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- He was a disciple of Gon no Risshi (a provisional rank in the lowest managerial position) Ninkan.
- He was a disciple of Huineng.
- He was a disciple of Jien, who was the younger brother of Kanezane.
- He was a disciple of Kikugoro ONOE the Third.
- He was a disciple of Kuniyoshi UTAGAWA and Yoshitoshi TSUKIOKA was his fellow disciple.
- He was a disciple of Mazu Daoyi.
- He was a disciple of Myoju UMETADA of Yamashiro Province, who was Shinto Mogamisaku, Mogami Oowazamono (highest rating of swordsmith).
- He was a disciple of Nizaemon KATAOKA (the eighth).
- He was a disciple of SEN no Rikyu.
- He was a disciple of Shoraku Shonin (Teranenso), the High Priest of the temple.
- He was a disciple of Takamasa OKUNI and was a skillful painter.
- He was a disciple of the eighth Nizaemon KATAOKA and he was posthumously granted the professional name of Nizaemon KATAOKA (the ninth).
- He was a distinguished actor equal to Danjuro ICHIKAWA of the Edo Kabuki, but his family name disappeared for a long time due to a lack of successors.
- He was a distinguished figure among the Capital House of the Fujiwara Clan who kept generally a low profile in politics, and turned out to be the last Kugyo (the top court officials) out of the Capital House of the Fujiwara Clan.
- He was a distinguished member of the Edo karayo-ha school (literally, Edo Tang Chinese style school) of calligraphy.
- He was a distinguished person in culture, and he often invited highly-educated people in the Kinai to Uta-kai (poem competitions) and Cha-kai (tea parties) to further his ties with them.
- He was a doctor but, he also served Hideyoshi as his aide and acted as a negotiator with Masamune DATE and Yoshishige SATAKE (the 18th family head).
- He was a doctor of law, with a court rank of the 3rd class of Shoshii (Senior Fourth Rank).
- He was a doctor of the Obama Domain, Wakasa Province (Fukui Prefecture).
- He was a doctor working for the shogunate.
- He was a duke given the rank of Naidaijin (Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan) and awarded the Order of the Chysanthemum, Japan's highest order.
- He was a enterprising man applying European colors to porcelain, and contributed the modification of Kyo yaki.
- He was a extra-lightweight judo athlete.
- He was a fair-skinned, thin, and good-looking man.
- He was a family head of Asahina clan (family of Wada clan).
- He was a family head of the Iyo Saionji clan.
- He was a family head of the Omiya-Kanmu family, the line of Otsuki clan.
- He was a family head of the Sakuma clan.
- He was a family member of the Sakuma clan.
- He was a family member of the Takeda clan in Kai Province, and was the second son of Nobushige TAKEDA who succeeded the branch family line of the Yoshida clan.
- He was a famous kanjin-hijiri in Kyoto.
- He was a famous painter in the Edo Period; however, in the modern era, he unjustly received less attention.
- He was a famous shamisen and kokyu (a Chinese fiddle) musician, but the new 'miyakobushi scale' (characteristic Japanese hemitonic pentatonic scale: mi, fa, la, ti, do) was already popularly used for shamisen music.
- He was a fan of the Hankyu Braves and extremely anti Giants.
- He was a father of Jocho.
- He was a father of Kagenobu NAGAO, Tadakage NAGAO and an official wife of Sukekiyo OTA.
- He was a father of Muneyoshi YAGYU.
- He was a father of Prince Umayado.
- He was a father of Sadamasa UESUGI, Akisada UESUGI, and Fusayoshi UESUGI.
- He was a father of TACHIBANA no Yoshinaka.
- He was a father of Takashige KAWAGOE.
- He was a father of Ujiyori ROKKAKU.
- He was a father of the Sasaki four brothers, who fought for MINAMOTO no Yoritomo in raising his army.
- He was a father to Chikatane SOMA and Mitsutane SOMA.
- He was a favorite retainer of Emperor Bidatsu.
- He was a fervent believer in the god of war, Bishamonten, and also used a letter of '毘' (Bi of Bishamonten) for an emblem on his own flag.
- He was a fervent believer of Nichiren sect of Buddhism (Kenpon Hokke sect) and it is said that he converted almost all temples in the territory to the Nichiren sect within several years after he suppressed the northern Kazusa Province.
- He was a feudal lord of Kishida in Yamato Province.
- He was a feudal lord who lived in Ookunitama, Nihari county and he is said to have owned vast territories from Makabe, Nihari, to Tsukuba.
- He was a feudal lord with a very fiery temperament.
- He was a feudal lord with the territories including Dewa Province (Ushu) and Mutsu Province (Oshu).
- He was a feudal retainer of Choshu Domain.
- He was a feudal retainer of Fukuoka Domain.
- He was a feudal retainer of Tokushima Domain.
- He was a feudal retainer of the Bichu Domain.
- He was a feudal retainer of the Mito clan.
- He was a feudal retainer of the Tosa domain.
- He was a feudal retainer of the Tottori clan.
- He was a feudal retainer of the former Aizu Domain.
- He was a fifth (or fourth) generation descendant of the Emperor Bidatsu, and was a shoo (prince without imperial proclamation).
- He was a fifth generation Fujiwara from FUJIWARA no Otomaro.
- He was a film director (July 17, 1929 - September 23, 2000).
- He was a film director working as an author, a writer and a director.
- He was a financier representing the modern Japan, held various posts such as a Naimu-kyo (Minister of Interior) in 1880 and a Okura-kyo (Minister of Treasury) in 1881, and established the Bank of Japan in 1882.
- He was a firm believer of NIchiren.
- He was a first son of the sixth feudal lord, Fusatsune KOIDE.
- He was a fleet admiral who received Juichii (Junior First Rank), Daikuni (supreme order), Kousankyu (third rank), and the title of marquis.
- He was a flower arrangement expert of Ikenobo school.
- He was a follower of Doseki NAKAMURA, and in 1630, when Doseki was dying, Doseki requested Genkaku to succeed his stipend.
- He was a follower of OTOMO no Tabito (poet).
- He was a follower of the Shogun MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka and following the death of the Abbot Myoun, he became Tendai-zasu (head priest of the Tendai sect) with the patronage of Yoshinaka.
- He was a former Kyoto Prefectural Governor (1950 -1978.)
- He was a former Tabito MIMASU the Fourth.
- He was a former Tabito MIMASU the Second.
- He was a former feudal retainer of the Saijo Domain in Iyo Province (Saijo town, Nii County).
- He was a former feudal retainer of the Satsuma clan.
- He was a former lord of Toshimitsu SAITO (father of Kasuga no Tsubone [Fuku]).
- He was a former member of Kizokuin (the House of Peers) and the former president of the Kobe Chamber of Commerce.
- He was a former naval officer and priest.
- He was a former police bureaucrat, the first head of the Cabinet Security Affairs Office and a writer.
- He was a former retainer of shogun.
- He was a former retainer of the Rokkaku clan, a kinsei daimyo (Japanese modern feudal lord), and the first lord of Futsuro domain in Hitachi Province.
- He was a founder member of Osaka Chamber of Commercial Law (Chamber of Commerce and Industry) and in 1885 he became the second president following Tomoatsu GODAI.
- He was a founder of Daitoku-ji Temple in Kyoto.
- He was a founder of Fusen ryu jujutsu (Fusen school of classical Japanese martial art).
- He was a founder of Murakami-Genji (Minamoto clan).
- He was a founder of Unden Shinto.
- He was a founder of the Japanese Red Cross Society.
- He was a founder of the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) and established himself as a warrior.
- He was a founder of the Katayama-Hoki school.
- He was a founder of the Maeda clan, Kaga hanshu (the Lord of the Kaga domain).
- He was a founder of the Mikohidari family.
- He was a founding member of the Meirokusha (Japan's first academic society) with Yukichi FUKUZAWA, Arinori MORI, Amane NISHI (illuminator), Masanao NAKAMURA, Hiroyuki KATO, Mamichi TSUDA and others.
- He was a fourth-ranked government official for the Province.
- He was a friend of Kunio YANAGITA, and they co-authored written works.
- He was a friend of Prince Anahobe.
- He was a friend of Tessai TOMIOKA.
- He was a fudai daimyo (a Japanese feudal lord in hereditary vassal to the Tokugawa family) who would later be successively appointed as the lord of Mikawa-nishio Domain, the lord of Ise-kameyama Domain, and once again the lord of Omi-zeze Domain.
- He was a fue teacher of the Emperor Ichijo ("Makura no soshi" (The Pillow Book) 230).
- He was a general in Omi area on the side of Emperor Tenmu in the Jinshin War of 672.
- He was a genius painter who bloomed early.
- He was a genro (elder statesman).
- He was a gentleman with a warm personality on and off the stage.
- He was a giant in the founding period of movie in Japan.
- He was a gifted musician, reciter of sutras, and calligrapher.
- He was a gokenin (a shogunal retainer) of the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
- He was a gokenin (an immediate vassal of the shogunate in the Kamakura and Muromachi through Edo periods) in the Kamakura period.
- He was a gokenin (an immediate vassal of the shogunate through the Kamakura, Muromachi and Edo periods) of the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
- He was a gokenin (immediate vassal of the shogunate) of Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
- He was a gokenin or a shogunal retainer of the Kamakura bakufu.
- He was a good calligrapher, painter, and seal engraver.
- He was a good letter-writer, leaving behind many letters.
- He was a good poet and an expert calligrapher, who was sometimes called "Hosshoji sama."
- He was a good writer.
- He was a gosho (Imperial Palace) chuzatsuji bugyo (commissioner of Shogunate affairs) of the sixth shogun Prince Munetaka.
- He was a government official during the Meiji and Taisho periods.
- He was a government official from overseas and was believed to have been a Confucian based on recorded that he gave to Emperor Montoku lectures on Kokyo (The book of Filial Piety).
- He was a government official of Tsudaka County, Bizen Province.
- He was a governor who left a profound impact on the present Kyoto prefecture for better or worse.
- He was a grand child of MINAMOTO no Yoshiie who gained a reputation as the leader of samurai family.
- He was a grand master of swordplay for the Shizuo and Michitsura NOZU brothers who played active roles in the Battle of Toba-Fushimi and the Seinan War, and made them stay in his home temporarily as private pupils.
- He was a grand person among the senior vassals of the Rokkaku clan, and he independently promulgated a Tokuseirei (ordering return of land sold and dissolution of debts) in 1562.
- He was a grand-uncle of Takaie SHISHIDO who played an active role as a family of the Mori clan.
- He was a grandchild from a daughter married into another family and a disciple of the fourth and lived from 1796 to 1852.
- He was a grandchild from a daughter married into another family of Emperor Shomu.
- He was a grandchild of Emperor Bidatsu ("Shinsen Shojiroku" [Newly Compiled Register of Clan Names and Titles of Nobility]).
- He was a grandchild of MINAMOTO no Sanekuni, and his father 行延, who was a monk of Onjo-ji Temple, was adopted by Sanekuni's younger brother MINAMOTO no Yoritsuna (TADA no Akikuni).
- He was a grandchild of Sadaijin (Minister of the Left) MINAMOTO no Masanobu.
- He was a grandchild of Ukon NAKAMURA (the Hachisuka family with 5,000 koku crop yields), the youngest brother of Kazuuji.
- He was a grandchild of Yorisada TOKI, the first Shugo (provincial constable).
- He was a grandchild of Yoshisane (or Yoshizane) ROKKAKU and the first son of Yoshihide ROKKAKU (according to another theory, the first son of Ujitsuna ROKKAKU and a brother of Yoshihide).
- He was a grandchild of Yukitaka SANADA, a vassal of Shingen TAKEDA.
- He was a grandchild of the 10th family head, Takefusa KIKUCHI, and a younger brother of the 11th family head, Tokitaka KIKUCHI.
- He was a grandchild of the first Uesugi clan Shigefusa UESUGI and a maternal uncle of the first seii taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians") of Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) Takauji ASHIKAGA and Tadayoshi ASHIKAGA.
