House of Peers (Japan)

House of Peers 貴族院 Kizoku-in
House of Peers, 1915
Type
Type	Upper house
History
Established	6 March 1871
Disbanded	2 May 1947
Succeeded by	House of Councillors
Structure
Seats	251 (1889) 409 (at peak, 1938) 373 (1947)
Political groups	House of Peers factions in 1947   Kenkyūkai (142)   Kōseikai (64)   Kōyū kurabu (42)   Dōseikai (33)   Kayōkai (32)   Dōwakai (30)   Club of Independents (22)   Unaffiliated (8)
Elections
Last election	1946 House of Peers election
Meeting place
National Diet Building, Tokyo

The House of Peers (貴族院, Kizoku-in) was the upper house of the Imperial Diet as mandated under the Constitution of the Empire of Japan (in effect from 11 February 1889 to 3 May 1947).