From the late ancient era onward, the family name (Myōji/苗字 or 名字) 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/氏名 or honsei/本姓), which was used only in the official records in the Imperial court.
Kuge families also had used their family name (Kamei/家名) for the same purpose. Each of samurai families is called "[family name] clan (氏)" 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,
Jitō, and
Daimyo •
Abe clan of Mikawa (
阿部氏) – descended from
Emperor Kōgen and the ancient
Abe clan (
阿部氏); no direct relation to the Abe clan of Ōshū (
安倍氏). •
Adachi clan (
安達氏) – descended from
Fujiwara clan. •
Akamatsu clan (
赤松氏) – descended from
Murakami Genji. •
Akechi clan (
明智氏) – cadet branch of
Toki clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji; famous for
Akechi Mitsuhide. •
Akita clan (
秋田氏) – descended from Abe clan of Ōshū. •
Akiyama clan (
秋山氏) – cadet branch of the
Takeda clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Akizuki clan (
秋月氏) – descended from Prince
Achi no Omi of the
Yamatonoaya clan. •
Amago clan (
尼子氏) – cadet branch of the
Sasaki clan who descended from
Uda Genji. •
Amakusa clan (
天草氏) – descended from the Ōkura clan. •
Anayama clan (
穴山氏) – cadet branch of the
Takeda clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Andō clan – descended from the Abe clan of Ōshū, by
Abe no Hirafu. •
Asakura clan (
朝倉氏) – descended from
Prince Kusakabe, son of
Emperor Tenmu. •
Asano clan (
浅野氏) – cadet branch of the
Toki clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Ashikaga clan (
足利氏) – descended from
Seiwa Genji; famous for
Ashikaga shogunate; no direct relation to the
Fujiwara-descent Ashikaga clan. •
Ashikaga clan (Fujiwara) (
足利氏) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke; no direct relation to the
Genji-descent Ashikaga clan. •
Ashina clan (
蘆名氏) – cadet branch of the
Miura clan who descended from Kanmu Heishi. •
Aso clan (
阿蘇氏) – descended from
Emperor Jimmu by the
Ō clan. •
Asō clan (
麻生氏) – cadet branch of the Utsunomiya clan who descended from
Fujiwara Hokke; famous for
Tarō Asō. •
Atagi clan (
安宅氏) – cadet branch of the
Ogasawara clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji (disputed). •
Azai clan (
浅井氏) – descended from the
Fujiwara clan; famous for
Azai Nagamasa. •
Bitō clan (
尾藤氏) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Chiba clan (
千葉氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi. •
Date clan (
伊達氏) – also known as Idate clan or Idachi clan, descended from
Fujiwara Hokke; famous for
Date Masamune. •
Doi clan (
土井氏) – cadet branch of the
Toki clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji (disputed); no direct relation to the Heishi-descent Doi clan. •
Doi clan (Heishi) (
土肥氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi; no direct relation to the Genji-descent Doi clan. •
Fuji clan (
富士氏) – descended from the Wani clan (
和珥氏). •
Gotō clan (
後藤氏) – cadet branch of the
Takeda clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Hachisuka clan (
蜂須賀氏) – cadet branch of the
Ashikaga clan by the
Shiba clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji, famous for
Hachisuka Masakatsu. •
Haga clan (
芳賀氏) – descended from the
Kiyowara clan. •
Hashiba clan (
羽柴氏) – also known as their honsei:
Toyotomi clan (
豊臣氏); descended from
Toyotomi Hideyoshi. •
Hatakeyama clan (
畠山氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi before 1205. After 1205 the Hatakeyama are a cadet branch of
Ashikaga clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Hatano clan (
波多野氏) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Hayashi clan (
林氏) – descended from the Ogasawara clan, a cadet branch of
Takeda clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Hayashi clan of Owari (
