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Japanese clans
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{{Short description|none}}{{more citations needed|date=April 2018}}This is a list of Japanese clans. The old clans (gÅzoku) mentioned in the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki lost their political power before the Heian period, during which new aristocracies and families, kuge, emerged in their place. After the Heian period, the samurai warrior clans gradually increased in importance and power until they came to dominate the country after the founding of the first shogunate.- the content below is remote from Wikipedia
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Ancient clan names
There are ancient-era clan names called {{nihongo|Uji-na|æ°å||}} or {{nihongo|Honsei|æ¬å§||}}.Imperial Clan
File:Imperial Seal of Japan.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of The Imperial House ]]- The Imperial clan â descended from Amaterasu. Its emperors and clan members have no clan name but had been called “the imperial house” () if necessary.
Four noble clans
{{nihongo|GempeitÅkitsu|æºå¹³è¤æ©}}, 4 noble clans of Japan:File:Sasa Rindo.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the Minamoto clanMinamoto clan- Minamoto clan ((:ja:æºæ°|æºæ°)) â also known as Genji (æºæ°) or Genke (æºå®¶); (:ja:äºåä¸æµ|21) cadet branches of Imperial House of Japan.
- Daigo Genji ((:ja:ééæºæ°|ééæºæ°)) â descended from 60th emperor Daigo.
- Go-Daigo Genji ((:ja:å¾ééæºæ°|å¾ééæºæ°)) â descended from 96th emperor Go-Daigo.
- Go-Fukakusa Genji ((:ja:å¾æ·±èæºæ°|å¾æ·±èæºæ°)) â descended from 89th emperor Go-Fukakusa.
- Go-NijÅ Genji ((:ja:å¾äºæ¡æºæ°|å¾äºæ¡æºæ°)) â descended from 94th emperor Go-NijÅ.
- Go-Saga Genji ((:ja:å¾åµ¯å³¨æºæ°|å¾åµ¯å³¨æºæ°)) â descended from 88th emperor Go-Saga.
- Go-SanjÅ Genji ((:ja:å¾ä¸æ¡æºæ°|å¾ä¸æ¡æºæ°)) â descended from 71st emperor Go-SanjÅ.
- Go-Shirakawa Genji ((:ja:å¾ç½æ²³æºæ°|å¾ç½æ²³æºæ°)) â descended from 77th emperor Go-Shirakawa.
- Juntoku Genji ((:ja:é å¾³æºæ°|é å¾³æºæ°)) â descended from 84th emperor Juntoku.
- Kameyama Genji ((:ja:äºå±±æºæ°|äºå±±æºæ°)) â descended from 90th emperor Kameyama.
- Kazan Genji ((:ja:è±å±±æºæ°|è±å±±æºæ°)) â descended from 65th emperor Kazan.
- KÅkÅ Genji ((:ja:å åæºæ°|å åæºæ°)) â descended from 58th emperor KÅkÅ.
- Montoku Genji ((:ja:æå¾³æºæ°|æå¾³æºæ°)) â descended from 55th emperor Montoku.
- Murakami Genji ((:ja:æä¸æºæ°|æä¸æºæ°)) â descended from 62nd emperor Murakami.
- NinmyÅ Genji ((:ja:ä»ææºæ°|ä»ææºæ°)) â descended from 54th emperor NinmyÅ.
- Ågimachi Genji ((:ja:æ£è¦ªçºæºæ°|æ£è¦ªçºæºæ°)) â descended from 106th emperor Ågimachi.
- Reizei Genji ((:ja:å·æ³æºæ°|å·æ³æºæ°)) â descended from 63rd emperor Reizei.
- Saga Genji ((:ja:嵯峨æºæ°|嵯峨æºæ°)) â descended from 52nd emperor Saga.
- SanjÅ Genji ((:ja:ä¸æ¡æºæ°|ä¸æ¡æºæ°)) â descended from 67th emperor SanjÅ.
- Seiwa Genji ((:ja:æ¸
åæºæ°|æ¸
åæºæ°)) â descended from 56th emperor Seiwa; origin of many samurai clans.
- Kawachi Genji ((:ja:æ²³å æºæ°|æ²³å æºæ°)) â descended from Minamoto no Yorinobu; origin of Hitachi Genji ((:ja:常é¸æºæ°|常é¸æºæ°)), Ishikawa Genji ((:ja:ç³å·æºæ°|ç³å·æºæ°)); and Kai Genji ((:ja:ç²ææºæ°|ç²ææºæ°)); famous for 3 Kamakura shÅguns.
- Settsu Genji ((:ja:ææ´¥æºæ°|ææ´¥æºæ°)) â descended from Minamoto no Yorimitsu; origin of Tada Genji ((:ja:å¤ç°æºæ°|å¤ç°æºæ°)), Mino Genji ((:ja:ç¾æ¿æºæ°|ç¾æ¿æºæ°)) and Shinano Genji ((:ja:ä¿¡æ¿æºæ°|ä¿¡æ¿æºæ°)).
- Yamato Genji ((:ja:大åæºæ°|大åæºæ°)) â descended from Minamoto no Yorichika.
- Uda Genji ((:ja:å®å¤æºæ°|å®å¤æºæ°)) â descended from 59th emperor Uda; origin of Åmi Genji ((:ja:è¿æ±æºæ°|è¿æ±æºæ°)).
- YÅzei Genji ((:ja:é½ææºæ°|é½ææºæ°)) â descended from 57th emperor YÅzei.
- Taira clan ((:ja:å¹³æ°|å¹³æ°)) â also known as Heishi (å¹³æ°) or Heike (平家); 4 cadet branches of Imperial House of Japan.
- Kanmu Heishi ((:ja:æ¡æ¦å¹³æ°|æ¡æ¦å¹³æ°)) â descended from 50th emperor Kanmu; famous for Taira no Masakado.
- BandÅ 8 Heishi ((:ja:åæ±å «å¹³æ°|åæ±å «å¹³æ°)) â descended from Taira no Yoshifumi.
- Ise Heishi ((:ja:ä¼å¢å¹³æ°|ä¼å¢å¹³æ°)) â descended from Taira no Korehira; famous for Taira no Kiyomori.
- KÅkÅ Heishi ((:ja:å åå¹³æ°|å åå¹³æ°)) â descended from 58th emperor KÅkÅ.
- Montoku Heishi ((:ja:æ徳平æ°|æ徳平æ°)) â descended from 55th emperor Montoku.
- NinmyÅ Heishi ((:ja:ä»æå¹³æ°|ä»æå¹³æ°)) â descended from 54th emperor NinmyÅ.
- Kanmu Heishi ((:ja:æ¡æ¦å¹³æ°|æ¡æ¦å¹³æ°)) â descended from 50th emperor Kanmu; famous for Taira no Masakado.
- Fujiwara clan ((:ja:è¤åæ°|è¤åæ°)) â descended from Fujiwara no Kamatari, and through him, Ame-no-Koyane.
- 4 families of Fujiwara ((:ja:è¤åå家|è¤åå家)) â descended from 4 sons of Fujiwara no Fuhito.
- Fujiwara Hokke ((:ja:è¤åå家|è¤åå家)) â northern family; descended from Fujiwara no Fusasaki.
- Fujiwara KyÅke ((:ja:è¤å京家|è¤å京家)) â descended from Fujiwara no Maro.
- Fujiwara Nanke ((:ja:è¤åå家|è¤åå家)) â southern family; descended from Fujiwara no Muchimaro.
- Fujiwara Shikike ((:ja:è¤åå¼å®¶|è¤åå¼å®¶)) â descended from Fujiwara no Umakai.
- Northern Fujiwara clan ((:ja:|奥å·è¤åæ°)) â also known as ÅshÅ« Fujiwara clan; descended from Fujiwara no Hidesato.
- 4 families of Fujiwara ((:ja:è¤åå家|è¤åå家)) â descended from 4 sons of Fujiwara no Fuhito.