- He was a grandchild who was especially favored by his grandfather Yoshimune.
- He was a grandfather of FUJIWARA no Kiyohira, the founder of the Oshu-Fujiwara clan.
- He was a grandfather of Nichijin, monso (founder) of the Jinmon lineage of Hokke sect through a daughter Meigiku.
- He was a grandson of Emperor Richu and a son of Ichinohe no oshiha no miko (the term miko refers to imperial prince).
- He was a grandson of FUJIWARA no Fuhito.
- He was a grandson of FUJIWARA no Hidesato and FUJIWARA no Kaneyuki, and a legitimate child of Nariyuki ASHIKAGA, the founder of the Ashikaga clan (the Fujiwara clan).
- He was a grandson of FUJIWARA no Umakai, the forefather of the Ceremonial House of the Fujiwara clan.
- He was a grandson of Hikoimasu no miko, who was the Imperial Prince of Emperor Kaika, and he was also the ancestor of such local families in Ise Province as Honjibe (a unit of people in charge of the affaires related to Emperor Suinin's son, Homutsuwake no mikoto) and Sana no miyatsuko (local lord of Sana).
- He was a grandson of Imperial Prince Atsuakira (Ko-Ichijo-in).
- He was a grandson of Kunihisa AMAGO, who was the second son of Tsunehisa AMAGO, and the fifth son of Sanehisa AMAGO.
- He was a grandson of MINAMOTO no Tametomo, who was Shinano no kuni no kami (Governor of Shinano Province).
- He was a grandson of MINAMOTO no Yorimasa, who was the Ouchi Shugo (safeguard of the Imperial Palace), and the second son of MINAMOTO no Nakatsuna.
- He was a grandson of MINAMOTO no Yoshiie who won fame as a leader of samurai family.
- He was a grandson of Masaie KITABATAKE who was the first head of the Kitabatake family.
- He was a grandson of Michihiro KONO, the feudal lord of Iyo Province, and a cousin (also rumored to be a brother or a nephew) of Ippen.
- He was a grandson of Mutsu no kuni no Kami (Governor of Mutsu Province) MINAMOTO no Yoritoshi.
- He was a grandson of Norizane KUJO.
- He was a grandson of OE no Hiromoto.
- He was a grandson of Rennyo and a son of Ennyo (who was not included among successive head priests because he had died before succession from his father Jitsunyo).
- He was a grandson of Sadaijin (Minister of the Left) ISONOKAMI no Maro and was a son of ISONOKAMI no Azumabito (東人), who was at the rank of Shorokuinojo (Senior Sixth Rank, Upper Grade).
- He was a grandson of Tadaie KUJO.
- He was a grandson of Yasutoki HOJO and the second son of Tokiuji HOJO.
- He was a grandson of Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA, the 3rd Shogun who built the most prosperous era during the Muromachi Shogunate.
- He was a grandson of Yoshimori WADA, a legitimate son of Tsunemori WADA, and a nephew of Yoshihide ASAHINA.
- He was a grandson of Yukimasa NIKAIDO and a son of Yukimura NIKAIDO who was a hyojoshu (member of Council of State).
- He was a grandson of Yukitada NIKAIDO and a child of Yukimune NIKAIDO.
- He was a grandson of a Shonagon (lesser councilor of state) SOGA no Yasumaro, who became the head of the Soga clan after the Jinshin War, and was a son of a Sangi (councillor) ISHIKAWA no Iwatari.
- He was a grandson of the Chunagon (vice-councilor of state) KI no Haseo.
- He was a grandson-in-law (with no blood relation) of Yukimori YAMANAKA who was well known as 'Shikanosuke YAMANAKA' and a loyal subject of the Amago clan, Sengoku daimyo (Japanese territorial lord in the Sengoku period) in Sanin region.
- He was a great Noh actor and had relationships with Zenchiku, Soin and Kaneyoshi ICHIJO.
- He was a great actor called 'Dai-Shikan' (Great Shikan).
- He was a great actor in the middle of Meiji period.
- He was a great actor representing the Bunka-Bunsei eras (from 1804 to 1829) of Edo period (Japan).
- He was a great actor who had played in theatres in the Kansai region; he excelled in 'shosa' (movement and manner) and especially good at graceful movements taking advantage of his over-weight body; when acting the roles of 'kuge-aku' (vicious court noble) or 'muhon-nin' (rebel) aiming to dominate over the whole country, he was regarded as the best.
- He was a great commander who, as one of the Shichihonyari of Shizugatake, was known for his military prowess.
- He was a great domain lord and called one of the four remarkable feudal lords.
- He was a great grand child of Mido Kanpaku, FUJIWARA no Michinaga, and was Udaijin (Minister of the right), FUJIWARA no Toshiie's child.
- He was a great grand-child of the Emperor Tenmu.
- He was a great grandchild of FUJIWARA no Michinaga and was a grandchild of FUJIWARA no Nagaie, a well-known poet.
- He was a great grandson of agriculturist Shoun MIYANAGA.
- He was a great master of the Japanese art world and established, what is today called 'Moro-tai' (painting technique), a unique Bossen gaho (painting technique) with vague line drawing.
- He was a great poet that represented the era and often served as a judge in uta awase (poem contest) including contests held by FUJIWARA no Tadamichi.
- He was a great swordsman as well as a politician, establishing the Edo Yagyu School of Swordsmanship as the sword instructor to the Shogun family.
- He was a great swordsman who served as the head of the Renpeikan dojo in Edo.
- He was a great writer in the Meiji and Taisho periods ranked with Ogai MORI, and is widely known for his works including "Wagahai wa neko dearu" (I am a CAT) and "Kokoro."
- He was a great-grandchild of Kose no Tokuta, who was Daishu (the third grade of nineteen grades of cap rank, which corresponds to Shonii, Senior Second Rank of Taiho Ritsuryo, Taiho Code) and Sadaijin (minister of the left) of the Naniwa Court.
- He was a great-grandchild of Shinran.
- He was a great-grandchild of Tona, one of The Four Heavenly Kings of Waka.
- He was a great-grandchild of the Emperor Tenmu.
- He was a great-grandchild of the seventh generation Sukezaemon ISHIBASHI, and the father of a literary person Shian ISHIBASHI.
- He was a great-grandfather of FUJIWARA no Toshinari, who was known as the editor of "Senzai Wakashu" (Collection of Japanese Poems of a Thousand Years), and he himself was one of the central figures of poetry circles with 44 poems chosen for Chokusen shu (anthology of poems collected by Imperial command).
- He was a great-grandfather of a novelist, Sawako ARIYOSHI.
- He was a great-grandfather of the Empress Jingu and the ancestor of 'Tanba Kuni no miyatsuko (regional administrator).'
- He was a great-grandson of Emperor Kobun who was Emperor Tenji's Imperial Prince.
- He was a great-great grandchild of the ninth emperor of Japan, the Emperor Kaika, and was a prince of Kanimeikazuchi no miko.
- He was a great-great-grandson of ABE no Seimei.
- He was a great-great-grandson of MINAMOTO no Sanekuni who was the fourth son of MINAMOTO no Yorikuni.
- He was a great-great-grandson of SOGA no Umako.
- He was a gritty person because it is said that when the third Shogun Iemitsu TOKUGAWA requested Kokindenju from Michimura, Michimura rejected the request.
- He was a haiku poet and formed friendships with YOSA no Buson, Kito and Senkaku HORIUCHI.
- He was a haiku poet and one of the disciples of Shozan MIYAKE.
- He was a haiku poet.
- He was a half brother by a different mother of FUJIWARA no Kenshi (the legal wife of Emperor Shirakawa), MINAMOTO no Masazane who was a Chancellor of Sate, and MINAMOTO no Shishi (the wife of FUJIWARA no Tadazane).
- He was a half brother of Emperor Reizei and Emperor Enyu
- He was a half brother of FUJIWARA no Shoshi.
- He was a half brother of Masatomo ASHIKAGA, who was Horigoe Kubo.
- He was a half brother of Yasumori ADACHI.
- He was a half brother to FUJIWARA no Shoshi [Tamako], and he became the patriarch of the Tokudaiji family.
- He was a half brother to MINAMOTO no Toshifusa, MINAMOTO no Akifusa and MINAMOTO no Reishi.
- He was a half-brother of the Imperial Prince Shigehito.
- He was a handsome and brilliant man, and his sho (a traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes) playing was said to be pure genius.
- He was a hard drinker who could drink 18 liters of sake at a bout of drinking and had such Herculean strength that he could lift a 72-liter sake barrel with one hand.
- He was a hard-nosed warlord called Kaba no kanja in the Wars of Jisho and Juei.
- He was a hatamoto (a direct retainer of the bakufu, which was a form of Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) in the Edo period.
- He was a hatamoto (direct retainers of the bakufu) of the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
- He was a hatamotoshu (retainer) of the Uesugi family in Echigo Province.
- He was a hatayaku todori (chief of flag men).
- He was a head of Tojo-jo Castle.
- He was a head of the Nakanoin family (Kakaku [family status] was daijinke [the third highest status for court nobles] and the Murakami-Genji clan).
- He was a head of the Soryo (governing) family of the Taira clan of Boso Province and it is said that MINAMOTO no Yoritomo succeeded to raise an army owing to the support from Hirotsune, the most powerful man in the Togoku (eastern country).
- He was a head of the head family of the influential Soga family that held immense power at the Imperial Court.
- He was a head regent of Nishi Hongan-ji Temple.
- He was a heavy drinker and carried around a water bottle filled with liquor.
- He was a heavy drinker.
- He was a heavy smoker, fond of smoking rich Ibusuki tobacco (cultivated for the first time in Japan) and his pipe was easily clogged unless his children cleaned it in the morning and in the evening (he also had separate pipes for morning and evening use).
- He was a heavy smoker; he did not give up smoking despite repeated advice from Takuan.
- He was a heihoka (tactician) and also a celebrated artist in calligraphy and painting.
- He was a heir apparent of the Tatebayashi Domain.
- He was a heir to Takanao SHIBUKAWA.
- He was a hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Ieyasu TOKUGAWA prior to the Battle of Sekigahara) of the early Edo period and was the second-generation head of Nagahama Domain in Omi Province.
- He was a high spender, and as such, his wife and children had to live on the street after his death.
- He was a high-ranked master of tea ceremony in his times.
- He was a highbrow similar to his father-in-law Yusai HOSOKAWA and also had adequate knowledge of painting.
- He was a holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure).
- He was a homosexual (a well-known claim that appears in essays by Ryo IKEBE and Hisaya MORISHIGE), and was particularly cruel to actress.
- He was a horse guard with two hundred and 50 koku (crop yields) during the days of the Ako domain.
- He was a horse keeper.
- He was a husband of Miyo (later Kanbe the fourth), a biological daughter of Kanbe the second.
- He was a immediate younger brother of Prince Umayado.
- He was a jido (page) of Shunkan who was the Hossho-ji Temple executive, but in 1177, Shunkan was deported to Kikaigashima (Satsuma Province) for being guilty by association with the Shishigatani plot.
- He was a jiju (chamberlain) and Uemon no kami (Captain of the Right Division of Outer Palace Guards).
- He was a jingikan (official in charge of matters relating to Shintoism) and carried out clerical work at the Hirano-jinja Shrine.
- He was a jisha-bugyo (magistrate of temples and shrines), the Osaka jodai (the keeper of Osaka-jo Castle), the Kyoto shoshidai (The Kyoto deputy), and a roju (member of the shogun's council of elders).
- He was a jizamurai (rural samurai) who lived in the village of Hasshoji in Keta county, Inaba province (modern-day Tottori Prefecture).
- He was a judge of the last occasion.
- He was a judge.
- He was a kabuki luminary in the Genroku era and the founder of Kansai Kabuki (western-Japan-style kabuki).
