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Tachibana (surname)

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Tachibana (written: 橘 or 立花) is a Japanese surname.

Classical period

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  • Tachibana Dōsetsu (立花 道雪, 1513–1585), Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period
  • Tachibana Ginchiyo (立花 誾千代, 1569–1602), head of the Tachibana clan during the Sengoku Period, daughter of Tachibana Dōsetsu
  • Tachibana Muneshige (立花 宗茂, 1567–1642), samurai during the Azuchi–Momoyama period, adopted son of Tachibana Dōsetsu

Cf. Tachibana clan (kuge)

Modernity

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  • Tachibana Kōichirō (立花小一郎, 1861-1925), general in the Imperial Japanese Navy and pre-war politician
  • Tachibana Shūta (橘周太, 1865-1904), Russo-Japanese War hero
  • Yoshio Tachibana (立花 芳夫, 1890–1946), lieutenant general in the World War II Imperial Japanese Army, executed for war crimes
  • Zuicho Tachibana (橘 瑞超, 1890-1968), Buddhist priest and archaeologist, explorer of the East Asia
  • Masato Tachibana (橘 典人, born 1972), Japanese weightlifter
  • Tachibana Hidenori (橘 秀宣, born 1978), Japanese voice actor who goes by Shinnosuke Tachibana (立花 慎之介)
  • Keita Tachibana (橘 慶太, born 1985), lead singer of the J-pop boy band w-inds.
  • Tatsumaru Tachibana (橘龍丸, born 1991), Japanese voice actor
  • Rika Tachibana (立花 理香, born 1987), Japanese voice actress and model
  • Ayumu Tachibana (立花 歩夢, born 1995), Japanese footballer
  • Takashi Tachibana (立花孝志, born 1967), political activist

Fictional characters

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Film

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Live-action TV shows

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  • Tobei Tachibana, a character in the tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider V3, Kamen Rider X, Kamen Rider Amazon, and Kamen Rider Stronger
  • Sakuya Tachibana, a character in the tokusatsu television show Kamen Rider Blade
  • Dr. Tachibana Wato, a character in the Sherlock Holmes-themed drama series Miss Sherlock

Manga and anime

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Gaming

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