尾張林氏) – descended from the
Inaba clan who descended from Prince Iyo, son of
Emperor Kanmu; no direct relation to the
Hayashi clan (
林氏) of
Jōzai Domain. •
Hiki clan (
比企氏) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Hirano clan – descended from Prince
Toneri, son of
Emperor Tenmu, by the
Kiyowara clan. •
Hisamatsu clan (
久松氏) – cadet branch of the Takatsuji family who descended from
Sugawara clan. •
Hitotsuyanagi clan (
一柳氏) – cadet branch of the Kōno clan who descended from Prince Iyo, son of
Emperor Kanmu. •
Hōjō clan (
北条氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi (disputed); no direct relation to the
Later Hōjō clan (
北条氏) or Kitajō clan (
北条氏); regents of the
Kamakura shogunate. •
Later Hōjō clan (
後北条氏) – also known as Hōjō clan or Go-Hōjō clan; descended from Kanmu Heishi; no direct relation to the regent
Hōjō clan (
北条氏) or Kitajō clan (
北条氏). •
Honma clan (
本間氏) – 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 (
酒田本間氏) – cadet branch. •
Honda clan (
本多氏) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke; famous for
Honda Tadakatsu. •
Hosokawa clan (
細川氏) – cadet branch of the
Ashikaga clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji. • Hosokawa Keichō family (
細川京兆家) – head family. • Hosokawa Tenkyū family (
細川典厩家) – cadet branch. • Hosokawa family of Awa (
阿波細川氏) – cadet branch; descended from Hosokawa Akiharu. • Hosokawa family of Ōshū (
奥州細川家) – cadet branch; descended from
Hosokawa Akiuji. •
Hotta clan (
堀田氏) – descended from
Emperor Kōgen through the Ki clan. •
Ichijō family (
一条家) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Ichijō clan of Tosa (
土佐一条氏) – cadet branch of the
Ichijō family who descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Ide clan (
井出氏) – cadet branch of the
Nikaidō clan who descended from Fujiwara Nanke. •
Ii clan (
井伊氏) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke; famous for
Ii Naotora,
Ii Naomasa and
Ii Naosuke. •
Iio clan (
:飯尾氏) – cadet branch of the
Hosokawa clan; famous for
Iio Noritsura. •
Ikeda clan (
池田氏) – descended from
Seiwa Genji; no direct relation to other clans called Ikeda. •
Ikeda clan of Iyo (
伊予池田氏) – no direct relation to other clans called Ikeda. •
Ikeda clan of Mino (
美濃池田氏) – no direct relation to other clans called Ikeda. •
Ikeda clan of Sasaki (
池田氏) – cadet branch of the
Sasaki clan; no direct relation to other clans called Ikeda. •
Ikeda clan of Settsu (
摂津池田氏) – descended from the Ki clan (disputed), no direct relation to other clans called Ikeda. •
Imagawa clan (
今川氏) – cadet branch of the
Ashikaga clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji; famous for
Imagawa Yoshimoto. •
Inaba clan – cadet branch of the Kōno clan who descended from Prince Iyo, son of
Emperor Kanmu. •
Inoue clan (
井上氏) – descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Inoue clan of Shinano (
信濃井上氏) – head family. •
Inoue clan of Aki (
安芸井上氏) – cadet branch. •
Inoue clan of Mikawa (
三河井上氏) – cadet branch. •
Ishida clan (
石田氏) – cadet branch of the
Miura clan who descended from Kanmu Heishi (disputed). famous for
Ishida Mitsunari •
Ishikawa clan (
石川氏) – also known as Ishikawa Genji; descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Ishimaki clan (
石巻氏) – descended from
Nanke. •
Itō clan (
伊東氏) – cadet branch of the Kudō clan who descended from
Nanke. •
Kamiizumi clan (
上泉氏) – cadet branch of the
Fujiwara-descent Ashikaga clan who descended
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Kanamaru clan (
金丸氏) – cadet branch of the
Takeda clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji by way of Takeda Nobushige. •
Kagawa clan (
香川氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi. •