- Tachibana clan ((:ja:æ©æ°|æ©æ°)) â descended from Prince Naniwa-Å, son of Prince ShÅtoku (572â621), 2nd son of Emperor YÅmei; no direct relation to the feudal Tachibana clan ((:ja:ç«è±æ°|ç«è±æ°))
Noble clans
- Abe clan ((:ja:é¿é¨æ°|é¿é¨æ°/å®åæ°)) â descended from Prince Åhiko, son of Emperor KÅgen; no direct relation to the Abe clan of ÅshÅ« ((:ja:å®åæ° (奥å·)|å®åæ°)).
- {{ill|Abe clan of ÅshÅ«|lt=Abe clan of ÅshÅ«|ja|å®åæ°}} ((:ja:å®åæ° (奥å·)|å®åæ°)) â descended from Abihiko (disputed); no direct relation to the KÅgen-descent Abe clan ((:ja:é¿é¨æ°|é¿é¨æ°)), famous for Abe no Hirafu and Abe no Yoritoki.
- {{ill|Aya clan of Sanuki province|lt=Aya clan of Sanuki province|ja|é¿æ³¢æ°}} â According to the Kojiki descended from Prince Takekaiko, grandson of Emperor KeikÅ.
- Hashiji clan ((:ja:å師æ°|å師æ°)) â descended from the kami Nomi no Sukune (legendary).
- Imube clan ((:ja:å¿é¨æ°|å¿é¨æ°)) â descended from the kami Ame no Futotama no Mikoto (legendary), and his descendant Ame no Tomi no Mikoto companion in arms of Emperor Jimmu.
- {{ill|Ki clan|lt=Ki clan|ja|ç´æ°}} ((:ja:ç´æ°|ç´æ°)) â descended from Emperor KÅgen by the Minister Takenouchi no Sukune; famous for Ki no Tsurayuki.
- {{ill|Kusakabe clan|lt=Kusakabe clan|ja|æ¥ä¸é¨æ°}} ((:ja:æ¥ä¸é¨æ°|æ¥ä¸é¨æ°)) â descended from 9th Emperor Kaika, or 36th Emperor KÅtoku (disputed).
- Mononobe clan ((:ja:ç©é¨æ°|ç©é¨æ°)) â descended from the kami Nigihayahi no Mikoto (legendary), a descendant of the elder brother of Ninigi no Mikoto (legendary), great-grandfather of Emperor Jimmu; famous for Mononobe no Moriya.
- Nakatomi clan ((:ja:ä¸è£æ°|ä¸è£æ°)) â descended from the kami Ame no Koyane no Mikoto (legendary), and his descendant Ame no Taneko no Mikoto companion in arms of Emperor Jimmu; origin of Fujiwara clan.
- Å clan ((:ja:å¤æ°|å¤æ°)) â descended from Prince Kamuyaimimi no Mikoto, son of Emperor Jimmu; famous for Å no Yasumaro.
- {{ill|Ochi clan|lt=Ochi clan|ja|è¶æºæ°}} ((:ja:è¶æºæ°|è¶æºæ°)) â descended from Mononobe clan.
- {{ill|Åe clan|lt=Åe clan|ja|大æ±æ°}} ((:ja:大æ±æ°|大æ±æ°)) â descended from Hashiji clan.
- Åtomo clan ((:ja:大伴æ°|大伴æ°)) â descended from Michi-omi no Mikoto companion in arms of Emperor Jimmu; no direct relation to the immigrant Åtomo clan ((:ja:大åæ°|大åæ°)) or feudal Åtomo clan ((:ja:大åæ°|大åæ°)); famous for Åtomo no Yakamochi.
- {{ill|Ozutsuki clan|lt=Ozutsuki clan|ja|大çæ¨æ°}} ((:ja:大çæ¨æ°|大çæ¨æ°))
- Soga clan ((:ja:èææ°|èææ°)) â descended from Emperor KÅgen, by the Minister Takenouchi no Sukune; famous for Soga no Umako.
- Sugawara clan ((:ja:è åæ°|è åæ°)) â descended from Hashiji clan; famous for Sugawara no Michizane
- {{ill|Takahashi clan|lt=Takahashi clan|ja|é«æ©æ°}} ((:ja:é«æ©æ°|é«æ©æ°))
Aristocratic family names
From the late ancient era onward, the family name (MyÅji/èå or åå) had been commonly used by samurai to denote their family line instead of the name of the ancient clan that the family line belongs to (uji-na/æ°å or honsei/æ¬å§), which was used only in the official records in the Imperial court. Kuge families also had used their family name (Kamei/家å) for the same purpose. Each of samurai families is called “[family name] clan (æ°)” as follows and they must not be confused with ancient clan names. The list below is a list of various aristocratic families whose families served as Shugo, Shugodai, JitÅ, and Daimyo- Abe clan of Mikawa ((:ja:é¿é¨æ° (å¾³å·è代)|é¿é¨æ°)) â descended from Emperor KÅgen and the ancient Abe clan ((:ja:é¿é¨æ°|é¿é¨æ°)); no direct relation to the Abe clan of ÅshÅ« ((:ja:å®åæ° (奥å·)|å®åæ°)).
- Adachi clan ((:ja:å®éæ°|å®éæ°)) â descended from Fujiwara clan.
- Akamatsu clan ((:ja:赤æ¾æ°|赤æ¾æ°)) â descended from Murakami Genji.
- Akechi clan ((:ja:ææºæ°|ææºæ°)) â cadet branch of Toki clan who descended from Seiwa Genji; famous for Akechi Mitsuhide.
- Akita clan ((:ja:ç§ç°æ°|ç§ç°æ°)) â descended from Abe clan of ÅshÅ«.
- Akiyama clan ((:ja:ç§å±±æ°|ç§å±±æ°)) â cadet branch of Takeda clan who descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Akizuki clan ((:ja:ç§ææ°|ç§ææ°)) â descended from Prince Achi no Omi of the Chinese Han dynasty.
- Amago clan ((:ja:å°¼åæ°|å°¼åæ°)) â cadet branch of Sasaki clan who descended from Uda Genji.
- Amakusa clan ((:ja:天èæ°|天èæ°)) â descended from Åkura clan.
- Anayama clan ((:ja:ç©´å±±æ°|ç©´å±±æ°)) â cadet branch of Takeda clan who descended from Seiwa Genji.
- AndÅ clan â descended from Abe clan of ÅshÅ«, by Abe no Hirafu.
- Asakura clan ((:ja:æåæ°|æåæ°)) â descended from Prince Kusakabe son of Emperor Tenmu.
- Asano clan ((:ja:æµ éæ°|æµ éæ°)) â cadet branch of Toki clan who descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Ashikaga clan ((:ja:足å©æ°|足å©æ°)) â descended from Seiwa Genji; famous for Ashikaga shogunate; no direct relation to the Fujiwara-descent Ashikaga clan.File:Ashikaga mon.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the Ashikaga clanAshikaga clan
- Ashikaga clan (Fujiwara) ((:ja:足å©æ° (è¤åæ°)|足å©æ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke; no direct relation to the Genji-descent Ashikaga clan.
- Ashina clan ((:ja:èåæ°|èåæ°)) â cadet branch of Miura clan who descended from Kanmu Heishi.
- Aso clan ((:ja:é¿èæ°|é¿èæ°)) â descended from Emperor Jimmu by the Å clan.
- AsÅ clan ((:ja:麻çæ°|麻çæ°)) â cadet branch of Utsunomiya clan who descended from Fujiwara Hokke; famous for TarÅ AsÅ.
- Atagi clan ((:ja:å®å® æ°|å®å® æ°)) â cadet branch of Ogasawara clan who descended from Seiwa Genji (disputed).
- Azai clan ((:ja:æµ äºæ°|æµ äºæ°)) â descended from Fujiwara clan; famous for Azai Nagamasa.