- He was a kaihatsu-ryoshu (local notables who actually developed the land) of Hiranosho, Sumiyoshi-gun, Settsu Province (present-day Hirano Ward, Osaka City), called 'Hirano-dono.'
- He was a kajin (waka poet) in the Heian period.
- He was a kajin (waka poet) whose poems were chosen for Gosen Wakashu and other collections.
- He was a kajin and had one of his poem collected in "Goshui Wakashu" (Later Collection of Gleanings of Japanese Poetry) and "Izumi Shikibu Shu" (The Poetry Book of Izumi Shikibu), and two poems in "ISE no Taifu shu" (private collection of Taifu of Ise Province).
- He was a kasai (main retainer) as well as a steward in the Hosokawa clan.
- He was a kebiishi (a police and judicial chief) and the saemon no jo (a secretary of the Left Division of Headquarters of the Outer Palace Guard) and he was good at tapping a tsuzumi (hand drum) and, therefore, called Tsuzumi no Hogan.
- He was a key person who dealt with the actual practice and operation for the Southern Court; finally, he died in war fighting against the Ashikaga clan by himself to protect Emperor Gomurakami.
- He was a key player of Kamigata rakugo.
- He was a knowledgeable, broad-minded man who was a good supporter of Rennyo, but it was said that his early death was caused by having too much to drink.
- He was a kogi-onmitsu and known for the great achievement that he sneaked into the Kagoshima-jo Castle in Satsuma Domain and engraved his name on cycad trees in the castle.
- He was a kokushi (a local government official) of Echigo Province.
- He was a kokushi (provincial governors), and referred to as Jinkuro, or Fukansai, after tonsure.
- He was a kyogen performer of Noh play.
- He was a kyujutsuka (archer) of Chikurin line of Heki school, and the Tenkaichi (Japan's No. 1) of Toshiya (long-range archery).
- He was a ladies' man and said to have kept seventy to eighty concubines.
- He was a larger-than-life man of some consequence, and always held in his hand an iron-ribbed fan, on which it was inscribed, "Kamo SERIZAWA, a most devoted warrior for his country".
- He was a lawyer.
- He was a leader of 'Shinko Haiku Undo' (Movement of Emerging Haiku Poem).
- He was a leader of Nishiguchi of Negoro-ji Temple.
- He was a leader of a group called Edo Kyushin-ha (a radical faction in Edo).
- He was a leader of the Joi Movement (the Movement advocating the expulsion of foreigners) and the Bonreki (Buddhist calendar) movement.
- He was a leading Noh actor of the Konparu school in the Taisho and Showa periods.
- He was a leading disciple of Honen and initially named himself as Gedatsu-bo and later on as Zenne-bo.
- He was a leading disciple of Kuro Tomoharu HOSHO.
- He was a leading figure in Kyo, being the head of townsmen at Kamigyo District, and a purveyor to Ieharu TOKUGAWA, Ienari TOKUGAWA, Omote Senke Sottakusai, Urasenke Fukensai, and Mushanokoji Senke Ittotsusai.
- He was a leading figure in the Ouchi clan by serving two lords successively, Masahiro OUCHI and Yoshioki OUCHI.
- He was a leading figure in the Sonno Joi faction (those who advocated reverence for the Emperor and expulsion of foreigners) of the Choshu domain.
- He was a leading figure of the so-called 'Choshu Oligarchy' of the Choshu clan.
- He was a leading figure who supported Kuro Tomoharu HOSHO and restored Hosho-ryu school of the Meiji period.
- He was a leading painter of the Kano school (a painting school that served as a focal point for the art circles of Japan from the Muromachi period through to the Edo period) and remains one of the best-known painters in the history of Japanese art.
- He was a lecturer at Hekigan-kai organized by Soho TOKUTOMI, and had many followers through lectures and instructions for the political and financial circles as well as for intellectuals including Soseki NATSUME as a Buddhist layman.
- He was a left-handed painter.
- He was a legendary person in the Kofun period.
- He was a legitimate child of Kendo KOSONE.
- He was a legitimate grandchild of the ninth generation of MINAMOTO no Yorimitsu and served Emperor Godaigo.
- He was a legitimate grandson of MINAMOTO no Yorimasa.
- He was a legitimate son and heir of Nobunaga ODA.
- He was a legitimate son of Akitsune YAMAJI, who was the last member of Tenmonkata (officer in charge of astronomy).
- He was a legitimate son of FUJIWARA no Motohira.
- He was a legitimate son of Kataie YAMAZAKI.
- He was a legitimate son of MINAMOTO no Yorimasa.
- He was a legitimate son of Mitsunari ISHIDA, who was famous in the Battle of Sekigahara.
- He was a legitimate son of Mototsuna TAKEDA.
- He was a legitimate son of Muneshige KAWAGOE.
- He was a legitimate son of Norimura AKAMATSU
- He was a legitimate son of Nushizumi YAMAJI, Tenmonkata (officer in charge of astronomy) of the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
- He was a legitimate son of Sadachika OSAFUNE (Ecchu no kami).
- He was a legitimate son of Satohiro ODA.
- He was a legitimate son of TAIRA no Shigemori and therefore, a legitimate grandchild of TAIRA no Kiyomori.
- He was a legitimate son of Takahiro KITAJO.
- He was a legitimate son of Ujiyoshi HORIUCHI of Shingu-jo Castle in Kii Province (said to be Ujiyoshi's sixth son or younger brother).
- He was a legitimate son of Yoshimori WADA, and the father of Tomomori WADA, and an elder brother of Yoshihide ASAHINA.
- He was a legitimate son of Yoshisato ROKKAKU who belonged to the main branch of the Rokkaku clan.
- He was a legitimate son of Yukitaka YAMAJI.
- He was a legitimate son of the 2nd family head, Tadatoki SHIMAZU.
- He was a legitimate son of the Emperor Bidatsu.
- He was a lieutenant general (army) and viscount.
- He was a lineal great-grandchild of Onami, who was one of the distinguished actors during the periods of Yoshinori ASHIKAGA and Yoshimasa ASHIKAGA.
- He was a literary scholar and a novelist.
- He was a local bureaucrat who successively held important positions such as Izumi no kuni no Kami (Governor of Izumi Province) and Mutsu no kuni no Kami (Governor of Mutsu Province), belonging to the so called Zuryo (the head of the provincial governors) class.
- He was a long lived deity with white hair and a long red face who liked sake.
- He was a lord of Hanzaki-jo Castle in Kii Province.
- He was a lord of Kazurano Domain in Echizen Province.
- He was a lord of Kimurayama-jo Castle in Bicchu Province.
- He was a lord of the Kakegawa Domain in Totomi Province.
- He was a lord of the Shiroi-jo castle in Gunma District, Kozuke Province (now Shibukawa City [former Komochi Village], Gunma Prefecture).
- He was a lord of the Soma-nakamura Domain of Mutsu Province.
- He was a lower-ranked feudal retainer of the Naeki clan.
- He was a lower-ranking samurai and there was not much change in his salary after that.
- He was a luminary of the Kyoto school, along with Kitaro NISHIDA.
- He was a man of a curious nature and had used matchlock guns even when they had not been so popular.
- He was a man of academic and physical excellence, who enjoyed waka poetry and martial arts.
- He was a man of brave and lively appearance, and was proficient in martial arts and good at Kisha (shooting arrows on horseback).
- He was a man of calligraphy, and was also well versed in the paintings, flower arranging, incense burning, and the way of tea (Sekishu school).
- He was a man of culture that enjoyed Japanese tea ceremony, and is sometimes counted as the seven disciples of Rikyu.
- He was a man of culture well versed in haiku poetry and objects of art and curios, and quite generous.
- He was a man of culture with an excellent talent in Waka (a traditional Japanese poem of thirty-one syllables), and his work is included in Gyokuyo Wakashu (Jeweled Leaves Collection).
- He was a man of great learning and well-versed in court lore, deeply trusted by Emperor Gohanazono and his successor Emperor Gotsuchimikado, and served as Kamo Messenger (a messenger from Kamo-jinja Shrine to the Emperor) for a long time.
- He was a man of great learning who was given the transmission of the secret traditions of the Kokinshu, known as Kokin Denju, from Saneki SANJONISHI, the Nijo school successor and instructor who followed Teika FUJIWARA's poetic style, and he also brought to a peak the poetic criticism of the early modern period.
- He was a man of great merit who successively took the positions of Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the House of Representatives, and, in the area of education, made a huge contribution to the foundation of Senshu School (present day Senshu University).
- He was a man of integrity; he had never begged for promotion when he was finally appointed Gon Chunagon after sixteen long years of service as Sangi.
- He was a man of refined taste and was known for setting up meetings called rinkanchayu in which people can enjoy tea in a bath.
- He was a man of refined taste, and especially loved paintings (it is considered that he was given this from his biological father, Genji), which led to his loving Empress Akikonomu.
- He was a man of refined taste, doing his duties as a judge in the chapter of 'Eawase' (A Picture Contest) and 'Umegae' (The Plum Tree Branch).
- He was a man of superior wisdom and virtue, and he was highly respected.
- He was a marquis, lieutenant general and commander of Sendai garrison.
- He was a marquis.
- He was a master (which is called Meijin in Japanese) of go.
- He was a master and wrote many books such as "Hasshu Koyo".
- He was a master in martial arts
- He was a master of Emperor Daizong (Tang Dynasty).
- He was a master of Emperor Daizong, Emperor Dezong, Emperor Shunzong, Emperor Xianzong, Emperor Muzong, Emperor Jingzong and Emperor Wenzong during the Tang Dynasty.
- He was a master of Guifeng Zongmi.
- He was a master of a sword.
- He was a master of biwa (Japanese lute) and he is known to have played biwa at the Hana no En (The Festival of the Cherry Blossoms) ("Hokuzansho" Vol. 3) of November 12, 926 and at the performance held at the Tentoku Dairi Utaawase (a tanka writing contest) of May 3, 960.
- He was a master of flute and wagon (Japanese harp), and he was Emperor Goshirakawa's music teacher and close adviser.
- He was a master of flute.
- He was a master of making Noh masks and granted the title 'Tenka ichi' (Japan's No.1) by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, and his descendant took over the occupation, Noh-men uchi, from generation to generation.
- He was a master of scaffolding builder, and it is said that he ran on the roof of multistoried buildings as if he were flying.
- He was a master of spearmanship, and was called "Yari no Shinjuro (Shinjuro, the spearman)."
- He was a master of the Japanese harp, which was supposedly the reason for being selected for the Japanese envoy to Tang Dynasty China.
- He was a master of the spear and served Hideyori TOYOTOMI as the instructor of the art of spears.
- He was a master schemer and called a wirepuller in politics.
- He was a master who is comparable to Masamune, and is especially known to have been thoroughly accomplished at making short swords.
- He was a master writer, on a par with FUJIWARA no Koreshige, and was a brilliant official of the Benkan (Board of Controllers) in FUJIWARA no Kaneie's government.
- He was a masterless samurai in Kameyama Domain of Tanba Province.
- He was a masterless samurai of Shirakawa Domain.
- He was a maternal grandfather of Emperor Reigen.
- He was a maternal grandfather of OE no Chikahiro.
- He was a maternal grandfather of Takauji ASHIKAGA.
- He was a medical doctor.
- He was a member of 'the kokuga forces' (the army of the provincial government office) who killed Iehira.
- He was a member of Gozoku (local ruling family) and a diplomat from Empress Saimei to Emperor Tenchi.
- He was a member of House of Peers (Japan) (~ December, 1910)
- He was a member of ISSHIKI clan (Shikibu family).
- He was a member of Kana no Kai (Society of Kana) and the author of 'Kotoba no Sono' (Garden of Words).
- He was a member of Kanmu-Heishi (Taira clan), a great-grandchild of TAIRA no Shigemori, and a child of TAIRA no Kanehira.
- He was a member of Kizokuin (the House of Peers) and worked as a board member of Daiichi Bank.
- He was a member of Kizokuin (the House of Peers).
- He was a member of Kugyo (the top court officials).
