is a

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

family name.1990 Census Name Files
Throughout the course of the

Sengoku period The was the period in History of Japan, Japanese history in which civil wars and social upheavals took place almost continuously in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Kyōtoku incident (1454), Ōnin War (1467), or (1493) are generally chosen as th ...

(16th century) of Japan, the famed

Takeda clan The was a Japanese samurai clan active from the late Heian period until the late 16th century. The clan was historically based in Kai Province in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture. The clan reached its greatest influence under the rule of Taked ...

of Kai Province had many descendant branch families. *

Takeda clan (Aki) The Takeda clan of Aki Province was a cadet branch of the famed Takeda clan of the Kai Province of Imperial Japan, descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) and the Minamoto clan (Seiwa Genji). The Takeda of Wakasa were a branch of the Takeda of ...

is a family in the

Aki Province or Geishū () was a province in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, comprising the western part of what is today Hiroshima Prefecture. History When Emperor Shōmu ordered two official temples for each province (one for male Buddhist prie ...

*Takeda clan (Wakasa) *Takeda clan (Kazusa)

People

*, Japanese rower *, retired Japanese game designer and executive *, Japanese botanist *, Japanese actress *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese swimmer * Shinzaburo Takeda, Mexican artist *, Japanese swimmer *, reviver of ''Daitō-ryū aiki-jūjutsu'' *

Takeda-no-miya The Takeda (竹田) ''ōke'' (princely house) was the tenth and youngest branch of the Japanese Imperial Family created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya house. The Takeda-no-miya house was formed by Prince Tsunehisa, eldest son of Prince K ...

, one of the former ''ōke'', or cadet branches of the Japanese imperial house established during the Meiji period by a scion of the ''Fushimi-no-miya''. Not related to the samurai family. *

, the family of Takeda Shingen, and a relatively important and powerful one therefore, in Japan's

Takeda Nobutora was a Japanese ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) who controlled the Province of Kai, and fought in a number of battles of the Sengoku period. He was the father and predecessor of the famous Takeda Shingen. Biography Nobutora’s son was Harunobu, la ...

– ''

daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and no ...

'', Shingen's father **

Takeda Shingen was daimyō, daimyo of Kai Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. Known as "the Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyo of the late Sengoku period, and credited with exceptional military prestige. Shingen was based in a p ...

– one of the most famous ''daimyōs'' in Japanese history **

Takeda Nobushige was a samurai of Japan's Sengoku period, and younger brother of Takeda Shingen. He was known as one of the " Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". Military life Takeda Nobushige held the favor of their father, Takeda Nobutora, then ''daimy ...

– Shingen's younger brother, held their father's favour to be heir of the clan, continued to support his older brother throughout his life, he also wrote the ''Kyūjūkyū Kakun'', a set of 99 short rules for Takeda house members **

Takeda Nobukado was a Japanese samurai (warrior) and general of the Takeda clan during the Sengoku period. He was known as one of the " Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". He is also well known as a painter. Relationship with Shingen It has been said th ...

– brother and adviser to Shingen **

Takeda Katsuyori was a Japanese ''daimyō'' (military lord) of the Sengoku period, who was famed as the head of the Takeda clan and the successor to the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen. He was son-in-law of Hojo Ujiyasu, ''daimyō'' of Hojo clan. Early life H ...

– Shingen's son, Katsuyori commanded his father's armies after his death, and saw the fall of the Takeda family **

Takeda Yoshinobu Takeda Yoshinobu (武田義信, 1538 – November 19, 1567) was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period. Life Born Takeda Tarō (武田太郎), he was the son of Takeda Shingen, by Shingen's wife, Lady Sanjō (三条夫人, real name ...

– son and initial heir, later executed and succeeded by Katsuyori *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese retired equestrian, former member of the IOC *, Japanese rower * scholar of Japanese Literature

Fictional characters

Masashi Takeda is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, primarily working for Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Deathmatch division. Takeda also competes as a freelancer for Freedoms and occasionally, All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). E ...

, from ''

My-Hime is a Japanese anime television series produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks, Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino (screenwriter), Hiroyuki Yoshino, it premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from September 2004 to March 2 ...

'' * Takashi Takeda, from ''

Yotsuba&! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kiyohiko Azuma, the creator of ''Azumanga Daioh''. It has been serialized since January 2003 in the monthly magazine ''Dengeki Daioh'' by ASCII Media Works, formerly MediaWorks (publisher ...

'' *Gohee Takeda, from '' Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin'' * Takeda Takahashi, from ''

Mortal Kombat ''Mortal Kombat'' is an American media franchise centered on a series of fighting game, fighting video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992. The original ''Mortal Kombat (1992 video game), Mortal Kombat'' arcade game spawned Lis ...

'' *Ittesu Takeda, from ''

Haikyū!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 volumes. The story f ...

'' *Hyouma Takeda, from ''

Gantz ''Gantz'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from June 2000 to June 2013, with its chapters collected in 37 vo ...

'' *Keiichiro "Take" Takeda, from ''Gender-Swap at the Delinquent Academy'' *Aimi Takeda, also from ''Gender-Swap at the Delinquent Academy'' *Ijuro Takeda, from '' The Hunted''

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