- BitÅ clan ((:ja:å°¾è¤æ°|å°¾è¤æ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- Chiba clan ((:ja:åèæ°|åèæ°)) â descended from Kanmu Heishi.
- Date clan ((:ja:ä¼éæ°|ä¼éæ°)) â also known as Idate clan or Idachi clan, descended from Fujiwara Hokke; famous for Date Masamune.
- Doi clan ((:ja:åäºæ°|åäºæ°)) â cadet branch of Toki clan who descended from Seiwa Genji (disputed); no direct relation to the Heishi-descent Doi clan.
- Doi clan ((:ja:åè¥æ°|åè¥æ°)) â descended from Kanmu Heishi; no direct relation to the Genji-descent Doi clan.
- Fuji clan ((:ja:å¯å£«æ°|å¯å£«æ°)) â descended from Wani clan ((:ja:åç¥æ°|åç¥æ°)).
- GotÅ clan ((:ja:å¾è¤æ°|å¾è¤æ°)) â cadet branch of Takeda clan who descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Hachisuka clan ((:ja:èé è³æ°|èé è³æ°)) â cadet branch of Ashikaga clan by the Shiba clan who descended from Seiwa Genji, famous for Hachisuka Masakatsu.
- Haga clan ((:ja:è³è³æ°|è³è³æ°)) â descended from Kiyowara clan.
- Hashiba clan ((:ja:ç¾½æ´æ°|ç¾½æ´æ°)) â also known as their honsei: Toyotomi clan ((:ja:è±è£æ°|è±è£æ°)); descended from Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
- Hatakeyama clan ((:ja:ç å±±æ°|ç å±±æ°)) â descended from Kanmu Heishi before 1205. After 1205 the Hatakeyama are a cadet branch of Ashikaga clan who descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Hatano clan ((:ja:æ³¢å¤éæ°|æ³¢å¤éæ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- Hayashi clan ((:ja:ææ°|ææ°)) â descended from Ogasawara clan, a cadet branch of Takeda clan who descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Hayashi clan of Owari ((:ja:尾張ææ°|尾張ææ°)) â descended from Inaba clan who descended from Prince Iyo, son of Emperor Kanmu; no direct relation to the Hayashi clan ((:ja:ææ°|ææ°)) of JÅzai Domain.
- Hiki clan ((:ja:æ¯ä¼æ°|æ¯ä¼æ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- Hirano clan â descended from Prince Toneri son of Emperor Tenmu, by the Kiyowara clan.
- Hisamatsu clan ((:ja:ä¹ æ¾æ°|ä¹ æ¾æ°)) â cadet branch of Takatsuji family who descended from Sugawara clan.
- Hitotsuyanagi clan ((:ja:ä¸æ³æ°|ä¸æ³æ°)) â cadet branch of KÅno clan who descended from Prince Iyo, son of Emperor Kanmu.
- HÅjÅ clan ((:ja:åæ¡æ°|åæ¡æ°)) â descended from Kanmu Heishi (disputed); no direct relation to the Later HÅjÅ clan ((:ja:åæ¡æ°|åæ¡æ°)) or KitajÅ clan ((:ja:è¶å¾åæ¡æ°|åæ¡æ°)); regents of the Kamakura shogunate.
- Later HÅjÅ clan ((:ja:å¾åæ¡æ°|å¾åæ¡æ°)) â also known as HÅjÅ clan or Go-HÅjÅ clan; descended from Kanmu Heishi; no direct relation to the regent HÅjÅ clan ((:ja:åæ¡æ°|åæ¡æ°)) or KitajÅ clan ((:ja:è¶å¾åæ¡æ°|åæ¡æ°)).File:Japanese Crest Hosokawa Kuyou.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the Hosokawa clanHosokawa clan
- Honma clan ((:ja:æ¬éæ°|æ¬éæ°)) â also known as Homma clan or Honma clan of Sado; cadet branch of Yokoyama clan who descended from Ono no Takamura (disputed).
- Honma clan of Sakata ((:ja:é ç°æ¬éæ°|é ç°æ¬éæ°)) â cadet branch.
- Honda clan ((:ja:æ¬å¤æ°|æ¬å¤æ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke; famous for Honda Tadakatsu.
- Hosokawa clan ((:ja:ç´°å·æ°|ç´°å·æ°)) â cadet branch of Ashikaga clan who descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Hosokawa KeichÅ family ((:ja:ç´°å·äº¬å 家|ç´°å·äº¬å 家)) â head family.
- Hosokawa TenkyÅ« family ((:ja:å ¸å©å®¶|ç´°å·å ¸å©å®¶)) â cadet branch.
- Hosokawa family of Awa ((:ja:é¿æ³¢ç´°å·æ°|é¿æ³¢ç´°å·æ°)) â cadet branch; descended from Hosokawa Akiharu.
- Hosokawa family of ÅshÅ« ((:ja:奥å·ç´°å·å®¶|奥å·ç´°å·å®¶)) â cadet branch; descended from Hosokawa Akiuji.
- Hotta clan ((:ja:å ç°æ°|å ç°æ°)) descended from Emperor KÅgen through the Ki clan.
- IchijÅ family ((:ja:ä¸æ¡å®¶|ä¸æ¡å®¶)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- IchijÅ clan of Tosa ((:ja:åä½ä¸æ¡æ°|åä½ä¸æ¡æ°)) â cadet branch of IchijÅ family who descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- Ide clan ((:ja:äºåºæ°|äºåºæ°)) â cadet branch of NikaidÅ clan who descended from Fujiwara Nanke.
- Ii clan ((:ja:äºä¼æ°|äºä¼æ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke; famous for Ii Naotora, Ii Naomasa and Ii Naosuke.
- Ikeda clan ((:ja:æ± ç°æ° (è¿ä¸å¤§å)|æ± ç°æ°)) â descended from Seiwa Genji; no direct relation to other clans called Ikeda.
- Ikeda clan of Iyo ((:ja:ä¼äºæ± ç°æ°|ä¼äºæ± ç°æ°)) â no direct relation to other clans called Ikeda.
- Ikeda clan of Mino ((:ja:ç¾æ¿æ± ç°æ°|ç¾æ¿æ± ç°æ°)) â no direct relation to other clans called Ikeda.
- Ikeda clan of Sasaki ((:ja:æ± ç°æ° (ä½ã æ¨æ°)|æ± ç°æ°)) â cadet branch of Sasaki clan; no direct relation to other clans called Ikeda.
- Ikeda clan of Settsu ((:ja:ææ´¥æ± ç°æ°|ææ´¥æ± ç°æ°)) â descended from Ki clan (disputed). no direct relation to other clans called Ikeda.
- Imagawa clan ((:ja:ä»å·æ°|ä»å·æ°)) â cadet branch of Ashikaga clan who descended from Seiwa Genji; famous for Imagawa Yoshimoto.
- Inaba clan â cadet branch of KÅno clan who descended from Prince Iyo, son of Emperor Kanmu.File:Inaba crest1.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the Inaba clanInaba clan
- Inoue clan ((:ja:äºä¸æ°|äºä¸æ°)) â descended from Seiwa Genji.File:Inoue kamon.jpg|thumb|150px|Mon of the Inoue clanInoue clan
- Inoue clan of Shinano ((:ja:ä¿¡æ¿äºä¸æ°|ä¿¡æ¿äºä¸æ°)) â head family.
- Inoue clan of Aki ((:ja:å®è¸äºä¸æ°|å®è¸äºä¸æ°)) â cadet branch.
- Inoue clan of Mikawa ((:ja:ä¸æ²³äºä¸æ°|ä¸æ²³äºä¸æ°)) â cadet branch.
- Ishida clan ((:ja:ç³ç°æ°|ç³ç°æ°)) â cadet branch of Miura clan who descended from Kanmu Heishi (disputed). famous for Ishida Mitsunari
- Ishikawa clan ((:ja:ç³å·æ°|ç³å·æ°)) â also known as Ishikawa Genji; descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Ishimaki clan ((:ja:ç³å·»æ°|ç³å·»æ°)) â descended from Nanke.
