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Yoshihisa was born the ninth son of [[Prince Fushimi Kuniie|Prince Fushimi-no-miya Kuniie]] in [[1847]]. At the age of one, he was named abbot (''[[monzeki]]'') of [[Shoren-in|Shôren-in]], and then at 11, in [[1858]], abbot of [[Rinno-ji (Ueno)|Rinnô-ji]] & [[Kan'ei-ji]] (in the Ueno neighborhood of [[Edo]]), with the title of Rinnôji-no-miya. He would be the last member of the imperial family to hold that position.<ref>Plaque at statue of [[Prince Komatsu Akihito]], Ueno Park.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/8544787822/sizes/h/]</ref> Yoshihisa was also given the Buddhist name Kôgen around that time.

Yoshihisa was born the ninth son of [[Prince Fushimi Kuniie|Prince Fushimi-no-miya Kuniie]] in [[1847]]. At the age of one, he was named abbot (''[[monzeki]]'') of [[Shoren-in|Shôren-in]], and then at 11, in [[1858]], abbot of [[Rinno-ji (Ueno)|Rinnô-ji]] & [[Kan'ei-ji]] (in the Ueno neighborhood of [[Edo]]), with the title of Rinnôji-no-miya. He would be the last member of the imperial family to hold that position.<ref>Plaque at statue of [[Prince Komatsu Akihito]], Ueno Park.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/8544787822/sizes/h/]</ref> Yoshihisa was also given the Buddhist name Kôgen around that time.

In [[1870]], he returned to secular life, and regained the title of Fushimi-no-miya (Prince Fushimi). He joined the military, and was ordered by Imperial edict to travel to Prussia to study military studies. While there, in [[1872]], he succeeded to the title Kitashirakawa-no-miya. After returning to Japan, he joined the Imperial Guard in [[1877]], and was named a Major General in the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] in [[1884]]. He served the head of the First Infantry Brigade, and the staff officer headquarters. In [[1892]], the prince was then promoted to Lieutenant-General. He then passed through being head of the 4th and 6th Divisions, before being named head of the Imperial Guard in January [[1895]]. The Prince traveled to Taiwan in that capacity, but fell ill from tropical disease, and died on 28 October 1895.

 

In [[1870]], Yoshihisa returned to secular life, and regained the title of Fushimi-no-miya (Prince Fushimi). He joined the military, and was ordered by Imperial edict to travel to Prussia to study military studies. While there, in [[1872]], he succeeded to the title Kitashirakawa-no-miya. After returning to Japan, he joined the Imperial Guard in [[1877]], and was named a Major General in the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] in [[1884]]. He served the head of the First Infantry Brigade, and the staff officer headquarters. In [[1892]], the prince was then promoted to Lieutenant-General. He then passed through being head of the 4th and 6th Divisions, before being named head of the Imperial Guard in January [[1895]]. The Prince traveled to Taiwan in that capacity, but fell ill from tropical disease, and died on 28 October 1895.

He was posthumously promoted to Army General and granted the Collar of the Supreme [[Order of the Chrysanthemum]]<!--大勲位菊花章頸飾--> and the [[Order of the Golden Kite]], Third Class. He is buried in the Imperial cemetery at [[Toshima-ga-oka Cemetery]] in [[Tokyo]].

He was posthumously promoted to Army General and granted the Collar of the Supreme [[Order of the Chrysanthemum]]<!--大勲位菊花章頸飾--> and the [[Order of the Golden Kite]], Third Class. He is buried in the Imperial cemetery at [[Toshima-ga-oka Cemetery]] in [[Tokyo]].