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Fujiwara (, written: 藤原 lit. "''
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Fujiwara clan The was a powerful family of imperial regents in Japan, descending from the Nakatomi clan and, as legend held, through them their ancestral god Ame-no-Koyane. The Fujiwara prospered since ancient times and dominated the imperial court until th ...
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Fujiwara no Kamatari , also known as , was a Japanese politician and aristocrat who, together with Prince Naka no Ōe (later Emperor Tenji), carried out the Taika Reform. He was the founder of the Fujiwara clan, the most powerful aristocratic family in Japan durin ...
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Northern Fujiwara The Northern Fujiwara (奥州藤原氏 ''Ōshū Fujiwara-shi'') were a Japanese noble family that ruled the Tōhoku region (the northeast of Honshū) of Japan during the 12th century as their own realm.
clan ** Fujiwara no Kiyohira ; Art and entertainment * Fujiwara (owarai), Japanese comedy duo (kombi) consisting of Toshifumi Fujimoto (藤本 敏史) and Takayuki Haranishi (原西 孝幸) *, Japanese photographer * Harry Fujiwara (Mr. Fuji) (1934 - 2016), Japanese-American wrestler *, Japanese musician, trendsetter, producer, and designer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese actress and film director *, Japanese voice actor *, lead singer and composer for the Japanese rock band Bump of Chicken *, Japanese beauty queen, model and actress *, Japanese actor *, Japanese video game designer *, Japanese actor and professional wrestler *, Japanese tenor singer ; Science *, Japanese mathematician and essayist *, Japanese mathematician and historian of mathematics *, Japanese meteorologist ; Politicians *, Japanese nurse and politician * René Fujiwara (born 1984), Mexican politician ; Sports *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese kickboxer


Fictional characters

* Fujiwara, character of ''
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'' * Chika Fujiwara, character of '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' ** Daichi Fujiwara, her father * Chiyoko Fujiwara, main character of '' Millennium Actress'' * Hazuki Fujiwara, a.k.a. Reanne Griffith, character in ''
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'' (''Magical DoReMi'') ** Akira Fujiwara, a.k.a. George Griffith, her father ** Reiko Fujiwara, her mother * Fujiwara no Mokou, a character of ''
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'' * Fujiwara no Takamichi, character of '' Harukanaru Toki no Naka de'' * Takumi Fujiwara, character of '' Initial D'' * Toki Fujiwara, a character of '' Code: Breaker'' * Fujiwara no Yukitaka, character of '' Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2'' * Zakuro Fujiwara, a.k.a. Renee Roberts, character of '' Tokyo Mew Mew'' (''Mew Mew Power'')


See also

* Fujiwara, Mie, a former town in Mie Prefecture * Fujiwara-kyō, an ancient Imperial capital of Japan, corresponding to modern-day Kashihara, Nara * The Fujiwhara effect (in weather)


References

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