- ItÅ clan ((:ja:ä¼æ±æ°|ä¼æ±æ°)) â cadet branch of KudÅ clan who descended from Nanke.
- Kamiizumi clan ((:ja:ä¸æ³æ°|ä¸æ³æ°)) â cadet branch of Fujiwara-descent Ashikaga clan who descended Fujiwara Hokke.
- Kanamaru clan ((:ja:é丸æ°|é丸æ°)) â cadet branch of Takeda clan who descended from Seiwa Genji by way of Takeda Nobushige.
- Kagawa clan ((:ja:é¦å·æ°|é¦å·æ°)) â descended from Kanmu Heishi.
- Kikkawa clan ((:ja:åå·æ°|åå·æ°)) â cadet branch of KudÅ clan who descended from Fujiwara Nanke. After the mid 16th century they are a cadet branch of the MÅri clan who descended from the Åe clan, famous for Kikkawa Motoharu.
- Kikuchi clan ((:ja:èæ± æ°|èæ± æ°)) â descended from the Fujiwara clan.File:Japanese crest narabi Takanoha.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the Kikuchi clanKikuchi clan
- Kira clan ((:ja:åè¯æ°|åè¯æ°)) â cadet branch of Ashikaga clan who descended from Seiwa Genji; famous for Kira Yoshinaka.
- Kiso clan ((:ja:æ¨æ¾æ°|æ¨æ¾æ°)) â descended from Seiwa Genji; famous for Minamoto no Yoshinaka.
- Kitabatake clan ((:ja:åç æ°|åç æ°)) â descended from Murakami Genji.
- KitajÅ clan ((:ja:è¶å¾åæ¡æ°|åæ¡æ°)) â also known as KitajÅ clan of Echigo or MÅri KitajÅ clan; cadet branch of MÅri clan; no direct relation to the HÅjÅ clan ((:ja:åæ¡æ°|åæ¡æ°)) or Late HÅjÅ clan ((:ja:åæ¡æ°|åæ¡æ°)).
- Kiyowara clan ((:ja:æ¸ åæ°|æ¸ åæ°)) â descended from Prince Toneri, son of the Emperor Tenmu (631â686).
- Kobayakawa clan ((:ja:å°æ©å·æ°|å°æ©å·æ°)) â cadet branch of Doi clan who descended from Kanmu Heishi. After the mid 16th century they are a cadet branch of the MÅri clan who descended from the Åe clan, famous for Kobayakawa Takakage and Kobayakawa Hideaki.
- Kodama clan ((:ja:å çæ°|å çæ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- Koga family ((:ja:ä¹ æ家|ä¹ æ家)) â descended from Murakami Genji.
- KÅno clan ((:ja:æ²³éæ°|æ²³éæ°)) â descended from Prince Iyo son of Emperor Kanmu.
- Konoe family ((:ja:è¿è¡å®¶|è¿è¡å®¶)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke. famous for Konoe Fumimaro.
- KudÅ clan ((:ja:å·¥è¤æ°|å·¥è¤æ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Nanke.
- KujÅ family ((:ja:ä¹æ¡å®¶|ä¹æ¡å®¶)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- Kuzuyama clan ((:ja:èå±±æ°|èå±±æ°)) â cadet branch of Ozutsuki clan; famous for medical knowledge.
- KyÅgoku clan ((:ja:京極æ°|京極æ°)) â cadet branch of Sasaki clan who descended from Uda Genji.
- Maeda clan ((:ja:åç°æ°|åç°æ°)) â descended from Sugawara clan; famous for Maeda Toshiie.
- Makino clan ((:ja:ç§éæ°|ç§éæ°)) â descended from Minamoto clan; claimed descent from the legendary Takenouchi no Sukune.
- Manabe clan ((:ja:éé¨æ°|éé¨æ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- Matsuda clan ((:ja:æ¾ç°æ°|æ¾ç°æ°)) â cadet branch of Hatano clan who descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- Matsudaira clan ((:ja:æ¾å¹³æ°|æ¾å¹³æ°)) â cadet branch of Nitta clan, by the Tokugawa clan descended from Seiwa Genji (disputed); famous for Tokugawa Ieyasu.
- Matsumae clan â cadet branch of Takeda clan who descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Matsunaga clan ((:ja:æ¾æ°¸æ°|æ¾æ°¸æ°)) â descended from Fujiwara clan and retainers for the Miyoshi clan. Famous for Matsunaga Danjo Hisahide.File:Japanese crest Tuta.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the Matsunaga clanMatsunaga clan
- Matsuura clan ((:ja:æ¾æµ¦æ°|æ¾æµ¦æ°)) â cadet branch of Watanabe clan who descended from Saga Genji.
- Miura clan ((:ja:ä¸æµ¦æ°|ä¸æµ¦æ°)) â descended from Kanmu Heishi.
- Mikumo clan ((:ja:ä¸é²æ°|ä¸é²æ°)) â cadet branch of Kodama clan who descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- Miyahara clan ((:ja:å®®åæ°|å®®åæ°)) â descended from Ashikaga Motouji (Seiwa Genji).
- Miyoshi clan (Ogasawara) ((:ja:ä¸å¥½æ°|ä¸å¥½æ°)) â cadet branch of Takeda clan, by the Ogasawara clan who descended from Seiwa Genji, famous for Miyoshi Nagayoshi; no direct relation to the Fujiwara-descent Miyoshi clan ((:ja:ä¸åæ°|ä¸åæ°)).File:Japanese crest Sanngai Hisi ni itutu Kuginuki.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the Miyoshi clanMiyoshi clan
- Miyoshi clan ((:ja:ä¸åæ°|ä¸åæ°)) â descended from Fujiwara clan; no direct relation to the Ogasahara-descent Miyoshi clan ((:ja:ä¸å¥½æ°|ä¸å¥½æ°)).
- MizuryÅ« clan (æ°´é¾æ°) â descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Mogami clan ((:ja:æä¸æ°|æä¸æ°)) â cadet branch by the Shiba clan of the Ashikaga clan who descended from Seiwa Genji.File:Ichimonjimitsuboshi.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the MÅri clanMÅri clan
- Mori clan ((:ja:森æ°|森æ°)) â descended from Seiwa Genji; famous for Mori Ranmaru.
- MÅri clan ((:ja:æ¯å©æ°|æ¯å©æ°)) â descended from Åe clan; no direct relation to the Genji-descent MÅri clan ((:ja:æ¯å©æ° (æºæ°)|æ¯å©æ°)) or Fujiwara-descent MÅri clan ((:ja:æ¯å©æ° (è¤åæ°)|æ¯å©æ°)); famous for MÅri Motonari and his sons.
- MÅri clan of Inaba ((:ja:å 幡æ¯å©æ°|å 幡æ¯å©æ°)) â cadet branch.
- MÅri clan ((:ja:æ¯å©æ° (æºæ°)|æ¯å©æ°)) â descended from Uda Genji; no direct relation to Åe-descent MÅri clan ((:ja:æ¯å©æ°|æ¯å©æ°)) or Fujiwara-descent MÅri clan ((:ja:æ¯å©æ° (è¤åæ°)|æ¯å©æ°));
- MÅri clan ((:ja:æ¯å©æ° (è¤åæ°)|æ¯å©æ°)) â descended from Fujiwara clan (disputed); no direct relation to Åe-descent MÅri clan ((:ja:æ¯å©æ°|æ¯å©æ°)) or Genji-descent MÅri clan ((:ja:æ¯å©æ° (æºæ°)|æ¯å©æ°));
- Murakami clan ((:ja:æä¸æ°|æä¸æ°)) â descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Murakami clan of Inland Sea ((:ja:æä¸æ°´è»|æä¸æ°´è»)) â also known as Murakami Suigun; famous for their naval forces.