- He was a member of Kumano Suigun Navy.
- He was a member of Meirokusha (Meiji 6 Society) as well as the Tokyo Academy.
- He was a member of Murayama Party, one of the seven clans among Musashi-shichito Parties (The seven parties of Musashi).
- He was a member of Mushadokoro (place where Samurai of guard of the Imperial Palace is staffed) of the Southern Court ("Documents of Tsuboi Hachiman Shrine and Tsuho-ji Temple".
- He was a member of Negoroshu (a group of armed priests in Negoro-ji Temple) and failed to shoot at Nobunaga ODA.
- He was a member of Otomoshu (Attendant group, who attended the Shogun Takauji Ashikaga to go up to the ancient capital Kyoto) of the Muromachi Bakufu.
- He was a member of Rokuhara Hyoteishu (the council of Rokuhara Tandai).
- He was a member of Sanjo-Genji (Minamoto clan).
- He was a member of Satsuma Shimazu clan and the fist family head of the Ijuin clan.
- He was a member of Shinsengumi when it was established in July as Fukucho-jokin.
- He was a member of Shinsengumi, and later became the Goryo-eji (guards of Imperial mausoleums), also known as the Kodaiji-to Party.
- He was a member of Shuei Shinsengumi (the Shinsengumi unit to guard Toshizo HIJIKATA at the Hakodate war).
- He was a member of Taneyama Ishiku (a group of masons in the present-day Kumamoto Prefecture).
- He was a member of a local ruling family, Saeki family of Hirota-go, Tadono-gori
- He was a member of a wealthy merchant, the Suminokura family.
- He was a member of binan goninshu (five men of beauty).
- He was a member of roshi-gumi (an organization of masterless samurai).
- He was a member of the 442nd Regiment during World War II.
- He was a member of the 900 strong land forces that took part in the Second Siege of Jinju in May 1593.
- He was a member of the Adachi Clan and the second son of Yoshikage ADACHI.
- He was a member of the Adachi clan and a son of Yasumori ADACHI.
- He was a member of the Adachi clan and was a legitimate son of Tokinaga ADACHI.
- He was a member of the Adachi clan, and was an eldest legitimate son of Yasumori ADACHI.
- He was a member of the Adachi family and his father was Muneaki ADACHI, who was killed in the Shimotsuki incident (the political coup against the Kamakura bakufu).
- He was a member of the Ashikaga Shogun family and a biological brother of Yoshiteru AHIKAGA and Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA.
- He was a member of the Ashikaga shogun family that had descended via eldest son lineage from a family line of the Seiwa-Genji (Minamoto clan) that originated from MINAMOTO no Yoshikuni, Kawachi-Genji (Minamoto clan) head and son of Chinjufu shogun (Commander-in-Chief of the Defense of the North) MINAMOTO no Yoshiie.
- He was a member of the Chichibu clan descended from the Kanmu-Heishi (Taira clan).
- He was a member of the FUJIWARA no Toshimoto line of the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan.
- He was a member of the Fujiwara clan.
- He was a member of the Gotairo (Council of Five Elders) of the Toyotomi government.
- He was a member of the Heguri clan, and he changed his name from Misakekubi to KOSE no Asomi.
- He was a member of the Hosokawa Tenkyu family.
- He was a member of the House of Peers of Japan.
- He was a member of the House of Peers, Sanyo (Councilor), and Jidoku (Imperial tutor) to the Emperor Meiji.
- He was a member of the Imagawa clan, a branch family of the Kira clan that was in a collateral line with the Ashikaga clan originating from the Kawachi-Genji (Minamoto clan), which was one of the Seiwa-Genji (Minamoto clan originated from the Emperor Seiwa).
- He was a member of the Imperial Academy.
- He was a member of the Imperial Art Academy.
- He was a member of the Imperial Family and the son of Kurikuma no Okimi.
- He was a member of the Imperial Family, but his genealogy is unknown.
- He was a member of the Imperial family, but his pedigree record is unknown.
- He was a member of the Japan Academy and doctor of literature.
- He was a member of the Japan Art Academy.
- He was a member of the Japanese Communist Party.
- He was a member of the Kasuga family, which was a branch of Murakami-Genji (Minamoto clan).
- He was a member of the Kiheitai (Irregular Militia).
- He was a member of the Kikuchi family.
- He was a member of the Kyoto school.
- He was a member of the MINAMOTO no Yorimitsu line of the Seiwa-Genji (Minamoto clan).
- He was a member of the Matano clan in Sagami Province.
- He was a member of the Miura clan and joined MINAMOTO no Yoritomo's army.
- He was a member of the Miyoshi sanninshu (three chief retainers of the Miyoshi clan) and played the role of a leader.
- He was a member of the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan.
- He was a member of the Oda clan.
- He was a member of the SO clan.
- He was a member of the Saga Genji, the second son of MINAMOTO no Kozoru, a great-grandchild of Emperor Saga.
- He was a member of the Sakuma clan (the Kawachi Sakuma clan).
- He was a member of the Satsuma clan during the end of the Edo period.
- He was a member of the Southern House of the Fujiwara clan, and the grandson of FUJIWARA no Kuromaro and the child of FUJIWARA no Yoshihisa, who had the title of Uhyoe no kami (Captain of the Right Division of Middle Palace Guards).
- He was a member of the Taira clan; however, since he was a military officer of a collateral line, his official rank and social standing were rather low.
- He was a member of the Takenaka clan and was a cousin of Shigeharu TAKENAKA, who was an excellent strategist who worked for Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI.
- He was a member of the Tokuyama domain.
- He was a member of the Tokyo Assembly (December 1880 to July 1890) and a member of the House of Representatives (October 1894-February 1905).
- He was a member of the Ueno Numata clan, and possessed Kumagawa in Wakasa Province from the period of MINAMOTO no Yoritomo, and later belonged to the Wakasa Takeda clan.
- He was a member of the Wada family.
- He was a member of the family called Tanto Party, which had a stronghold in Abo, Musashi Province (present day Motoabo, Kamikawamachi Town, Kodama County, Saitama Prefecture) and the party was one of Musashi-shichito Parties with the family name Tajihimahito.
- He was a member of the former imperial family.
- He was a member of the hereditary Imperial family and the fourth family head of Fushiminomiya family.
- He was a member of the local ruling family of Izu Province, who followed the Southern House of the Fujiwara clan.
- He was a member of the 13-person parliamentary system.
- He was a mentor of Buson YOSA.
- He was a messenger to Asano Takumi no Kami and in charge of entertainment.
- He was a middle class noble of FUJIWARA no Nagara line and lived in Ichijo Horikawa.
- He was a military commander who belonged to Settsu Genji (the Genji clan originated in MINAMOTO no Yorimitsu who made his homebase Settsu Province); the time Kunimoto lived was the last days of the Heian period.
- He was a military man who was active from the founding period of the Imperial Japanese Army to the Japanese-Russo War.
- He was a model for a character, 'Sadaijin (Minister of the Left) ABE no Miushi', in 'Taketori Monogatari' (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter) written in the early Heian Period.
- He was a model for a member of Sanada Juyushi (Sanada ten braves), Sasuke SARUTOBI.
- He was a model for a member of Sanada Juyushi, Saizo KIRIGAKURE.
- He was a model of Zangiku Monogatari (The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum).
- He was a monk of Shosha-zan Mountain in Banshu, which is an old name for part of Hyogo prefecture, until he reached his middle age, but suddenly lost his eyesight, and became a biwa-playing minstrel.
- He was a monk of the Rokkakudo (Choho-ji Temple) in Kyoto.
- He was a monk-soldier at Kofuku-ji Temple in Nara.
- He was a monk-soldier of Nara Kofuku-ji Temple.
- He was a musician and kengyo who lived during the early Edo period.
- He was a musician who attended the Emperor Horikawa first, and later played a leading role in Horikawain's poetry circle.
- He was a mysterious member of the Shinsengumi.
- He was a native of Hiroshima Prefecture.
- He was a native of Sagami Province.
- He was a naturally smart person who came all the way to China under the order from his government, and studied hard.
- He was a nephew of Hikaru Genji's maternal grandfather.
- He was a nephew of MINAMOTO no Rinshi (FUJIWARA no Michinaga's wife) and he himself maintained close links with Michinaga's family.
- He was a nephew of OTOMO no Tabito.
- He was a nephew of Paul IBARAKI and Leo KARASUMARU.
- He was a nephew of Shingen TAKEDA.
- He was a nephew of Shoku.
- He was a nephew of TAIRA no Kiyomori.
- He was a nephew of Tadataka OKUBO, a bakufu hatamoto (direct retainers of the bakufu, which is a form of Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), who was famous for kodan storytelling.
- He was a nephew of the fifth generation, and was adopted by the fifth generation afterward.
- He was a nephew of the first.
- He was a ninja who flourished mainly in present-day Yamagata Prefecture.
- He was a noh actor.
- He was a noshoka (a calligraphy luminary) and one of 'the three greatest calligraphy luminaries in Kyoto.'
- He was a noshoka (master of calligraphy) of the Sesonji School (of Calligraphy).
- He was a novelist and a scholar of English literature.
- He was a of person of varied attainments and called Saki no Chusho O (originally, the name as the head of a ministry) and was admired together with his nephew Nochi no Chusho O, Imperial Prince Tomohira.
- He was a older brother of the Emperor Kaika and Sukunahikowokokoro no Mikoto (or in "Kojiki" (The Records of Ancient Matters) he was called Sukunahikotakeikokoro no Mikoto, and maternal grandfather of the Emperor Suinin.
- He was a painter and monk who lived through the Sengoku period (period of warring states).
- He was a painter having many artist's appellations and Tessekisai was the most famous one.
- He was a painter in the Japanese style.
- He was a paternal half-brother of Emperor Uda.
- He was a paternal half-brother of Saneuji SAIONJI and others.
- He was a patriarch of Rokujo Toke (Rokujo Fujiwara family) which was one of the schools in the art of Japanese poetry.
- He was a patriarch of the Takatsukasa family.
- He was a peasant of Tsudaka village, Tsudaka County, Bizen Province.
- He was a peddler at first, but he had his shop 'Tanjyu' as its yago (the name of the store) in Hirano-cho, Higashi Ward around 1870.
- He was a peerless expert calligrapher, as it is said that the Japanese calligraphic style is that of Daishi.
- He was a person in power of the navy during the Showa period, acted as a military general, general of the navy and a military commander and a chancellor.
- He was a person of authority in Japanese history studies, who advocated positivism for the first time in Japan, and the first PhD in literature in Japan.
- He was a person of the Michitaka line of the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan (Minase line).
- He was a person of wide and deep knowledge of that time.
- He was a person who lived in the early 16th century.
- He was a person who lived in the early 1800s.
- He was a person who lived in the periods from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period and his real name was Arakawa.
- He was a person who lived within period and was often quoted as being a representative of the 'Taisho Roman.'
- He was a person who made a false accusation against Prince Nagaya with NURIBE no Kimitari in 729, and he had no rank at this time.
- He was a physician as well as a waka poet.
- He was a physician who served the Shimazu clan.
- He was a pioneer in the shingeki (literary, new play) movement.
- He was a pioneer of plant morphology and found the spermatozoid of cycads.
- He was a pioneer playwright of Kabuki drama in Edo style.
- He was a pivotal figure of new Japanese music in which the elements of western music was introduced, and he strived to activate not only Soh, but also whole of traditional Japanese music.
- He was a pivotal person in politics along with SAIGO and Kiyokado KOMATSU.
- He was a poet and a kemari (Japanese ancient Imperial court game like kick-ball) specialist.
- He was a poet in the Nijo family style, but near the end of his life it is said he began to gravitate more towards the Reizei style.
- He was a poet of Hototogisu (the traditional haiku style) and shasei ("sketching") haiku and a pupil of Kyoshi TAKAHAMA, who called him "Kachofuei Shinkoccho Kan" (a man who shows a perfect exemplar of his art of very objective description on nature).
