Fujinami family

Japanese: 藤波家 - ふじなみけ

A nobleman of the direct line of Onakatomi Kiyomaro. He inherited the titles of chief priest of the Ise Shrine and chief deputy priest of the Shinto Shrine for generations. He was originally called Iwade, but from the time of Kagetada in the early Edo period, he adopted the family name Fujinami. Both Iwade and Fujinami are place names in Watarai County, Ise Province. His family status as a nobleman was half-family, and in the Edo period, he was given a stipend of 173 koku. During the Meiji Restoration, Naritadada opposed the Imperial Treaty Charter and worked hard for the state, such as attending a procession with 88 courtiers including Nakayama Tadayobu, writing a petition to urge the Imperial Decree to be revised. After the Meiji Restoration, his son Kototada was appointed as a chamberlain and served the Emperor Meiji, and was also the official of the Niikappu Stable Farm and Shimousa Stud Farm, serving as the head horseman. He also made a business trip to Europe and the United States to investigate the Imperial Stable System, and made great contributions to the breeding and improvement of horses.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

大中臣清麻呂の嫡流の公家。代々神宮祭主と神祇大副を世襲した。はじめ岩出（いわで）と称したが，江戸初期の景忠のときより藤波を家号とするようになった。岩出，藤波ともに伊勢国度会（わたらい）郡の地名である。公家としての家格は半家で，江戸時代には家禄として173石を給せられた。維新の際，教忠（なりただ）は条約勅許に反対して中山忠能等の廷臣88卿と列参，上書して勅定案の改删を迫るなど国事に努めた。その子言忠は維新後，侍従に任じて明治天皇に近侍したほか，新冠（にいかつぷ）牧馬場および下総種畜場の御用掛となり，主馬頭を務め，また御厩制度の調査のため欧米に出張するなど，馬匹の飼養･改良などに大きな功績を残した。

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