- Murakami clan of Innoshima ((:ja:|å 島æä¸æ°))
- Murakami clan of Kurushima ((:ja:|æ¥å³¶æä¸æ°))
- Murakami clan of NÅnoshima ((:ja:|è½å³¶æä¸æ°))
- Murakami clan of Shinano ((:ja:ä¿¡æ¿æä¸æ°|ä¿¡æ¿æä¸æ°)) â also known as ShinshÅ« Murakami clan; famous for Murakami Yoshikiyo.
- Murakami clan of Inland Sea ((:ja:æä¸æ°´è»|æä¸æ°´è»)) â also known as Murakami Suigun; famous for their naval forces.
- Nagao clan ((:ja:é·å°¾æ°|é·å°¾æ°)) â descended from Kanmu Heishi; famous for Uesugi Kenshin.
- Nabeshima clan ((:ja:é島æ°|é島æ°)) â cadet branch of ShÅni clan who descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- Nakayama family ((:ja:é·å´ä¸å±±æ°|ä¸å±±å®¶)) - descended from Nakayama Tadachika, third son of Fujiwara no Tadamune of the Fujiwara Hokke. Known for Nakayama Tadayasu and his daughter Nakayama Yoshiko, mother of the Emperor Meiji.
- Niiro clan ((:ja:æ°ç´æ°|æ°ç´æ°)) â cadet branch of Shimazu clan of the Satsuma Domain who descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Nakamura clan ((:ja:ä¸æ|ä¸ææ°))
- Nanbu clan ((:ja:åé¨æ°|åé¨æ°)) â cadet branch of Takeda clan who descended from Seiwa Genji.
- NijÅ family ((:ja:äºæ¡å®¶|äºæ¡å®¶)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- Nitta clan ((:ja:æ°ç°æ°|æ°ç°æ°)) â descended from Seiwa Genji; famous for Nitta Yoshisada.
- Niwa clan ((:ja:丹羽æ°|丹羽æ°)) â cadet branch of Kodama clan who descended from Fujiwara Hokke (disputed); no direct relation to the Isshiki-descent Niwa clan ((:ja:丹羽æ°|丹羽æ°)).
- Niwa clan ((:ja:丹羽æ°|丹羽æ°)) â cadet branch of Isshiki clan who descended from Seiwa Genji; no direct relation to the Kodama-descent Niwa clan ((:ja:丹羽æ°|丹羽æ°)).File:Oda emblem.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the Oda clanOda clan
- Oda clan ((:ja:ç¹ç°æ°|ç¹ç°æ°)) â descended from Kanmu Heishi; famous for Oda Nobunaga.
- Ãishi clan of Ako ((:ja:大ç³æ°|大ç³æ°)) â descended from the Fujiwara clan. The name Oishi comes from ‘Oishi no sho’ in Omi province. Famous for Åishi Yoshio.
- Ãishi clan of Shinano ((:ja:大ç³æ°|大ç³æ°)) â descended from the Fujiwara clan through the Numata clan. The name Oishi comes from ‘Oishi go’, in Shinano province.
- Ãishi clan of Musashi ((:ja:大ç³æ°|大ç³æ°)) â descended from the Kiso clan (Seiwa Genji).
- ÅkÅchi clan ((:ja:大河å æ°|大河å æ°)) â descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Åta clan â descended from Seiwa Genji; famous for Åta DÅkan.
- Ogasawara clan ((:ja:å°ç¬ åæ°|å°ç¬ åæ°)) â cadet branch of Takeda clan descended from Seiwa Genji.File:Mon ogasawara.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the Ogasawara clanOgasawara clan
- Åtomo clan ((:ja:大åæ°|大åæ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke; no direct relation to the ancient Åtomo clan ((:ja:大åæ°|大åæ°)) or Åtomo clan ((:ja:大伴æ°|大伴æ°)); famous for Åtomo SÅrin.
- Åuchi clan ((:ja:大å æ°|大å æ°)) â descended from Tatara clan and claim to descend from the royal house of Baekje.
- Rokkaku clan ((:ja:å è§æ°|å è§æ°)) â cadet branch of Sasaki clan who descended from Uda Genji.
- Sagara clan ((:ja:ç¸è¯æ°|ç¸è¯æ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Nanke.
- SaitÅ clan ((:ja:æè¤æ°|æè¤æ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke; famous for SaitÅ DÅsan.
- Sakai clan ((:ja:é äºæ°|é äºæ°)) â cadet branch of Nitta clan, by the Tokugawa clan descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Sakuma clan ((:ja:ä½ä¹ éæ°|ä½ä¹ éæ°)) â cadet branch of Miura clan who descended from Kanmu Heishi.
- Sanada clan ((:ja:çç°æ°|çç°æ°)) â descended from Seiwa Genji (disputed); famous for Sanada Nobushige who is more commonly known as Sanada Yukimura.
- SanjÅ family ((:ja:ä¸æ¡å®¶|ä¸æ¡å®¶)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke; famous for SanjÅ Sanetomi.
- Sasaki clan ((:ja:ä½ã æ¨æ°|ä½ã æ¨æ°)) â descended from Uda Genji.
- Satake clan ((:ja:ä½ç«¹æ°|ä½ç«¹æ°)) â descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Satomi clan ((:ja:éè¦æ°|éè¦æ°)) â descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Shiba clan ((:ja:æ¯æ³¢æ°|æ¯æ³¢æ°)) â cadet branch of Ashikaga clan who descended from Seiwa Genji.File:Maru ni JÅ«-monji (Kutsuwa) inverted.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the Shimazu clanShimazu clan
- Shimizu clan of Mino ((:ja:æ¸ æ°´æ°|æ¸ æ°´æ°)) â descended from Minamoto no Yorimitsu of the Seiwa Genji.
- Shimizu clan of Bicchu ((:ja:æ¸ æ°´æ°|æ¸ æ°´æ°)) â descended from the Taira clan.
- Shimizu clan of Izu ((:ja:æ¸ æ°´æ°|æ¸ æ°´æ°)) â descended from the Fujiwara clan.
- Shimizu clan of Dewa ((:ja:æ¸ æ°´æ°|æ¸ æ°´æ°)) â cadet branch of the Mogami clan and through the Shiba clan from the Ashikaga clan (Seiwa Genji).
- Shimazu clan ((:ja:|島津æ°)) â also known as Satsuma Clan; descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Shinmen clan ((:ja:æ°å æ°|æ°å æ°)) â also known as Shimmen clan; cadet branch of Akamatsu clan who descended from Murakami Genji.
- ShÅni clan ((:ja:å°å¼æ°|å°å¼æ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- SÅ clan ((:ja:å®æ°|å®æ°)) â descended from Koremune clan.
- SogÅ clan ((:ja:åæ²³æ°|åæ²³æ°)) â descended from Emperor KeikÅ.File:Japanese crest Suwa Kajinoha(White background).svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the Suwa clanSuwa clan
- SÅma clan ((:ja:ç¸é¦¬æ°|ç¸é¦¬æ°)) â cadet branch of Chiba clan who descended from Kanmu Heishi.
- SÅma clan of ÅshÅ« ((:ja:奥å·ç¸é¦¬æ°|奥å·ç¸é¦¬æ°)) â head family.
- SÅma clan of ShimÅsa ((:ja:ä¸ç·ç¸é¦¬æ°|ä¸ç·ç¸é¦¬æ°)) â cadet branch.
- Suda clan ((:ja:é ç°)) â famous for being a clan of samurai, and martial art practitioners. While the northeastern and west-central family branches state that they are descended from the Minamoto clan through the Inoue family, the family branch in Okinawa has the legend that they are descendants of the Japanese dragon (Nihon ryÅ«).
- Sue clan ((:ja:é¶æ°|é¶æ°)) â cadet branch of Åuchi clan who descended from Tatara clan. famous for Sue Harukata.
