王, Kaya no miya Tsunenori ō, July 23, 1900 – January 3, 1978), was the second head of the Kaya-no-miya collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family. A general in the Imperial Japanese Army, he was first cousin to Empress Kōjun (Nagako), the wife of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).