The was the ninth-oldest branch of the Japanese Imperial Family, created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya house.
The Higashikuni-no-miya house was formed by Prince Naruhiko, ninth son of Prince Kuni Asahiko.
| Name | Born | Succeeded | Retired | Died | |
| 1 | 1887 | 1906 | N/A | 1990 | |
| X | 1916 | N/A | N/A | 1969 | |
| 2 | 1945 | 1990 | N/A | 2019 | |
| 3 | 1973 | 2019 | N/A | N/A | |
Prince Higashikuni Nobuhiko became simply Higashikuni Nobuhiko after the abolition of the Japanese aristocracy during the American occupation of Japan in 1947.