- He was a poet of the family of Onakatomi who produced excellent poets for generations and submitted his verses on the occasion of Daijoe (the Ceremony of Imperial Accession) for Emperors Sanjo, Goichijo, and Gosuzaku.
- He was a poet, being a member of Rokkasen (Six best Waka poets) and Sanjurokkasen (Thirty-six immortal poets), and he is also considered to be the main character of Ise Monogatari (The Tales of Ise).
- He was a politician in the Meiji period.
- He was a possessor of phenomenal strength, and many anecdotes about him including his childhood are known.
- He was a powerful senior vassal in the Kamakura bakufu.
- He was a powerful vassal of the Kamakura Shogunate.
- He was a practical government official who served as Keishi (household superintendent) of FUJIWARA no Tadazane and FUJIWARA no Tadamichi.
- He was a priest at Honno-ji Temple of Nichiren sect, and called Rigenbo.
- He was a priest of Enmeiin (the hospital for the Fujiwara clan).
- He was a priest of Kai Yuan Si Temple.
- He was a priest who studied in the Tang dynasty.
- He was a prince of Emperor Kanmu.
- He was a prince of Silla (an ancient Korean kingdom).
- He was a prince of the Emperor Jinmu, and his mother was Himetataraisuzuhime no mikoto.
- He was a prince of the Emperor Kiritsubo and a younger paternal brother of the Emperor Suzaku and Hikaru Genji (thus he was probably the third prince).
- He was a professor emeritus at Tokyo University.
- He was a professor of Kansai University and a recipient of Order of Culture.
- He was a professor of Tokyo University and a recipient of Shiju hosho (medal of honor).
- He was a proficient calligrapher in the reisho-tai (clerical script).
- He was a progenitor for the revival of the Nijo group (who had practiced the "way of waka") and while still in his twenties, he was counted among the Four Heavenly Kings of Waka, along with Keiun, Joben, and Kenko YOSHIDA.
- He was a prolific writer who was said to have written 911 books of 374 kinds in total.
- He was a prominent businessman of the economic world in Kansai region.
- He was a provincial constable of the Mimasaka province and Kii province.
- He was a provincial governor and held the position of Uemon no jo (the third ranked official of the Right Division of Outer Palace Guards).
- He was a pupil of Shoroku ONOE the Second.
- He was a pupil of Sojuro SAWAMURA the Ninth.
- He was a pure-hearted person.
- He was a purveyor to Omote Senke Rokurokusai, Urasenke Yumyosai, and Mushanokoji Senke Isshisai.
- He was a purveyor to Tsunayoshi TOKUGAWA, Omote Senke (the main branch of the Senke school of tea ceremony) kakukakusai, and Sozen HISADA.
- He was a purveyor to Yoshimune TOKUGAWA, Omote Senke Nyoshinsai, Urasenke (school of tea ceremony) Yugensai, and Mushanokoji Senke (school of tea ceremony) Jikisai.
- He was a quick learner as a young boy and recited "Rikyo Hyakuniju Ei" (An anthology of 120 poems by Li Jiao) at the age of seven.
- He was a quiet but social person.
- He was a quiet person.
- He was a radical who acted along with Gengoemon KATAOKA.
- He was a rakugoka who dominated in the high-growth period with taking song phrases such as 'Yoshiko san,' and gags and puns in his style.
- He was a rakugoka who performed from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period.
- He was a real son of the first and succeeded the license of the theatrical troupe.
- He was a real son of the founder.
- He was a recipient of the First Order of Merit.
- He was a regimental soldier, and a master of literature.
- He was a relative of Fukushin KISHITSU, who played an important role in the Baekje revival movement, and had a grandchild, 鬼室美成.
- He was a relative of Toshizo HIJIKATA.
- He was a renshi (a brother) of Koen OTANI who was the chief priest of the Otani School of Shin sect Buddhism.
- He was a rensho (assistant to regents) of the Kamakura bakufu.
- He was a representative Noh actor in that period and was also famous for writing Noh plays, as well as books of theories of Nohgaku (theories of Noh drama).
- He was a representative craftsman of Edo-Ishido-ryu school.
- He was a representative figure in Gozan Bungaku (literature written by the Zen monks of five high-ranking Zen temples in Kyoto).
- He was a representative of Komagaku (the court music of Japan introduced from Korea).
- He was a representative poet on the temple of the era.
- He was a representative scholar of eastern history, together with Kurakichi SHIRATORI, before the war; their dispute on Yamatai-Koku kingdom and periodization theory about Chinese history divided the academic society into two.
- He was a researcher of the Ise school of Yusoku kojitsu.
- He was a resident of Taito Ward, Tokyo.
- He was a retainer of Ieyasu TOKUGAWA, concurrently appointed as tsukaiban (a person responsible for order and patrol in the battlefield) and Hata bugyo (in charge of taking care of flags), and fought in major battles for Ieyasu.
- He was a retainer of Ieyasu TOKUGAWA.
- He was a retainer of MINAMOTO no Yoshikuni and participated in the Hogen War as a close associate of MINAMOTO no Yoshitomo.
- He was a retainer of MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune.
- He was a retainer of Mori clan.
- He was a retainer of Sengoku daimyo (Japanese territorial lord in the Sengoku period) the Ouchi clan.
- He was a retainer of TAIRA no Koretoki.
- He was a retainer of TAIRA no Tadamori and TAIRA no Kiyomori.
- He was a retainer of Tokihiro YAMANA and Mochitoyo (or Sozen) YAMANA and his official name was Minbu shoyu (Junior Assistant Minister of Popular Affairs) Tokishige TAKAYAMA.
- He was a retainer of Toshizo SAITO who was under the command of Mitsuhide AKECHI.
- He was a retainer of Yoshinaka since Yoshinaka rose in arms, and he played a critical role in a number of wars including the battle of Kurikara Pass.
- He was a retainer of the Amago clan, which was a daimyo (Japanese territorial lord) in the Sengoku period.
- He was a retainer of the Date clan.
- He was a retainer of the Hosokawa clan since the era of Yusai HOSOKAWA.
- He was a retainer of the Hosokawa family, which was a vassal of the Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) and became the lord of Higo Province later.
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court during the era of Emperor Gomomozono (the 118th) and Emperor Kokaku (the 119th).
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court during the time of Emperor Nakamikado (114th) and was promoted to Shoshiinoge Sakone no chujo (Middle Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards in the Senior Fourth Rank) and almost ranked with kugyo (a Court noble), however, he died young at the age of 23.
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court serving four generations from Emperor Gotsuchimikado (103rd) to Emperor Ogimachi (106th), and his highest official court rank was Shonii (Senior Second Rank) Naidaijin (Minister of the Interior).
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court serving two generations: Emperor Gohanazono (102nd) and Emperor Gotsuchimikado (103rd), and his highest official court rank was Shonii (Senior Second Rank) Gon Dainagon (a provisional chief councilor of state).
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court serving two generations: Emperor Gohanazono (102nd) and Emperor Gotsuchimikado (103rd), and his highest official court rank was Shoshiinojo (Senior Forth Rank, Upper Grade) Sangi (councilor).
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court serving two generations: Emperor Gotsuchimikado (103rd) and Emperor Gokashiwabara (104th), and his highest official court rank was Shonii (Senior Second Rank) Naidaijin (Minister of the Interior).
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court who mainly served three emperors, Empress Meisho (109th), Emperor Gokomyo (110th), and Emperor Gosai (111th), and was promoted to the official court rank of Jusanmi Sangi (Junior Third Rank, Councilor).
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court who mainly served three emperors: Emperor Nakamikado (114th), Emperor Sakuramachi (115th), and Emperor Momozono (116th).
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court who served five emperors from Empress Meisho (109th) to Emperor Higashiyama (113th), and was promoted to the rank of Juichii Jun-daijin (Junior First Rank, Vice Minister).
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court who served five emperors: Empress Meisho (109th), Emperor Gokomyo (110th), Emperor Gosai (111th), Emperor Reigen (112th) and Emperor Higashiyama (113th), and was promoted to Juichii Naidaijin (Junior First Rank, Minister of the Center).
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court who served four emperors and an empress, mainly from the time of Emperor Goyozei (107th) to Emperor Gokomyo (110th) and was promoted to Shonii Gon Dainagon (Senior Second Rank, Provisional Chief Councilor of State); the court rank he was conferred posthumously was Sadaijin (Minister of the Left).
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court who served the two emperors, Emperor Gosai (111th) and Emperor Reigen (112th).
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court who served three emperors, Emperor Gomizunoo (108th), Empress Meisho (109th), and Emperor Gokomyo (110th), and was promoted to the official court rank Shosanmi Sangi (Senior Third Rank, Councilor).
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court who served three emperors, Emperor Gosai (111th), Emperor Reigen (112th), and Emperor Higashiyama (113th), and was promoted to the official court rank of Shosanmi Chunagon (Senior Third Rank, Vice-councilor of State).
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court who served three emperors, Emperor Reigen (112th), Emperor Higashiyama (113th), and Emperor Nakamikado (114th) and was promoted to the official court rank of Shonii Dainagon (Senior Second Rank, Chief Councilor of State).
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court who served three generations: Emperor Goyozei (107th), Emperor Gomizunoo (108th), and Empress Meisho (109th), and his highest official court rank was Shonii (Senior Second Rank) Gon Dainagon (provisional chief councilor of state).
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court who served two emperors: Emperor Gomomozono (118th) and Emperor Kokaku (119th).
- He was a retainer of the Imperial Court who served two generations: Emperor Gonara (105th) and Emperor Ogimachi (106th), and his highest official court rank was Junii (Junior Second Rank), Gon Chunagon (a provisional vice-councilor of state).
- He was a retainer of the Oda clan in Owari Province.
- He was a retainer of the Shimazu clan.
- He was a retainer of the Shimazu family.
- He was a retainer of the Tsu domain of Ise Province.
- He was a retainer of the Uesugi clan, Sengoku daimyo (Japanese territorial lord in the Sengoku period) of Echigo Province.
- He was a retainer to Katsutoyo YAMAUCHI.
- He was a retainer trained from boyhood by Hideyoshi.
- He was a rival of Sansa HONINBO, against whom he played many games.
- He was a rival of the Kano school.
- He was a roju (member of the shogun's council of elders).
- He was a roto (retainer) of the Oshu-Fujiwara clan.
- He was a roving doctor who traveled around various provinces, providing medical services at an affordable price.
- He was a royalist, eager to study abroad, to open Japan, to abolish the unfair treaties, and to expel the barbarians.
- He was a ryoshu (feudal lord) with 10,000 koku (approximately 1.8 million liters of crop yield) in Awa Province, Sumiyoshi region (Itano-gun 23 villages).
- He was a samurai and 口述者the dictator of "Hagakure" (the book of Bushido).
- He was a samurai for Yosiyasu ICHIJO, the Kyoto Shugo (military governor of Kyoto), and was active as a Kyoto gokenin (vassal), but in 1199, he planned an attack on MINAMOTO no Michichika and was dismissed as the Shugo (provincial constable) of Sanuki Province (Sanzaemon Incident).
- He was a samurai in the imperial capital and many of his descendants used the name Sato.
- He was a samurai in the imperial capital who was brought by MINAMOTO no Yoshimitsu, a younger brother of Yoshiie, from Kyoto and worked for takiguchi (a court guard).
- He was a samurai in the lower grade, but Nariakira SHIMAZU, who was the lord of the domain, found and selected him, and he stayed close to Nariakira SHIMAZU, who was the greatest Daimyo of the Kaimei Group still living, and he was strongly influenced by Nariakira.
- He was a samurai-daisho (a samurai who leads troops in battle) of the Taira clan.
- He was a sani.
- He was a scholar and wrote many literary works, furthermore, he is said to be the handsome man.
- He was a scholar during the reign of Emperor Tenmu.
- He was a scholar monk in Saitokitadani of Mt. Hiei and it is known that Honen at the age of 13 first studied under him.