Kikkawa clan (
吉川氏) – cadet branch of the Kudō clan who descended from Fujiwara Nanke. After the mid 16th century they are a cadet branch of the
Mōri clan who descended from the Ōe clan, famous for
Kikkawa Motoharu. •
Kikuchi clan (
菊池氏) – descended from the
Fujiwara clan. •
Kira clan (
吉良氏) – cadet branch of the
Ashikaga clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji; famous for
Kira Yoshinaka. •
Kiso clan (
木曾氏) – descended from
Seiwa Genji; famous for
Minamoto no Yoshinaka. •
Kitabatake clan (
北畠氏) – descended from
Murakami Genji. •
Kitajō clan (
北条氏) – also known as Kitajō clan of
Echigo or Mōri Kitajō clan; cadet branch of the
Mōri clan; no direct relation to the
Hōjō clan (
北条氏) or
Late Hōjō clan (
北条氏). •
Kiyowara clan (
清原氏) – descended from
Prince Toneri, son of the
Emperor Tenmu (631–686). •
Kobayakawa clan (
小早川氏) – cadet branch of the Doi clan who descended from Kanmu Heishi. After the mid 16th century they are a cadet branch of the
Mōri clan who descended from the Ōe clan, famous for
Kobayakawa Takakage and
Kobayakawa Hideaki. •
Kodama clan (
児玉氏) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Koga family (
久我家) – descended from
Murakami Genji. •
Kōno clan (
河野氏) – descended from Prince Iyo son of
Emperor Kanmu. •
Konoe family (
近衛家) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. famous for
Konoe Fumimaro. •
Kudō clan (
工藤氏) – descended from
Fujiwara Nanke. •
Kujō family (
九条家) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Kuzuyama clan (
葛山氏) – cadet branch of the Ozutsuki clan; famous for medical knowledge. •
Kyōgoku clan (
京極氏) – cadet branch of the
Sasaki clan who descended from
Uda Genji. •
Maeda clan (
前田氏) – descended from the
Sugawara clan; famous for
Maeda Toshiie. •
Makino clan (
牧野氏) – descended from the
Minamoto clan; claimed descent from the legendary
Takenouchi no Sukune. •
Manabe clan (
間部氏) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Matsuda clan (
松田氏) – cadet branch of the Hatano clan who descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Matsudaira clan (
松平氏) – cadet branch of the
Nitta clan, by the
Tokugawa clan descended from
Seiwa Genji (disputed); famous for
Tokugawa Ieyasu. •
Matsumae clan – cadet branch of
Takeda clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji. (森氏) •
Matsunaga clan (
松永氏) – descended from the
Fujiwara clan and retainers for the
Miyoshi clan. Famous for
Matsunaga Danjo Hisahide. •
Matsuura clan (
松浦氏) – cadet branch of the
Watanabe clan who descended from Saga Genji. •
Miura clan (
三浦氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi. •
Mikumo clan (
三雲氏) – cadet branch of the Kodama clan who descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Miyahara clan (
宮原氏) – descended from Ashikaga Motouji (
Seiwa Genji). •
Miyoshi clan (Ogasawara) (
三好氏) – 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 (
三吉氏). •
Miyoshi clan (
三吉氏) – descended from the
Fujiwara clan; no direct relation to the Ogasahara-descent Miyoshi clan (
三好氏). •
Mizuryū clan (水龍氏) – descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Mogami clan (
最上氏) – cadet branch by the
Shiba clan of the
Ashikaga clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Mori clan (
森氏) – descended from
Seiwa Genji; famous for
Mori Ranmaru. •
Mōri clan (
毛利氏) – descended from Ōe clan; no direct relation to the Genji-descent Mōri clan (
毛利氏) or Fujiwara-descent Mōri clan (
毛利氏); famous for
Mōri Motonari and his sons. •
Mōri clan of Inaba (
因幡毛利氏) – cadet branch. •
Mōri clan (Genji) (
毛利氏) – descended from
Uda Genji; no direct relation to
Ōe-descent Mōri clan (
毛利氏) or Fujiwara-descent Mōri clan (
毛利氏); •
Mōri clan (Fujiwara) (
毛利氏) – descended from
Fujiwara clan (disputed); no direct relation to
