Kazoku were supervised by Minister of the Imperial Household Agency and Sochitsuryo (the Department of Imperial Affairs) of the Imperial Household Agency, and expected to maintain dignity and grace as "loyal hedge guarding the Imperial family."
華族は宮内大臣と宮内省宗秩寮の監督下に置かれ、皇室の藩屏としての品位を保持することが求められた。