The Yamashinanomiya family was the Imperial family, created by Imperial Prince Yamashinanomiya Akira, the son of Imperial Prince Fushiminomiya Kuniie, at the end the Edo period.
山階宮（やましなのみや）は、江戸時代末期、伏見宮邦家親王の王子、山階宮晃親王が創設した宮家。