Ancient Clan Names
– Uji-na (氏名)
– Honsei (本姓)
– Imperial Clan – descended from Amaterasu
– Four Noble Clans: Gempeitōkitsu (源平藤橘)
– Minamoto clan (源氏)
Noble Clans
– Abe clan (阿部氏/安倍氏)
– Aya clan of Sanuki province
– Hashiji clan (土師氏)
– Imube clan (忌部氏)
– Ki clan (紀氏)
Aristocratic Family Names
– Abe clan of Mikawa (阿部氏)
– Adachi clan (安達氏)
– Akamatsu clan (赤松氏)
– Akechi clan (明智氏)
– Akita clan (秋田氏)
Clans descended from Seiwa Genji
– Amakusa clan
– Andō clan
– Asano clan
– Ashikaga clan (not related to the Fujiwara-descent Ashikaga clan)
– Gotō clan
Other Notable Clans
– Anayama clan (cadet branch of Takeda clan)
– Asakura clan (descended from Prince Kusakabe)
– Azai clan (descended from Fujiwara clan)
– Hachisuka clan (cadet branch of Ashikaga clan)
– Hatakeyama clan (cadet branch of Ashikaga clan)
– Maeda clan (descended from Sugawara clan)
– Mori clan (famous for Mori Ranmaru)
– Oda clan (famous for Oda Nobunaga)
– Ôishi clan (famous for Ōishi Yoshio)
– Shimazu clan (also known as Satsuma Clan)
Zaibatsu
– Iwasaki family (岩崎家) – founder of Mitsubishi
– Mitsui family (三井家) – founder of Mitsui
– Zaibatsu were industrial and financial conglomerates in Japan
– The influence of Zaibatsu extended from the Meiji period to the end of World War II
– Zaibatsu controlled significant parts of the Japanese economy.
Toraijin (渡来人)
– Term used to describe migrants in various contexts
– Book compiled in 815 mentions 326 families with foreign genealogy in the Kinai area, including 104 from Baekje, 41 from Goguryeo, 9 from Silla, and 9 from Gaya
– 163 families listed as from China, but research suggests they are Korean clans
– These migrant families are considered notable, but not necessarily noble
Baekje Clans
– Asukabe clan (飛鳥部氏) descended from Buyeo Gonji, younger brother of King Munju of Baekje
– Fuha clan (不破氏)
– Funa clan (船氏)
– Hirota clan (廣田氏)
– Ka clan (賈氏)
Goguryeo Clans
– Kifumi clan (黄文氏) descended from King Yeongnyu of Goguryeo
– Koma clan (高麗氏) descended from Jakkō, son of the last king of Goguryeo, King Bojang of Goguryeo
– Kuwabara clan (桑原氏)
– Sena clan (背奈氏) descended from Sena no Fukutoku, son of King Yeongnyu of Goguryeo
– Toyohara clan (豊原氏)
Silla Clans
– Fushimaru clan (伏丸氏)
– Hine clan (日根氏)
– Itoi clan (糸井氏) descended from Amenohiboko, a prince of Silla
– Maki clan (真城氏)
– Tachibanamori clan (橘守氏) descended from Amenohiboko, a prince of Silla
Gaya Clans
– Arara clan (荒荒氏)
– Hirata clan (辟田氏) descended from Tsunugaarashito, a prince of Gaya
– Karabito clan (韓人氏)
– Michita clan (道田氏)
– Ōchi clan (大市氏) descended from Tsunugaarashito, a prince of Gaya Source URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_clans
