Yamashina Tokinao (山科言縄)

Tokinao YAMASHINA (July 15, 1835 to November 6, 1916) was a Kuge (court noble) in the late Edo period. He was a Shonii (Senior Second Rank) earl. His father was Kotonari YAMASHINA. He was ranked as an earl because of the Noble Family Ordinance in 1884. He was well versed in costumes etc. His third son Kotonaga SUGITANI was the originator of the branch family called the Sugitani family.

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