- Sugi clan ((:ja:ææ°|ææ°)) â cadet branch of Sasaki clan who descended from Uda Genji; famous for Yoshida ShÅin.
- Suwa clan ((:ja:è«è¨ªæ°|è«è¨ªæ°)) â more or less unknown ancestors, many believed Suwa descended from Seiwa Genji through Minamoto no Tsunetomo.
- Tachibana clan ((:ja:ç«è±æ°|ç«è±æ°)) â cadet branch of Åtomo clan, descended from Åtomo Yoshinao; no direct relation to the ancient Tachibana clan ((:ja:æ©æ°|æ©æ°)); famous for Tachibana Ginchiyo and her husband Tachibana Muneshige.
- Takanashi clan ((:ja:é«æ¢¨æ°|é«æ¢¨æ°)) â cadet branch of Inoue clan who descended from Seiwa Genji (disputed).
- Takaoka clan ((:ja:é«å²¡æ°|é«å²¡æ°)) â descended from Uda Genji or Seiwa Genji.
- Takatsuji family ((:ja: é«è¾»å®¶|é«è¾»å®¶)) â descended from Sugawara clan.
- Takatsukasa family ((:ja:é·¹å¸å®¶|é·¹å¸å®¶)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- Takeda clan ((:ja:æ¦ç°æ°|æ¦ç°æ°)) â also known as Takeda clan of Kai; descended from Seiwa Genji; famous for Takeda Shingen.
- Takeda clan of Aki ((:ja:å®è¸æ¦ç°æ°|å®è¸æ¦ç°æ°)) â cadet branch.
- Takeda clan of Kazusa ((:ja:ä¸ç·æ¦ç°æ°|ä¸ç·æ¦ç°æ°)) â cadet branch.
- Takeda clan of Wakasa ((:ja:è¥çæ¦ç°æ°|è¥çæ¦ç°æ°)) â cadet branch.
- Takenaka clan ((:ja:竹ä¸æ°|竹ä¸æ°)) â cadet branch of Toki clan who descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Takigawa clan ((:ja:æ»å·æ°|æ»å·æ°)) â descended from Ki clan or Tomo clan (disputed).
- Tanegashima clan ((:ja:種å島æ°|種å島æ°)) â descended from Kanmu Heishi (disputed); famous for production of early firearms.
- To clan ((:ja:æ±æ°|æ±æ°)) â cadet branch of the Chiba clan who descend from the Taira clan.
- Toda clan ((:ja:æ¸ç°æ°|æ¸ç°æ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- TÅdÅ clan ((:ja:è¤å æ°|è¤å æ°)) â clan of humble origins founded by TÅdÅ Takatora, who was a highly trusted commander under Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
- Toki clan ((:ja:åå²æ°|åå²æ°)) â descended from the Settsu Genji, branch of Seiwa Genji.
- Tokugawa clan ((:ja:å¾³å·æ°|å¾³å·æ°)) â descended from Tokugawa Ieyasu from Matsudaira clan; famous for Tokugawa shogunate.File:Mitsubaaoi.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the Tokugawa clanTokugawa clan
- Tokugawa ShÅgun family ((:ja:å¾³å·å°è»å®¶|å¾³å·å°è»å®¶)) â head family.
- Tokugawa family of KÅfu ((:ja:ç²åºå¾³å·å®¶|ç²åºå¾³å·å®¶)) â descended from Tokugawa Tsunashige, 3rd son of Tokugawa Iemitsu.
- Tokugawa family of Tatebayashi ((:ja:館æå¾³å·å®¶|館æå¾³å·å®¶)) â descended from Tokugawa Tsunayoshi.
- Tokugawa Yoshinobu family ((:ja:å¾³å·æ ¶å家|å¾³å·æ ¶å家)) â descended from Tokugawa Yoshinobu.
- Gosanke ((:ja:å¾³å·å¾¡ä¸å®¶|御ä¸å®¶))
- Tokugawa family of KishÅ« ((:ja:ç´å·å¾³å·å®¶|ç´å·å¾³å·å®¶)) â also known as Kii Tokugawa family; descended from Tokugawa Yorinobu, 10th son of Tokugawa Ieyasu; famous for Tokugawa Yoshimune and Tokugawa Iemochi.
- Tokugawa family of Mito ((:ja:æ°´æ¸å¾³å·å®¶|æ°´æ¸å¾³å·å®¶)) â descended from Tokugawa Yorifusa, 11th son of Tokugawa Ieyasu; famous for Tokugawa Mitsukuni.
- Tokugawa ShÅgun family ((:ja:å¾³å·å°è»å®¶|å¾³å·å°è»å®¶)) â head family.
- Tokugawa family of Owari ((:ja:尾張徳å·å®¶|尾張徳å·å®¶)) â descended from Tokugawa Yoshinao, 9th son of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
- GosankyÅ ((:ja:御ä¸å¿|御ä¸å¿))File:Japanese Crest Uesugi Sasa.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the Uesugi clanUesugi clan
- Tokugawa family of Hitotsubashi ((:ja:ä¸æ©å¾³å·å®¶|ä¸æ©å¾³å·å®¶)) â descended from Tokugawa Munetada, 4th son of Tokugawa Yoshimune.
- Tokugawa family of Shimizu ((:ja:æ¸ æ°´å¾³å·å®¶|æ¸ æ°´å¾³å·å®¶)) â descended from Tokugawa Shigeyoshi, 2nd son of Tokugawa Ieshige.
- Tokugawa family of Tayasu ((:ja:ç°å®å¾³å·å®¶|ç°å®å¾³å·å®¶)) â descended from Tokugawa Munetake, 2nd son of Tokugawa Yoshimune.
- Tomuro clan ((:ja:æ¸å®¤æ°|æ¸å®¤æ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- Torii clan ((:ja:é³¥äºæ°|é³¥äºæ°)) â descended from Taira no Yukinori.
- Toyotomi clan ((:ja:è±è£æ°|è±è£æ°)) â given to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his family.File:Goshichi_no_kiri_inverted.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the Toyotomi clanToyotomi clan
- Tsugaru clan ((:ja:津軽æ°|津軽æ°)) â also known as Åura clan; descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- Tsuru clan ( Miyako-Todomaru) â descended from Takeda Kai clan.Guardians of Kyoto (Miyako) the Capital city.
- Tsutsui clan ((:ja:çäºæ°|çäºæ°)) â descended from Fujiwara clan; famous for Tsutsui Junkei.
- Uesugi clan ((:ja:ä¸ææ°|ä¸ææ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- Uesugi family of Inukake ((:ja:ç¬æ¸ä¸æ家|ç¬æ¸ä¸æ家)) â descended from Uesugi Norifuji.
- Uesugi family of Ågigayatsu ((:ja:æè°·ä¸æ家|æè°·ä¸æ家)) â descended from Uesugi Shigeaki.
- Uesugi family of Takuma ((:ja:å® éä¸æ家|å® éä¸æ家)) â descended from Uesugi Shigeyoshi.
- Uesugi family of Yamanouchi ((:ja:å±±å
ä¸æ家|å±±å
ä¸æ家)) â descended from Uesugi Noriaki; famous for Uesugi Kenshin.
- Uesugi family of Fukaya ((:ja:深谷ä¸æ家|深谷ä¸æ家)) â also known as Kobanawa Uesugi family; descended from Uesugi Norifusa.
- Ukita clan ((:ja:å®åå¤æ°|å®åå¤æ°)) â descended from Kojima Takanori of Seiwa Genji; famous for Ukita Hideie.
- Urakami clan ((:ja:浦ä¸æ°|浦ä¸æ°)) â descended from Emperor KÅgen by the Ki clan.
- Utsunomiya clan ((:ja:å®é½å®®æ°|å®é½å®®æ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- Utsunomiya clan of Shimotsuke ((:ja:ä¸éå®é½å®®æ°|ä¸éå®é½å®®æ°)) â head family.