- He was a scholar of Japanese classical literature.
- He was a scholar of Japanese classics and Confucian studies; he is considered as one of history's greatest scholars, and he wrote many books.
- He was a scholar of The Tale of Genji and the author of the so-called 'Kawachi-bon manuscript', a commentary on The Tale of Genji.
- He was a school friend of Emperor Showa.
- He was a script writer for many of his works as well as films directed by others.
- He was a scriptwriter exclusively for the theater group 'Taisho-za' at Shochiku's Kyoto Kyogoku No.2, but after a fire, the theater lost its popularity and he entered the Shochiku Kamata Studios.
- He was a second generation member of the Saionji family.
- He was a second prince of the Emperor Daigo and his mother is FUJIWARA no Onshi (a daughter of FUJIWARA no Mototsune and younger sister of FUJIWARA no Tokihira).
- He was a second son of FUJIWARA no Fuhito.
- He was a second son of Kanpaku (chief adviser to the Emperor) sadaijin (minister of the left) Tadafusa NIJO.
- He was a second son of Tansetsu, the eighth.
- He was a secular brother of Yakushin, a priest of Ninna-ji Temple, and an uncle of Yasumune, the betto (a priest who manages the affairs of a temple) of Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine.
- He was a seisei taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the western barbarians") of the Southern Court (Japan) during the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan).
- He was a selection judge for the Gosen Wakashu (Later selected collection of Japanese poetry).
- He was a self-ordained priest titled Shami.
- He was a self-proclaimed descendant of the Tachibana clan.
- He was a semi-legendary man that is believed to have had super human abilities.
- He was a senior disciple of Okyo MARUYAMA.
- He was a senior retainer of the Tahara Domain of Mikawa Province (roughly equivalent to today's city area of Tahara, Aichi Prefecture).
- He was a senior vassal of HOSOKAWA clan.
- He was a senior vassal of Mitsuhide AKECHI, a vassal of the Oda clan.
- He was a senior vassal of Yukinaga KONISHI.
- He was a senior vassal of the Hosokawa clan (the Keicho family) and a deputy shugo of Settsu Province.
- He was a senior vassal of the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
- He was a senior vassal of the Ouchi clan.
- He was a serious, honest and taciturn person.
- He was a servant for a samurai family in the Iyo-Matsuyama Domain but later left the domain.
- He was a servant of Hideyori TOYOTOMI.
- He was a servant of Motozane KONOE, who was the grandson of Tadasane, who lived in hiding in Chisoku-in Temple of Nara after the Hogen Disturbance in 1156, and became Chief of and Governor of Dewa Province before being promoted to Shoshiinojo (Senior Fourth Rank, Upper Grade).
- He was a shizoku (family or person with samurai ancestors) of the Meiji period.
- He was a shogun (great general), who served Empress Jingu.
- He was a shogun from the Kujo family, one of the five regent families of the Fujiwara clan, and is also called Yoritsugu KUJO.
- He was a shogun's retainer and Iki no kuni no Kami (Governor of Iki Province).
- He was a shogunal retainer who captured Asano Takumi no Kami, the man who stabbed Kira Kozuke no Suke.
- He was a short, handsome and valiant man.
- He was a shoya (village headman) in Tosa Domain, but, he joined Tosa Kinnoto (loyalist clique of Tosa) devoting himself to antiforeign imperialism
- He was a shugo daimyo (shugo, which were Japanese provincial military governors, that became daimyo, which were Japanese feudal lords) and a sengoku daimyo (daimyo in the Sengoku period) of Kai Province.
- He was a shugo daimyo (shugo, which were Japanese provincial military governors, that became daimyo, which were Japanese feudal lords).
- He was a sixth generation descendant of TACHIBANA no Moroe, who was the first generation of the Tachibana clan, and he succeeded to the title of Tachibanashi choja from his father, Minenori.
- He was a sixth generation-descendent of the Emperor Tenchi and his father was Prince Kadona.
- He was a skilled equestrian of Otsubo-ryu school, and served as a master of equestrian art for the Shinsengumi.
- He was a skilled hand of the sojutsu (spearmanship) of Taneda-ryu school and the kenjutsu (swordplay) of Chokushin-ryu.
- He was a skilled swordsman, becoming known,along with Soji OKITA and Shinpachi NAGAKURA, as 'Kondo's Four Kings' and is said to have walked at the front during patrols.
- He was a skillful rifleman who, while serving Yoshikage ASAKURA, hit a 3cm square target from a distance of about 45.5 meters.
- He was a sly and arrogant 'villain in troubled times.'
- He was a smoker, and he smoked 3 times a day in regular basis, after getting up, at noon, and before sleeping.
- He was a soldier, politician, and bureaucrat and was awarded the rank of marquis.
- He was a son (or a younger brother) of MINAMOTO no Sadamune.
- He was a son born between Ugayafukiaezu and the daughter of Watatsumi (tutelary of the sea), Tamayoribime, and he was the older brother of the first Emperor, Emperor Jimmu.
- He was a son of Akinobu OMORI.
- He was a son of Amatarashihiko kunioshihito no mikoto.
- He was a son of Amenohohi no kami.
- He was a son of Amenohohinokami.
- He was a son of Aritsugu (有継) SUWA.
- He was a son of Atsufusa MADENOKOJI, the Gon-Dainagon (Provisional Major Counselor).
- He was a son of Chikakiyo MATSUDAIRA, the second son of Norimoto MATSUDAIRA.
- He was a son of Chikamasa HORI, and his mother was a daughter of Saneeda SANJONISHI.
- He was a son of Chikashige IKOMA.
- He was a son of Chokichi HAMASAKI (浜崎長吉), an attendant of Shibai jaya (A tea house (chaya) located within a theater) called Izumi-ya in Ichimura-za Theater.
- He was a son of Councilor MINAMOTO no Motohira.
- He was a son of Daijo-daijin (Grand Minister) Imperial Prince Toneri, and a grandson of Emperor Tenmu.
- He was a son of Emperor Gosaga.
- He was a son of Emperor Gotoba and his mother was FUJIWARA no Jushi (Shigeko), later, he was adopted by Senyomonin.
- He was a son of Emperor Jinmu.
- He was a son of Emperor Konin and an older brother of Emperor Kanmu by a concubine.
- He was a son of Emperor Yuryaku and KIBI no Wakahime from the Kibi no Kamitsumichi no omi clan, and he was a younger brother of Iwaki no miko.
- He was a son of FUJIWARA no Akinori who was Shonagon (lesser councilor of state) and a linage of Kajuji line of the Fujiwara clan.
- He was a son of FUJIWARA no Iemune of the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan.
- He was a son of FUJIWARA no Kuninaka who was from the line of FUJIWARA no Yoshikado, who was the sixth son of FUJIWARA no Fuyutsugu from the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan.
- He was a son of FUJIWARA no Maro, Sangi (Royal Advisors).
- He was a son of FUJIWARA no Michinori whose other name was Shinzei.
- He was a son of FUJIWARA no Mitsufusa, who was a member of the Benkan (Board of Controllers) and was from the Kajuji line of the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan.
- He was a son of FUJIWARA no Moronaga (Southern House) of the Matanari branch of the Southern House of the Fujiwara clan.
- He was a son of FUJIWARA no Muchimaro.
- He was a son of FUJIWARA no Munetada and his mother was a daughter of Mino no kami (Governor of Mino Province), FUJIWARA no Yukifusa.
- He was a son of FUJIWARA no Sumitoki.
- He was a son of FUJIWARA no Tadaie and his mother was a first daughter of FUJIWARA no Tsunesuke.
- He was a son of FUJIWARA no Tadataka, Okura-kyo (Minister of the Treasury), who was of the lineage of FUJIWARA no Michitaka of the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan.
- He was a son of FUJIWARA no Takakane.
- He was a son of FUJIWARA no Takatsune, Mino no kami (the governor of Mino Province).
- He was a son of FUJIWARA no Takayoshi, the Noto no kuni Gon no kami (the Provisional Governor of Noto Province).
- He was a son of FUJIWARA no Toshiie.
- He was a son of FUJIWARA no Yasukata of the Southern House of the Fujiwara clan and Sei Shonagon's husband.
- He was a son of Fusaie ICHIJO.
- He was a son of Fusatsugu KONOE (list of Sessho (regents), who was Kanpaku (chief adviser to the Emperor) from 1445 to 1447.
- He was a son of Fusensai, the first, and died while Fusansai was in life.
- He was a son of Genki (who was in the rank of a Gon no Risshi [a provisional rank in the lowest managerial position] and from the Hino family), who was the head of Kuon-in, Bukko-ji Temple in Kyoto.
- He was a son of Gon Chunagon (Provisional vice-councilor of state), FUJIWARA no Yukitaka.
- He was a son of Gon Dainagon (provisional chief councilor of state) Tsunetoyo KAJUJI.
- He was a son of Gonnosuke KAWARASAKI the Eighth.
- He was a son of Gyoshi taifu (a government official whose rank was next to the minister), ISHIKAWA no Toshitari.
- He was a son of HATA no Michitake who was a feudal lord of Chita-gun in Owari Province.
- He was a son of HEGURI no Toyomaro, Sanuki no kuni no kami (Provincial Governor of Sanuki).
- He was a son of Haruhide (Haresuke) KAJUJI, who was Dainagon (chief councilor of state).
- He was a son of Harutsune HOSOKAWA.
- He was a son of Hida no kuni no Kami (Governor of Hida Province), Fujiwara no Kageie.
- He was a son of Hidetsuna GAMO.
- He was a son of Hikoimasu no miko and a grandson of Emperor Kaika.
- He was a son of Hisanaga TSUCHIMIKADO.
- He was a son of Hisayori ROKKAKU and is considered to have been the father of Takayori ROKKAKU (one theory has it that he was Takayori himself).
- He was a son of Hisazo ICHIKAWA.
- He was a son of Iekoto OINOMIKADO (a son of Fuyuuji OINOMIKADO).
- He was a son of Iemasa KANEKO.
- He was a son of Imperial Prince Fushiminomiya Kuniyori.
- He was a son of Imperial Prince Tomohira, the prince of the Emperor Murakami.
- He was a son of Inaba no kuni Kokushi (Provincial Governor of Inaba Province) FUJIWARA no Aishige.
- He was a son of Izumiya, which ran its business in Doshomachi, Osaka.
- He was a son of Junior Middle Executive Officer of the Right FUJIWARA no Mitsufusa, and built his second residence at Yoshida, the eastern suburb of Kyoto, so he was called 'Yoshida Junior Middle Councillor' and became a founder of the Yohisda family.
- He was a son of KI no Oyumi.
- He was a son of KO no Moroshige.
- He was a son of KO no Moroyasu.
- He was a son of KOREMUNE no Hirokoto.
- He was a son of KOSE no Kojin.
- He was a son of KUWAHARA no Akinari and a brother of MIYAKO no Haraka.
- He was a son of Kagetsuna UTSUNOMIYA.
- He was a son of Kakucho, Priest of Ango-in Temple, who was a grandson of Masatsuna ASUKAI.
- He was a son of Kanbe FUJIMA, a dancer from the Fujima school.
- He was a son of Kaneka ICHIJO but was adopted by Fusahiro TAKATSUKASA and inherited the Takatsukasa family, however, he died suddenly at the age of only 17.
- He was a son of Kanemigi YOSHIDA, who was Jingi taifu (Senior Assistant Head of the Department of Worship) and Uhyoe no kami (Captain of the Right Division of Middle Palace Guards).
- He was a son of Kanemon NAKAMURA the Second, and was an older brother of Kanemon NAKAMURA the Third.
- He was a son of Kanemon NAKAMURA the Second.
- He was a son of Kanya MORITA (the 12th).
- He was a son of Kazukage SODEOKA and the father of Kagenori SODEOKA.
- He was a son of Kimiyori HOSOKAWA.
- He was a son of Kinatsu SANJO.
- He was a son of Kinmitsu ANEGAKOJI.
