Ichijō Kaneyoshi (一条 兼良, June 7, 1402 – April 30, 1481), also known asIchijō Kanera, was the son of regentTsunetsugu. He was akugyō or Japanese court noble of theMuromachi period (1336–1573). He held regent positionssesshō in 1432, andkampaku from 1447 to 1453 and from 1467 to 1470.Norifusa andFuyuyoshi were his sons. One of his daughters, Keishi (経子), marriedTakatsukasa Masahira.
Before theŌnin War, he "enjoyed universal respect for his scholarship, had a large and distinguished family, and owned perhaps the finest library of the time".[1] Kaneyoshi fled to Nara, where his son was the abbot of the Kofuku-ji monastery. He remained there for ten years before returning to the capital.
In 1478 (Bunmei 10), Kanera publishedBummei ittō-ki (On the Unity of Knowledge and Culture) which deals withpolitical ethics and six points about the duties of a prince.[2]
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