- Utsunomiya clan of Buzen ((:ja:è±åå®é½å®®æ°|è±åå®é½å®®æ°)) â cadet branch.
- Utsunomiya clan of Chikugo ((:ja:çå¾å®é½å®®æ°|çå¾å®é½å®®æ°)) â cadet branch.
- Utsunomiya clan of Iyo ((:ja:ä¼äºå®é½å®®æ°|ä¼äºå®é½å®®æ°)) â cadet branch.
- Wakiya clan ((:ja:èå±æ°|èå±æ°)) â cadet branch of Nitta clan who descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Watanabe clan ((:ja:渡辺|渡辺)) â descended from the Saga Genji.
- YagyÅ« clan ((:ja:æ³çæ°|æ³çæ°)) â descended from Sugawara clan; famous for their swordsmanship called YagyÅ« Shinkage-ryÅ«.
- Yamana clan ((:ja:å±±åæ°|å±±åæ°)) â cadet branch of Nitta clan who descended from Seiwa Genji.
- Yamanouchi clan ((:ja:å±±å
æ°|å±±å
æ°)) â also known as Yamanouchi SudÅ clan, descended from Fujiwara Hokke.
- Yamanouchi clan of Bingo ((:ja:åå¾å±±å æ°|åå¾å±±å æ°)) â head family.
- Yamanouchi clan of ÅshÅ« ((:ja:奥å·å±±å æ°|奥å·å±±å æ°)) â cadet branch.
- Yamanouchi clan of Tosa ((:ja:åä½å±±å æ°|åä½å±±å æ°)) â cadet branch; famous for Yamauchi Kazutoyo.
- Yanagisawa clan â cadet branch of Takeda clan who descended from Seiwa Genji.(File:Japanese Crest Yanagisawa Hanabisi.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the Yanagizawa clan)
- Yonekura clan â cadet branch of Takeda clan who descended from Seiwa Genji.
- YÅ«ki clan ((:ja:çµåæ°|çµåæ°)) â descended from Fujiwara Hokke.File:Japanese Crest mitu Tomoe Old design.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the YÅ«ki clanYÅ«ki clan
- YÅ«ki clan of Shimousa ((:ja:ä¸ç·çµåæ°|ä¸ç·çµåæ°)) â head family.
- YÅ«ki clan of Shirakawa ((:ja:ç½æ²³çµåæ°|ç½æ²³çµåæ°)) â cadet branch.
Zaibatsu
Zaibatsu were the industrial and financial vertically integrated business conglomerates in the Empire of Japan, whose influence and size allowed control over significant parts of the Japanese economy from the Meiji period until the end of World War II.- Iwasaki family ((:ja:岩å´å®¶|岩å´å®¶)) â founder of Mitsubishi; descended from Takeda clan from Seiwa Genji
- Mitsui family ((:ja:ä¸äºå®¶|ä¸äºå®¶)) â founder of Mitsui; descended from Fujiwara Hokke. However, Mitsui Takatoshi’s great-great-grandfather’s father was originally from the Rokkaku clan and had married into the early Mitsui family.
- Sumitomo family ((:ja:ä½å家|ä½å家)) â founder of Sumitomo; descended from Kanmu Heishi
Sacerdotal clans
- Abe clan
- Kamo clanNelson, John K. (2000). Enduring Identities: The Guise of Shinto in Contemporary Japan, pp. 67â69.
- Nakatomi clanCranston, Edwin A. (1998). A Waka Anthology, p. 513.
- Urabe clanGrapard, Allan G. (1992). The protocol of the gods, p. 42.
Ryukyu
Ryukyuan people are not Yamato people, but the Ryukyu Islands have been part of Japan since 1879.File:Hidari gomon.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of the Ryukyu KingdomRyukyu KingdomRyukyuan dynasties:- Tenson Dynasty ((:ja:天å«çæ|天å«çæ)) â legendary dynasty (ended 12th century)
- Shunten Dynasty ((:ja:è天ççµ±|è天ççµ±)) â first dynasty of Ryukyu (1187â1259)
- Eiso Dynasty ((:ja:è±ç¥ççµ±|è±ç¥ççµ±)) â second dynasty of Ryukyu (1260â1354)
- Haniji Dynasty ((:ja:æå°¼èççµ±|æå°¼èççµ±)) â kings of Hokuzan (1314â1416)
- Åzato Dynasty ((:ja:大éççµ±|大éççµ±)) â kings of Nanzan (1314â1429)
- Satto Dynasty ((:ja:å¯åº¦ççµ±|å¯åº¦ççµ±)) â kings of ChÅ«zan (1355â1407)
- First ShÅ Dynasty ((:ja:第ä¸å°æ°|第ä¸å°æ°)) â kings of the Ryukyu Kingdom (1407â1469)
- Minshi Kameya family ((:ja:ææ°äºè°·å®¶|ææ°äºè°·å®¶)) â descended from ShÅ Toku, last king of the First ShÅ Dynasty.
- Second ShÅ Dynasty ((:ja:第äºå°æ°|第äºå°æ°)) â kings of the Ryukyu Kingdom (1469â1879)
Toraijin (渡æ¥äºº)
Toraijin is used to describe migrants in many contexts, from the original migration of a Yamato peoples to more recent migrants. According to the book Shinsen ShÅjiroku compiled in 815, a total 326 out of 1,182 families in the Kinai area on HonshÅ« were regarded as people with foreign genealogy. The book specifically mentions mentions 163 were from China, such families from Baekje, 41 from Goguryeo, 9 from Silla, and 9 from Gaya. These families are considered notable, although not inherently noble.BOOK, Saeki, Arikiyo, Shinsen ShÅjiroku no KenkyÅ« (Honbun hen), Yoshikawa KÅbunkan, 1981, 4-642-02109-4, Japanese, WEB, 渡æ¥äººã¨èµ¤ç©,www.the-kansai-guide.com/ja/article/item/16047/, 2022-09-14, The KANSAI Guide - The Origin of Japan, KANSAI, ja,Baekje
- Asukabe clan ((:ja:é£é³¥é¨æ°|é£é³¥é¨æ°)) â descended from Buyeo Gonji, younger brother of King Munju of Baekje and son of King Gaero of Baekje.
- Fuha clan ((:ja:ä¸ç ´æ°|ä¸ç ´æ°))
- Funa clan ((:ja:è¹æ°|è¹æ°)) â File:ë¬´ë ¹ì ê¸ì ê´ì.jpg|thumb|150px|Crown of Baekje found in the Tomb of King MuryeongTomb of King Muryeong
- Hirota clan ((:ja:廣ç°æ°|廣ç°æ°))
- Ka clan ((:ja:è³æ°|è³æ°))
- Kaguyama clan ((:ja:é¦å±±æ°|é¦å±±æ°))
- Kazurai clan ((:ja:èäºæ°|èäºæ°))
- Kinunui clan ((:ja:衣縫æ°|衣縫æ°))
- Kudara no Konikishi clan ((:ja:ç¾æ¸çæ°|ç¾æ¸çæ°)) â descended from ZenkÅ (åå
or ç¦
åº), son of the last king of Baekje, King Uija. File:Kudarao Shrine.jpg|thumb|150px|Kudara shrine of the Kudara no Konikishi clanKudara no Konikishi clan
- Mimatsu clan ((:ja:ä¸æ¾æ°|ä¸æ¾æ°)) â cadet branch of Kudara no Konikishi clan.
- Miyake clan ((:ja:ä¸å® æ°|ä¸å® æ°)) â cadet branch of Kudara no Konikishi clan.File:Miyake-rimpo crest rev.jpg|thumb|150px|Mon of Miyake clanMiyake clan
- Åuchi clan ((:ja:大å
æ°|大å
æ°)) â descended from Prince Imseong, third son of King Seong of Baekje.File:Japanese Crest Oouchi Hisi.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of Åuchi clanÅuchi clan
- Sue clan ((:ja:é¶æ°|é¶æ°)) â cadet branch of Åuchi clan.