- He was a son of Kinnao SHIMIZUDANI who was Kugyo (the top court officials).
- He was a son of Kiyokata UESUGI.
- He was a son of Koretoyo KAJUJI, the Naidaijin (Minister of the Center).
- He was a son of Kunimitsu HIROHASHI, descended from the Hino Line of the House of Fujiwara North, and his Kakaku (family status) was rated as important family (Court noble).
- He was a son of Kuramaro.
- He was a son of Kuro Tomoharu HOSHO, the 16th head of the school.
- He was a son of Kuzaemon ASAO, and he was born in 1889 and died in 1978.
- He was a son of MIBU no Yasutsuna and the father of MIBU no Tadami.
- He was a son of MINAMOTO no Atsuru (MINAMOTO no Ataru) of the Saga-Genji who, because he lived in the Province of Musashi, was also known as Musashi gon no suke (provisional assistant governor of Musashi Province).
- He was a son of MINAMOTO no Masakuni and a grandchild of MINAMOTO no Saneakira.
- He was a son of MINAMOTO no Mitsuto of Uda-Genji (Minamoto clan), who was a close associate of Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa.
- He was a son of MIYOSHI no Yasunobu.
- He was a son of MIYOSHI no Yukihira.
- He was a son of Masafusa KOBORI.
- He was a son of Masakatsu KUSUNOKI..
- He was a son of Masamichi KUSUNOKI..
- He was a son of Masamitsu SUWA and grand father of Yorishige SUWA (in the Sengoku period).
- He was a son of Masamori IHARA (Saemon-no-jo (third-ranked officer of the Left Division of Outer Palace Guards)) and his mother was a daughter of Masanobu OKITSU.
- He was a son of Masanori KUSUNOKI..
- He was a son of Masatada KUSUNOKI..
- He was a son of Masatsugu KAJIKAWA.
- He was a son of Masatsugu KOBORI and a younger brother of Enshu KOBORI.
- He was a son of Masayuki SUMITOMO.
- He was a son of Masuhito.
- He was a son of Michikiyo KAMATA in Sagami Province, of the FUJIWARA no Hidesato-lined Sudo clan.
- He was a son of Michisada SAJI.
- He was a son of Mitsugoro BANDO the Fifth.
- He was a son of Mitsuhide KARASUMARU and an adopted child of Masumitsu URAMATSU.
- He was a son of Mitsuhisa AKECHI (or Mitsuyasu AKECHI), who was un uncle of Mitsuhide AKECHI.
- He was a son of Mitsukane ASHIKAGA.
- He was a son of Mitsunori ISSHIKI.
- He was a son of Mitsushige ISHIKAWA.
- He was a son of Mitsutaka ROKKAKU.
- He was a son of Mitsuyo URAMATSU and adopted by Akimitsu URAMATSU.
- He was a son of Mitsuzo NAKAMURA.
- He was a son of Mochisuke KIRA.
- He was a son of Moritsugu SAKUMA.
- He was a son of Moritsune SHONI.
- He was a son of Morokazu NAKAHARA, and served as a secretary and then Head of the Sewing Office.
- He was a son of Morotane SOMA.
- He was a son of Moroyuki KITABATAKE, branch family of the Kitabatake family of the Murakami-Genji (Minamoto clan).
- He was a son of Motofuji (Motokatsu) MATSUDA.
- He was a son of Motokazu YAKUSHIJI and when his father was killed as a rebel in 1504, he was spared taking his young age into account.
- He was a son of Munehito HASEGAWA.
- He was a son of Munenori YAGYU (Tajima no kami [the governor of Tajima Province]), the first lord of Yagyu Domain in Yamato Province, and he became the first chief priest of Hotoku-ji Temple, the temple of the Yagyu family.
- He was a son of Munesuke URAGAMI (there is also a family tree indicating that Muramune was Norimune's biological child).
- He was a son of Nagasada SHINDO.
- He was a son of Nagashige SHINDO.
- He was a son of Nakatsukasa no jo MINAMOTO no Yoriharu (Uno Kaja (gentleman UNO)).
- He was a son of Naohisa SHIMAZU who was a son of Tadayoshi SHIMAZU, and was a cousin of Yoshihisa SHIMAZU and Yoshihiro SHIMAZU.
- He was a son of Naotomo ISSHIKI.
- He was a son of Nasoro ICHIYAMA the first, a dancer of the Ichiyama school of classical Japanese dance in Osaka.
- He was a son of Nisshu, the elder sister of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, and became his adopted son.
- He was a son of Nizaemon KATAOKA the 10th.
- He was a son of Nobuharu ODA.
- He was a son of Nobuhide ODA.
- He was a son of Nobumune SANJO (there is a possibility that his surname was not 'Sanjo' because of the origin of a branch).
- He was a son of Nobusada KARASUMARU.
- He was a son of Nobutaka BOMON.
- He was a son of Nobutoki HOJO (Nobutoki OSARAGI).
- He was a son of Nobuyasu MURAKAMI.
- He was a son of Nobuyoshi NAGATANI.
- He was a son of Nobuyoshi ODA, a Koke hatamoto (direct retainer of the bakufu, who was in a privileged family under Tokugawa Shogunate).
- He was a son of Norifusa UESUGI.
- He was a son of OE no Masahira, who belonged to Shikibusho (the Ministry of Ceremonial).
- He was a son of ONAKATOMI no Sadanobu (大中臣定登) and was adopted as a son of ONAKATOMI no Kinnaga who was his uncle (the youngest brother of his father) and Junii saishu (Junior Second Rank, chief priest).
- He was a son of ONO no Emishi, and a grandson of ONO no Imoko.
- He was a son of Omata no miko and a brother of Unakami no o.
- He was a son of Omimarise.
- He was a son of Osada no Okimi.
- He was a son of Osakabe no Miko (Prince Osakabe).
- He was a son of Oshihomimi, a son of Amaterasu (the Sun Goddess), and Takuhatachijihime no mikoto (also called "Yorozuhatatoyoakitsushihime no mikoto"), a daughter of Takamimusubi.
- He was a son of Prince Tokiwainomiya Naohito, the 4th head, and the Cloistered Imperial Prince Goko, who entered Kaju-ji Temple, was his brother.
- He was a son of Prince Umayado and Kashiwadenominoiratsume.
- He was a son of Raisho SHIMOTSUMA.
- He was a son of Risho ARASHI.
- He was a son of Rokurojiro Sadachika ASUKE.
- He was a son of SAKANOUE no Akikane.
- He was a son of SAKANOUE no Inukai.
- He was a son of SHIMOTSUKENO no Atsuyuki who assumed the post of Ukon no jo (Lieutenant of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards).
- He was a son of SOGA no Iname and a younger brother of SOGA no Umako; some historian says that he was a cousin of SOGA no Umako.
- He was a son of SOGA no Koma and was a father of four sons and three daughters, including SOGA no Umako.
- He was a son of Sadaijin (minister of the left) ISONOKAMI no Maro.
- He was a son of Sadakichi CHIBA who was the founder of Okemachi Chiba-dojo (a training hall, commonly called Kochiba).
- He was a son of Sadamune MATSUI.
- He was a son of Sadayori SAGARA, the sixth family head.
- He was a son of Sadayoshi KIRA.
- He was a son of Sakihisa KONOE.
- He was a son of Sanetsune ICHIJO.
- He was a son of Shigefusa UESUGI.
- He was a son of Shigeie SHIBUYA, who belonged to the Chichibu lineage of Kanmu Heishi (the Taira clan).
- He was a son of Shigemasa HINO, and his mother was Mitsuko KITAKOJI.
- He was a son of Shigemitsu TAKENAKA.
- He was a son of Shigemitsu YAMADA.
- He was a son of Shinrai SHIMOTSUMA and the father of Yorihiro SHIMOTSUMA (later Shigetoshi IKEDA, a lord of the Shingu-han domain (Harima Province).
- He was a son of Shonagon (minor councilor of state), SOGA no Yasumaro.
- He was a son of Shosanmi (Senior Third Rank) kyoshiki (officer of government institutions within the capital) FUJIWARA no Akisuke.
- He was a son of Shoshii (Senior Fourth Rank) FUJIWARA no Ietsune.
- He was a son of Shusei (周清), who entered the priesthood (also written as 秀晟 or 周尋) and was a son of Norizane UESUGI.
- He was a son of Suetoshi OGIMACHI (Sangi (councilor) in Shoshiinojo (Senior Fourth Rank, Upper Grade)).
- He was a son of Sukeki HINO.
- He was a son of Suketada SUGAWARA.
- He was a son of TACHIBANA no Mochitsuna, Mutsu no kuni no kami (the governor of Mutsu Province).
- He was a son of TACHIBANA no Moroe who was Sadaijin (minister of the left).
- He was a son of TACHIBANA no Naramaro, a Sangi (councilor).
- He was a son of TAIRA no Masahiro, who was of the branch family of Ise-Heishi (Taira clan).
- He was a son of TAIRA no Yoshikane; his elder brother was TAIRA no Kinmasa; TAIRA no Kimimoto was his younger brother.
- He was a son of TAIRA no Yoshimochi and a younger brother of TAIRA no Masakado.
- He was a son of TAIRA no Yukinori who was Jibu taifu (Senior Assistant Minister of the Ministry of the Civil Administration).
- He was a son of TAKAMUKO no Furutari (古足).
- He was a son of TAKENOUCHI no Sukune, and the father of Soga no machi.
- He was a son of Tachibana no Toyohi no Oe and was similar in tone to his father.
- He was a son of Tadaka ICHIJO and an older brother of Empress Dowager Shoken (Empress of Emperor Meiji).
- He was a son of Tadauji HORIO and a grandson of Yoshiharu HORIO.
- He was a son of Takahiro OUCHI, who was the second son of Masahiro OUCHI, the fourteenth head of Ouchi family.
- He was a son of Takanobu KANO, and a brother of Tanyu KANO and Naonobu KANO.
- He was a son of Takemitsu KIKUCHI, who was the 15th family head.
- He was a son of Taketomo KIKUCHI, who was the 17th family head.
- He was a son of Tamehide REIZEI and a younger brother of Tamekuni REIZEI (there has been a theory that Tamemasa was Tamekuni's son but adopted by Tamehide).
- He was a son of Tamemitsu OE, who was a member of the ruling family in Awa Province, and was later adopted by FUJIWARA no Ienari.
- He was a son of Tameo OMIYA.
- He was a son of Tamesuke REIZEI and was a sibling of Tamenari REIZEI.
- He was a son of Tametoshi YAMANAKA.
- He was a son of Tanemura SOMA.
- He was a son of Tanesada HIROHASHI, and his mother was a daughter of Yorihiro HAMURO.
- He was a son of Taneuji SOMA.
- He was a son of Tokihide NAGAI and born in the year when his father became hyojoshu (a member of Council of State).
- He was a son of Tokimoto OMIYA, Kanmu (head of Benkankyoku (governmnt office which administerd provincial governors))/San hakase (Doctor of Numbers).
- He was a son of Tokinobu ROKKAKU.
- He was a son of Tomijuro NAKAMURA (the fourth) and Yoshiko NAKAMURA (also known as Shimabara Yugiri tayu).
- He was a son of Tosaku, the fifth son of Masayoshi MIYANAGA, the Yamamawari-yaku (a forestry official) of Shimokawasaki-mura (present-day Shimokawasaki, Oyabe City, Toyama Prefecture).
- He was a son of Toshiaki BOJO, and adopted by Tsunetoki KASHUJI.
- He was a son of Toshiaki BOJO, and his mother was a daughter of Tsunehaya KAJUJI.
- He was a son of Toshitami MAEDA, who was the second son of Toshitsuyo MAEDA, the ninth lord of Toyama Domain.
- He was a son of Toshitsuna ASHIKAGA of the Ashikaga clan (a branch of the Fujiwara clan) of Shimotsuke Province.
- He was a son of Tozo NAKAMURA the first.
