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Mon of the Toyotomi clan. It is also used by the Japanese government. Tsugaru clan – also known as Ōura clan; descended from Fujiwara Hokke. Tsuru clan ( Miyako-Todomaru) – descended from Takeda Kai clan.Guardians of Kyoto (Miyako) the Capital city. Tsutsui clan – descended from Fujiwara clan; famous for Tsutsui Junkei.
Ancient clan names are still prominent today, if altered somewhat, due to those ties with ancestry and history. As you'll see, there are many variations of Japanese last names with similar meanings.
Minamoto (源, みなもと、ミナモト) is an ancient and noble Japanese family name [1] that is mostly known for its history as a powerful clan during the Heian period. The name itself is not common today as most of the descendant families have taken other surnames, usually from their places of residence.
The domain of the Minamoto clan in Japan (1183) during the Genpei War. The protagonist of the classical Japanese novel The Tale of Genji (The Tale of Minamoto clan)—Hikaru Genji, was bestowed the name Minamoto for political reasons by his father the emperor and was delegated to civilian life and a career as an imperial officer.
Watanabe (渡辺 and other variants [note 1]) is a Japanese surname derived from the noble and samurai Watanabe clan, a branch of the Minamoto clan, descending from the Emperor Saga (786-842), the 52nd Emperor of Japan, and refers to a location called 'Watanabe no tsu' which was settled by the Watanabe clan, who took the name of the place.
The Oda clan (Japanese: 織田氏, Hepburn: Oda-shi) is a Japanese samurai family who were daimyo and an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century. Though they reached the peak of their power under Oda Nobunaga and fell soon after, several branches of the family continued as daimyo houses until the Meiji ...
T. Tachibana clan (kuge) Tachibana clan (samurai) Taira clan; Tajihi clan; Takanashi clan; Takaoka clan; Takatsukasa family; Takeda clan; Takeda clan (Aki) Takenaka clan
The Abe clan (安倍氏, Abe-shi) was one of the oldest of the major Japanese clans (uji); and the clan retained its prominence during the Sengoku period and the Edo period. [1] The clan's origin is said to be one of the original clans of the Yamato people ; they truly gained prominence during the Heian period (794–1185), and experienced a ...