- Washizu clan ((:ja:é·²é æ°|é·²é æ°)) â cadet branch of Åuchi clan.
- Yamaguchi clan ((:ja:å±±å£æ°|å±±å£æ°)) â cadet branch of Åuchi clan.
- Sakata clan ((:ja:åç°æ°|åç°æ°))
- Sugano clan ((:ja:è éæ°|è éæ°))
- Tsu clan ((:ja:æ´¥æ°|æ´¥æ°))
- Kawachinofumi clan ((:ja:西ææ°|西ææ°)) â descended from the scholar Wani.
- Yamato no Fuhito clan ((:ja:åæ°|åå²æ°)) â descended from Prince Junda, son of King Muryeong of Baekje.
- Takano clan ((:ja:é«éæ°|é«éæ°)) â cadet branch of Yamato clan, famous for Takano no Niigasa.
- Yamatonoaya clan ((:ja:æ±æ¼¢æ°|æ±æ¼¢æ°)) â descended from Achi no omi.
- Akizuki clan ((:ja:ç§ææ°|ç§ææ°)) â cadet branch of Yamatonoaya clan. File:Mon Akizuki.jpg|thumb|150px|Mon of Akizuki clanAkizuki clan
- Haruda clan ((:ja:åç°æ°|åç°æ°)) â cadet branch of Yamatonoaya clan.
- Inoue clan ((:ja:äºä¸æ°|äºä¸æ°)) â there is a branch of Yamatonoaya clan with the name Inoue; they are different from the Seiwa Genji Inoue clan.
- Kawachi no Aya clan ((:ja:西漢æ°|西漢æ°)) â cadet branch of Yamatonoaya clan.
- Åkura clan ((:ja:大èµæ°|大èµæ°)) â cadet branch of Yamatonoaya clan.
- Sakanoue clan ((:ja:åä¸æ°|åä¸æ°)) â cadet branch of Yamatonoaya clan.
- Tamura clan ((:ja:ç°ææ°|ç°ææ°)) â cadet branch of Yamatonoaya clan.
- Yamato no Fumi clan ((:ja:æ±ææ°|æ±ææ°)) â not a branch of the Yamatonoaya clan.
Goguryeo
- Kifumi clan ((:ja:é»ææ°|é»ææ°)) â descended from King Yeongnyu of Goguryeo.
- Koma clan ((:ja:é«éºæ°|é«éºæ°)) â descended from JakkÅ, son of the last of Goguryeo, King Bojang of Goguryeo.
- Kuwabara clan ((:ja:æ¡åæ°|æ¡åæ°))
- Sena clan ((:ja:èå¥æ°|èå¥æ°)) â descended from Sena no Fukutoku (èå¥ç¦å¾³), son of King Yeongnyu of Goguryeo.
- Toyohara clan ((:ja:è±åæ°|è±åæ°))
- Yasaka clan ((:ja:å «åæ°|å «åæ°))
- Yahamara clan ((:ja:å «åæ°è±åæ°|å «åæ°è±åæ°))
Silla
- Hata clan ((:ja:秦æ°|秦æ°)) â claims to be descended from Yuzuki no Kimi. The clan claimed descent from Qin Shi Huang, but recent Japanese research points this to be aggrandization and their true origin to be from Silla.
- ChÅshi clan ((:ja:調åæ°|調åæ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan.
- ChÅsokabe clan ((:ja:é·å®æé¨æ°|é·å®æé¨æ°)) â descended from Hata clan (disputed); famous for ChÅsokabe Motochika.File:Nanatsukatabami.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of ChÅsokabe clanChÅsokabe clan
- Fujiki clan ((:ja:è¤æ¨æ°|è¤æ¨æ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan.
- Hakura clan ((:ja:ç¾½åæ°|ç¾½åæ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan.
- Hirata clan ((:ja:å¹³ç°æ°|å¹³ç°æ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan.
- Kada clan ((:ja:è·ç°æ°|è·ç°æ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan.
- Kawakatsu clan ((:ja:å·åæ°|å·åæ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan, named after Hata no Kawakatsu. File:Kugi nuki01.svg|thumb|150px|Mon of Kawakatsu clanKawakatsu clan
- Matsumuro clan ((:ja:æ¾å®¤æ°|æ¾å®¤æ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan.
- Matsuo clan ((:ja:æ¾å°¾æ°|æ¾å°¾æ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan.
- Matsushita clan ((:ja:æ¾ä¸æ°|æ¾ä¸æ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan.
- Mikami clan ((:ja:ä¸ä¸æ°|ä¸ä¸æ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan.
- Minami clan ((:ja:åæ°|åæ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan.
- Mokusei clan (æ¨æ) â cadet branch of the Hata Clan.
- NishiÅji clan ((:ja:西大路æ°|西大路æ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan.
- Obata clan ((:ja:å°çæ°|å°çæ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan.
- Åkura clan ((:ja:大èµæ°|大èµæ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan.
- Ånishi clan ((:ja:大西æ°|大西æ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan.
- Seo clan ((:ja:ç¬å°¾æ°|ç¬å°¾æ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan.
- TÅgi clan ((:ja:æ±åæ°|æ±åæ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan.
- Tsuchiyama clan ((:ja:åå±±æ°|åå±±æ°)) â cadet branch of Hata clan.
- Koremune clan ((:ja:æå®æ°|æå®æ°)) â lateral branch of the Hata clan.
- Fushimaru clan ((:ja:ä¼ä¸¸æ°|ä¼ä¸¸æ°))
- Hine clan ((:ja:æ¥æ ¹æ°|æ¥æ ¹æ°))
- Itoi clan ((:ja:糸äºæ°|糸äºæ°)) â descended from Amenohiboko, a prince of Silla who came to Japan in the 3rd or 4th century.
- Maki clan ((:ja:çåæ°|çåæ°))
- Tachibanamori clan ((:ja:æ©å®æ°|æ©å®æ°)) â descended from Amenohiboko, a prince of Silla who came to Japan in the 3rd or 4th century.
- Tajima clan ((:ja:ä½é¦¬æ°|ä½é¦¬æ°)) â descended from Amenohiboko, a prince of Silla who came to Japan in the 3rd or 4th century.
- Unabara clan ((:ja:æµ·åæ°|æµ·åæ°))
Gaya
- Arara clan ((:ja:èèæ°|èèæ°))
- Hirata clan ((:ja:è¾ç°æ°|è¾ç°æ°)) â descended from Tsunugaarashito (é½ææé¿ç¾ æ¯ç), a prince of Gaya.
- Karabito clan ((:ja:é人æ°|é人æ°))
- Michita clan ((:ja:éç°æ°|éç°æ°))
- Åchi clan ((:ja:大å¸æ°|大å¸æ°)) â descended from Tsunugaarashito (é½ææé¿ç¾ æ¯ç), a prince of Gaya.
- Tatara clan ((:ja:å¤å¤è¯æ°|å¤å¤è¯æ°)) â descended from Tsunugaarashito (é½ææé¿ç¾ æ¯ç), a prince of Gaya.
- Toyotsu clan ((:ja:è±æ´¥æ°|è±æ´¥æ°))
China
- Åtomo clan ((:ja:大åæ° (å¤ä»£)|大åæ°)) â descended from Tei (称), a descendant of Emperor Xian of Han; no direct relation to the native Åtomo clan ((:ja:大伴æ°|大伴æ°)) or feudal Åtomo clan ((:ja:大åæ°|大åæ°)).
- Takamuko clan ((:ja:é«åæ°|é«åæ°)) â descended from Emperor Wen of the Chinese Cao Wei dynasty; famous for Takamuko no Kuromaro.
See also
{{commons category|Japanese clans}}Notes
{{reflist}}References
- Newell, William Hare. (1976). Ancestors., Walter de Gruyter. {{ISBN|978-90-279-7859-2}}; {{OCLC|2576802}}
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