- He was a son of Tsune MIYAKE, a Confucian scholar and doctor serving the Honda family who was the chief retainer of the Kaga clan.
- He was a son of Tsuneie KIRA, the third head of the early Tojo-Kira clan in Kiranosho, Hazu County, Mikawa Province (Kira-cho, Hazu County, Aichi Prefecture) and became the first head of Kira clan of Oshu Kanrei (governor of Oshu [Mutsu province]), working towards repression of the Southern Court (Japan) force in Mutsu Province.
- He was a son of Ujitsuna ROKKAKU, a direct descendant of the Rokkaku clan (or a son of Yoshisane ROKKAKU, a son of Ujitsuna).
- He was a son of Ujiyori ROKKAKU (there is another view that Yoshitaka was a son of Yoshiakira ASHIKAGA).
- He was a son of YAMABE no Ashijima.
- He was a son of Yamato no kuni no kami (Governor of Yamato Province) FUJIWARA no Chikayasu.
- He was a son of Yasube KANAMITSU, and Tarouemon KANAMITSU was his grandfather, and Sokichi KANAMITSU was his older brother.
- He was a son of Yasuhide NAGAI.
- He was a son of Yasuo HARUMOTO, an actor of a theater company called Shinpa (New School).
- He was a son of Yoritsuna SASAKI.
- He was a son of Yoshifuji KIRA.
- He was a son of Yoshitatsu NAITO who was in turn a son of Tsunemitsu OINOMIKADO.
- He was a son of Yoshitsugu MIURA, the Assistant Governor of the Sagami Province.
- He was a son of Yukihiro UNNO in the 'Shigeno genealogy'.
- He was a son of Yukimura NIKAIDO, and a hyojoshu (a member of Council of State).
- He was a son of Yukimura NIKAIDO, and served as Hyojoshu (a member of Council of State).
- He was a son of a Guard Chief, SAEKI no Hitotari.
- He was a son of a wealthy merchant, Kaigaku UEKAWA, and his mother belonged to the Uekawa clan.
- He was a son of an embankment workman who also worked as a part-time farmer.
- He was a son of either Kegeshige KATAGIRI (Kohachiro daibu) or Tametoo KATAGIRI (Shichiro).
- He was a son of gyoshi taifu (a chief of controlling officials) KOSE no Hito.
- He was a son of sangi (Councilor) Mitsunaga KUJO.
- He was a son of the 11th family head, Morimi OUCHI (although he was regarded as the second son of Mochimori OUCHI in another view).
- He was a son of the 12th family head Takeuchi KIKUCHI and is thought to have been the 9th son.
- He was a son of the 5th family head, Naritane CHIBA.
- He was a son of the 7th family head, Tokitane CHIBA.
- He was a son of the 8th family head, Ujitoki OTOMO.
- He was a son of the Chinju-fu Shogun, TAIRA no Yoshimasa (also known as Yoshimochi).
- He was a son of the fifth.
- He was a son of the first generation.
- He was a son of the first.
- He was a son of the fourth generation.
- He was a son of the second.
- He was a son of the seventh family head named Ujichika IMAGAWA, and his lawful wife was the daughter of Nobutane NAKAMIKADO (Jukeini).
- He was a son of the tenth.
- He was a son of the third generation.
- He was a son of wet nurse of as well as a right-hand man to MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka.
- He was a son of 横井時相 in Owari Domain.
- He was a son-in-law of Arata HOSHO, the 11th head family of Hosho-ryu school and Yaichi HOSHO was his brother-in-law.
- He was a son-in-law of the head of the Shinsengumi, Isami KONDO.
- He was a sons of Norisuke HOSOKAWA.
- He was a sotomago (grandchild from a daughter married into another family) of the Minamoto clan.
- He was a special councilor of Osaka Chamber of Commerce.
- He was a statesman in the Asuka period.
- He was a statesman in the Meiji period.
- He was a stepbrother to Zenjo ANO, Gien and MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune.
- He was a strong man like his father, Yoshiie who was called "The best heroic samurai in the world," having contributed at the Zen Kunen no Eki (the Early Nine Years' War) and the Go Sannen no Eki (the Later Three Years' War).
- He was a student of Kikugoro ONOE V.
- He was a study-loving shogun.
- He was a subordinate of Umako and a descendent of traijin.
- He was a subordinate warrior of the Hosokawa clan.
- He was a substantial leader in the Otani Expedition, which was an academic investigation team organized from 1902 to 1904 by Kozui OTANI, the twenty-second chief priest of the True Pure Land sect Hongan-ji school.
- He was a successor of Koga school and the fourteenth headmaster of Koga school ninjutsu.
- He was a successor of Tamuramaro.
- He was a sun of MINAMOTO no Mitsusue.
- He was a superior painter, taking the talent of his father, who was a painter, and there are 'Shotenzuzo' in the possession of To-ji Temple and 'Junitenzuzo' in the possession of Daigo-ji Temple.
- He was a superior renga (linked verse)poet and formed a friendship with people including Sadatoki HOJO and Soseki MUSO.
- He was a sword instructor to the Tokugawa Shogun family.
- He was a talented Onmyoji
- He was a talented man from his earlier years and he married a daughter of FUJIWARA no Fuhito.
- He was a talented performer of Sho (Japanese flute).
- He was a talented poet and had a deep understanding of classical studies.
- He was a talented poet and one of the important members of the Kyogoku Group, he supervised the compilation of the Fuga Waka Shu (Collection of Japanese Poetry of Elegance).
- He was a talented poet and was an important member of the Kyogoku school in the later period.
- He was a talented poet as he received teachings of Kokinshu (Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern) from Mitsuhide KARASUMARU; his poems are edited in "Collection of Tanka Poetry by the Retired Emperor Sakuramachi" and "Sakuramachiin bochu onkai waka."
- He was a talented poet of Waka (a traditional Japanese poem of thirty-one syllables) who was one of the popular poets of oral tradition in the Kokindenju, he was also known to be good with a brush and an very rare example of his calligraphy in black paint exists in Tanzaku (a long sheet on which Waka poems are written).
- He was a talented poet, calligrapher, and was good at playing the recorder, there was an anecdote that the music he played with the recorder was good enough for foxes to come and listen.
- He was a tall, handsome and showy individual.
- He was a teacher of Sadamasa KATAGIRI.
- He was a third generation Imperial family member whose lawful wife was Imperial Princess Fuwa, Princess (older paternal half-sister of Empress Koken) of Emperor Shomu.
- He was a third son (or fourth son) of Moriyoshi NIKAIDO, and a younger brother of Moritaka ASHINA and Yukichika NIKAIDO.
- He was a third son of Motofusa MATSUDONO.
- He was a third son of Unkei.
- He was a todori (chief) of the Sanjushi Bank and was a president of Tenma Boseki.
- He was a top grade kajin (waka poet) and his poems were included in 'Shin Shoku Kokinwakashu.'
- He was a top swordsman in the Itto school.
- He was a toraijin (people from overseas, especially from China and Korea, who settled in early Japan and introduced Continental culture to the Japanese) who served the head family of the Soga family.
- He was a trusted vassal of Emperor Fushimi, and was the foster father of the Emperor Gofushimi, Emperor Hanazono and Emperor Komyo.
- He was a trusted vassal of Emperor Goshirakawa.
- He was a trusted vassal of the Emperor Goshirakawa.
- He was a trustworthy assistant of Michinaga who supported the reign of Emperor Ichijo, and was regarded as one of the "Four superior court nobles in the court of Emperor Ichijo" along with FUJIWARA no Kinto, FUJIWARA no Yukinari, and MINAMOTO no Toshikata.
- He was a tutor of Utaemon NAKAMURA the first.
- He was a typical Edokko (a typical person from Edo), who had a strong sense of duty and humanity and was easily moved to tears, and was a favorite of Emperor Meiji.
- He was a typical busho embodying 'gekokujo' (an inverted social order where the lowly reigned over the elite).
- He was a udaijin (Minister of Right) that was both noble as well as being intelligent and faced a tragic fate.
- He was a valet of the fifth Shogun Tsunayoshi TOKUGAWA and rose to the position of Sobayonin, but the sixth Shogun Ienobu TOKUGAWA dismissed him from office and kept him away from the shogunate government.
- He was a valiant, who were famous for both archery and equestrianism.
- He was a vassal (gokenin) of the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
- He was a vassal of ASANO Takumi no Kami, the lord of the Ako clan.
- He was a vassal of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI.
- He was a vassal of Ieyasu TOKUGAWA.
- He was a vassal of MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka, and one of the Yoshinaka Shitenno (four most loyal retainers of Yoshinaka).
- He was a vassal of Mitsuhide AKECHI.
- He was a vassal of Nobunaga ODA.
- He was a vassal of Tomonori KITABATAKE.
- He was a vassal of Tsunashige TOKUGAWA of Kofu Domain.
- He was a vassal of Yukinaga KONISHI.
- He was a vassal of the Akechi clan.
- He was a vassal of the Amago clan who were daimyo (Japanese territorial lord) in the Sengoku period.
- He was a vassal of the Asakura clan.
- He was a vassal of the Kamakura Shogunate.
- He was a vassal of the Oda clan.
- He was a vassal of the Shimazu clan.
- He was a vassal of the Takeda clan before serving the Tokugawa clan.
- He was a vassal of the Tokugawa Clan (he was a tozama [outsider] at the time he became a vassal).
- He was a vassal of the Tokugawa Clan, and the first head of the Sakai family in the position of Saemon no jo (third-ranked officer of the Left Division of the Outer Palace Guards) of the Sakai Clan.
- He was a vassal of the Tokugawa Shogunate at the end of Edo Period.
- He was a vassal of the Tokugawa clan.
- He was a vassal of the Toyotomi clan.
- He was a vassal of the Tsugaru clan, a daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) in Mutsu Province.
- He was a vassal of the Tsugaru clan, a daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) of Mutsu Province.
- He was a vassal of the Yamanouchi-Uesugi family and was the second son of Yasukuni FUJITA, although there are also different theories.
- He was a vassals of the Ukita clan
- He was a very strong Yokozuna with a nickname of 'Mr. Never-Lost'.
- He was a very strong busho and was also talented at making a Waka (a traditional Japanese poem of thirty-one syllables) and his works were included into Chokusen wakashu (anthology of Japanese poetry compiled by Imperial command).
- He was a very talented person and was well-known for his mastery of poetry as well as Yusoku kojitsu (court and samurai rules of ceremony and etiquette).
- He was a vice admiral, awarded the title of Shonii (Senior Second Rank), the First Order of Merit, and a viscount.
- He was a vice director of Ministry of Ceremonial.
- He was a vice governor of Akita Prefecture and magistrate of the Hokkaido Development Commissioner.
- He was a vice-admiral baron of Shonii (Senior Second Rank) decorated with kinshi kunsho (the Order of the Golden Kite).
- He was a vigorous advocate of a constitution and bicameral parliament.
- He was a virtuoso of jiuta shamisen and furthermore, was sophisticated with 'Kyoto-style tegotomono' (a form of Japanese chamber music) which was the style of composition and form of jiuta completed by his senior associate kengyo MATSUURA, and composed many great songs.
- He was a viscount
- He was a viscount and a member of the House of Peers.
- He was a viscount and the Imperial Court councilor.
- He was a viscount in ranks and orders.
- He was a viscount, Jako-no-ma shiko (Jako Hall attendance), member of the House of Peers, the Kyoto prefectural governor, and secretary of Osaka Prefecture.
- He was a viscount.
- He was a waka poet and an expert of kemari (a game played by aristocrats in the Heian period.)
- He was a waka poet as well as a composer of Chinese poems.
- He was a waka poet in the Heian period.
- He was a waka poet of Nijo school and he inherited Ninna-ji Temple joko-in as an adopted child of Gyoko.
- He was a waka poet, and one of his poems was selected for "Shin chokusen wakashu" (New Imperial Anthology of Japanese Poetry).
- He was a waka poet.