Ōe-descent Mōri clan (
毛利氏) or Genji-descent Mōri clan (
毛利氏); •
Murakami clan (
村上氏) – descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Murakami clan of Inland Sea (
村上水軍) – also known as Murakami Suigun; famous for their naval forces. •
Murakami clan of Innoshima (
因島村上氏) •
Murakami clan of Kurushima (
来島村上氏) •
Murakami clan of Nōnoshima (
能島村上氏) •
Murakami clan of Shinano (
信濃村上氏) – also known as Shinshū Murakami clan; famous for
Murakami Yoshikiyo. •
Nagao clan (
長尾氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi; famous for
Uesugi Kenshin. •
Nabeshima clan (
鍋島氏) – cadet branch of
Shōni clan who descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Nakayama family (
中山家) – 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 (
新納氏) – cadet branch of
Shimazu clan of the
Satsuma Domain who descended from
Seiwa Genji and the
Koremune clan. •
Nakamura clan (
中村氏) •
Nanbu clan (
南部氏) – cadet branch of the
Takeda clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Nijō family (
二条家) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Nitta clan (
新田氏) – descended from
Seiwa Genji; famous for
Nitta Yoshisada. •
Niwa clan (
丹羽氏) – cadet branch of the Kodama clan who descended from
Fujiwara Hokke (disputed); no direct relation to the Isshiki-descent Niwa clan (
丹羽氏). •
Niwa clan (Genji) (
丹羽氏) – cadet branch of the
Isshiki clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji; no direct relation to the Kodama-descent Niwa clan (
丹羽氏). •
Oda clan (
織田氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi (disputed); famous for
Oda Nobunaga. •
Ôishi clan of Ako (
大石氏) – descended from the
Fujiwara clan. The name Oishi comes from 'Oishi no sho' in Omi province. Famous for
Ōishi Yoshio. •
Ôishi clan of Shinano (
大石氏) – descended from the
Fujiwara clan through the Numata clan. The name Oishi comes from 'Oishi go', in Shinano province. •
Ôishi clan of Musashi (
大石氏) – descended from the Kiso clan (
Seiwa Genji). •
Ōkōchi clan (
大河内氏) – descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Ōta clan – descended from
Seiwa Genji; famous for
Ōta Dōkan. •
Ogasawara clan (
小笠原氏) – cadet branch of
Takeda clan descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Ōtomo clan (
大友氏) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke; no direct relation to the immigrant
Ōtomo clan (
大友氏) or the ancient
Ōtomo clan (
大伴氏); famous for
Ōtomo Sōrin. •
Ōuchi clan (
大内氏) – descended from the
Tatara clan and claim to descend from the royal house of
Paekche. •
Rokkaku clan (
六角氏) – cadet branch of the
Sasaki clan who descended from
Uda Genji. •
Sagara clan (
相良氏) – descended from Fujiwara Nanke. •
Saitō clan (
斉藤氏) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke; famous for
Saitō Dōsan. •
Sakai clan (
酒井氏) – cadet branch of the
Nitta clan, by the
Tokugawa clan descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Sakuma clan (
佐久間氏) – cadet branch of the
Miura clan who descended from Kanmu Heishi. •
Sanada clan (
真田氏) – descended from
Seiwa Genji (disputed); famous for
Sanada Nobushige who is more commonly known as
Sanada Yukimura. •
Sanjō family (
三条家) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke; famous for
Sanjō Sanetomi. •
Sasaki clan (
佐々木氏) – descended from
Uda Genji. •
Satake clan (
佐竹氏) – descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Satomi clan (
里見氏) – descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Sei clan (清氏) – cadet branch of the
Kiyohara clan; descended from
Prince Toneri; shortened version of Kiyohara. Sided with Hojo clan during the Koto Rebellion. •
Shiba clan (
斯波氏) – cadet branch of the
Ashikaga clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Shimizu clan of Mino (
