The Higashiyama Family, also called the "House of the Frozen Mountain", is a powerful and very influential Tian-Min noble family. The Higashiyama family tree goes back over 296 generations to the goddess Shizuru herself. The Higashiyamas are renown for their wealth and good connections with other noble families in Tian Xia. The family, whose symbol is a frozen mountain, is well respected and holds significant credibility in Tian Xia.
Important and influential members of the family include the late Emperor Higashiyama Shigue, the last legitimate Emperor of Minkai before his murder at the hands of Soto Takahiro and Renshii Meida; Higashiyama Kaori, the famed songstress of the Jade Regent, and Higashiyama Saito, the founder of Yaki Imo Industries.