清水氏) – descended from
Minamoto no Yorimitsu of the
Seiwa Genji. •
Shimizu clan of Bicchu (
清水氏) – descended from the
Taira clan. •
Shimizu clan of Izu (
清水氏) – descended from the
Fujiwara clan. •
Shimizu clan of Dewa (
清水氏) – cadet branch of the
Mogami clan and through the
Shiba clan from the
Ashikaga clan (
Seiwa Genji). •
Shimazu clan (
島津氏) – also known as
Satsuma Clan; descended from
Seiwa Genji and the
Koremune clan. •
Shinmen clan (
新免氏) – also known as Shimmen clan; cadet branch of the
Akamatsu clan who descended from
Murakami Genji. •
Shioya clan (
:塩屋氏) – descended from the
Fujiwara clan. •
Shōni clan (
少弐氏) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Sō clan (
宗氏) – descended from the
Koremune clan. •
Sogō clan (
十河氏) – descended from
Emperor Keikō. •
Sōma clan (
相馬氏) – cadet branch of
Chiba clan who descended from Kanmu Heishi. • Sōma clan of Ōshū (
奥州相馬氏) – head family. • Sōma clan of Shimōsa (
下総相馬氏) – cadet branch. •
Suda clan (
:ja:須田) – 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 ryū). •
Sue clan (
陶氏) – cadet branch of
Ōuchi clan who descended from
Tatara clan. famous for
Sue Harukata. •
Sugi clan (
杉氏) – cadet branch of
Sasaki clan who descended from
Uda Genji; famous for
Yoshida Shōin. •
Suwa clan (
諏訪氏) – more or less unknown ancestors, many believed Suwa descended from
Seiwa Genji through Minamoto no Tsunetomo. •
Tachibana clan (
立花氏) – cadet branch of Ōtomo clan, descended from
Ōtomo Yoshinao; no direct relation to the ancient
Tachibana clan (
橘氏); famous for
Tachibana Ginchiyo and her husband
Tachibana Muneshige. •
Takanashi clan (
高梨氏) – cadet branch of
Inoue clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji (disputed). •
Takaoka clan (
高岡氏) – descended from
Uda Genji or
Seiwa Genji. •
Takatsuji family (
高辻家) – descended from
Sugawara clan. •
Takatsukasa family (
鷹司家) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Takeda clan (
武田氏) – also known as Takeda clan of
Kai; descended from
Seiwa Genji; famous for
Takeda Shingen. •
Takeda clan of Aki (
安芸武田氏) – cadet branch. •
Takeda clan of Kazusa (
上総武田氏) – cadet branch. •
Takeda clan of Wakasa (
若狭武田氏) – cadet branch. •
Takenaka clan (
竹中氏) – cadet branch of
Toki clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Takigawa clan (
滝川氏) – descended from Ki clan or Tomo clan (disputed). •
Tanegashima clan (
種子島氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi (disputed); famous for production of early
firearms. •
To clan (
東氏) – cadet branch of the
Chiba clan who descend from the
Taira clan. •
Toda clan (
戸田氏) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Tōdō clan (
藤堂氏) – clan of humble origins founded by
Tōdō Takatora, who was a highly trusted commander under
Toyotomi Hideyoshi and
Tokugawa Ieyasu. •
Toki clan (
土岐氏) – descended from the Settsu Genji, branch of
Seiwa Genji. •
Tokugawa clan (
徳川氏) – descended from
Tokugawa Ieyasu from
Matsudaira clan; famous for
Tokugawa shogunate. •
Tokugawa Shōgun family (
徳川将軍家) – head family. •
Tokugawa family of Kōfu (
甲府徳川家) – descended from
Tokugawa Tsunashige, 3rd son of
Tokugawa Iemitsu. •
Tokugawa family of Tatebayashi (
館林徳川家) – descended from
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. •
Tokugawa Yoshinobu family (
徳川慶喜家) – descended from
Tokugawa Yoshinobu. •
Gosanke (
御三家) •
Tokugawa family of Kishū (
紀州徳川家) – 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 (
水戸徳川家) – descended from
Tokugawa Yorifusa, 11th son of
Tokugawa Ieyasu; famous for
Tokugawa Mitsukuni. • Tokugawa family of Matsudo (
松戸徳川家) – cadet branch of
Tokugawa family of Mito. •
Tokugawa family of Owari (
尾張徳川家) – descended from
Tokugawa Yoshinao, 9th son of
Tokugawa Ieyasu. •
Gosankyō (
御三卿) •
Tokugawa family of Hitotsubashi (
一橋徳川家) – descended from
Tokugawa Munetada, 4th son of
Tokugawa Yoshimune. •
Tokugawa family of Shimizu (
清水徳川家) – descended from
Tokugawa Shigeyoshi, 2nd son of
Tokugawa Ieshige. •
Tokugawa family of Tayasu (
田安徳川家) – descended from
Tokugawa Munetake, 2nd son of
Tokugawa Yoshimune. •
Tomuro clan (
戸室氏) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Torii clan (
鳥井氏) – descended from Taira no Yukinori. •
Toyotomi clan (
豊臣氏) – given to
Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his family. of the
Toyotomi clan. It is also used by the Japanese government. •
Tsugaru clan (
津軽氏) – 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 (
筒井氏) – descended from
Fujiwara clan; famous for
Tsutsui Junkei. •
Uesugi clan (
上杉氏) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Uesugi family of Inukake (
犬懸上杉家) – descended from Uesugi Norifuji. •
Uesugi family of Ōgigayatsu (
扇谷上杉家) – descended from Uesugi Shigeaki. •
Uesugi family of Takuma (
宅間上杉家) – descended from Uesugi Shigeyoshi. •
Uesugi family of Yamanouchi (
山内上杉家) – descended from Uesugi Noriaki; famous for
Uesugi Kenshin. •
Uesugi family of Fukaya (
深谷上杉家) – also known as Kobanawa Uesugi family; descended from Uesugi Norifusa. •
Ukita clan (
宇喜多氏) – descended from Kojima Takanori of
Seiwa Genji; famous for
Ukita Hideie. •
Urakami clan (
浦上氏) – descended from
Emperor Kōgen by the Ki clan. •
Utsunomiya clan (
宇都宮氏) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Utsunomiya clan of Shimotsuke (
下野宇都宮氏) – head family. •
Utsunomiya clan of Buzen (
豊前宇都宮氏) – cadet branch. •
Utsunomiya clan of Chikugo (
筑後宇都宮氏) – cadet branch. •
Utsunomiya clan of Iyo (
伊予宇都宮氏) – cadet branch. •
Wakiya clan (
脇屋氏) – cadet branch of
Nitta clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Watanabe clan (
渡辺) – descended from the Saga Genji. •
Yagyū clan (
柳生氏) – descended from
Sugawara clan; famous for their swordsmanship called
Yagyū Shinkage-ryū. •
Yamana clan (
山名氏) – cadet branch of
Nitta clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Yamanouchi clan (
山内氏) – also known as Yamanouchi Sudō clan, descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Yamanouchi clan of Bingo (
備後山内氏) – head family. •
Yamanouchi clan of Ōshū (
奥州山内氏) – cadet branch. •
Yamanouchi clan of Tosa (
土佐山内氏) – cadet branch; famous for
Yamauchi Kazutoyo. •
Yanagisawa clan – cadet branch of
Takeda clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Yonekura clan – cadet branch of
Takeda clan who descended from
Seiwa Genji. •
Yūki clan (
結城氏) – descended from
Fujiwara Hokke. •
Yūki clan of Shimousa (
下総結城氏) – head family. •
Yūki clan of Shirakawa (
白河結城氏) – 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 (
岩崎家) – founder of
Mitsubishi; descended from
Takeda clan from
Seiwa Genji •
Mitsui family (
三井家) – 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 (
住友家) – founder of
Sumitomo; descended from Kanmu Heishi
Sacerdotal clans •
Abe clan •
Kamo clan •
Nakatomi clan •
Urabe clan Ryukyu Ryukyuan people are not
Yamato people, but the
Ryukyu Islands have been part of Japan since 1879. Ryukyuan dynasties: •
Tenson Dynasty (
天孫王朝) – legendary dynasty (ended 12th century) •
Shunten Dynasty (
舜天王統) – first dynasty of Ryukyu (1187–1259) •
Eiso Dynasty (
英祖王統) – second dynasty of Ryukyu (1260–1354) •
Haniji Dynasty (
怕尼芝王統) – kings of
Hokuzan (1314–1416) •
Ōzato Dynasty (
大里王統) – kings of
Nanzan (1314–1429) •
Satto Dynasty (
察度王統) – kings of
Chūzan (1355–1407) •
First Shō Dynasty (
第一尚氏) – kings of the
Ryukyu Kingdom (1407–1469) •
Minshi Kameya family (
明氏亀谷家) – descended from
Shō Toku, last king of the First Shō Dynasty. •
Second Shō Dynasty (
第二尚氏) – kings of the
Ryukyu Kingdom (1469–1879) == Immigrant clans ==