Fujiwara (, written: 藤原 lit. "''
Wisteria'' field") is a Japanese surname. (In English conversation it is likely to be rendered as .) Notable people with the surname include:
; Families
* The
Fujiwara clan
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 the ancient times and dominated the imperial court until th ...
and its members
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Fujiwara no Kamatari
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Fujiwara no Fuhito
Fujiwara no Fuhito (藤原 不比等: 659 – 13 September 720) was a powerful member of the Imperial Court in Kyoto, imperial court of Japan during the Asuka period, Asuka and Nara periods. Second son of Fujiwara no Kamatari (or, according ...
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Fujiwara no Michinaga
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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
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Fujiwara no Kiyohira
was a samurai of mixed Japanese-Emishi parentage of the late Heian period (794–1185), who was the founder of the Hiraizumi or Northern Fujiwara dynasty that ruled Northern Japan from about 1100 to 1189.
Biography
Kiyohira was the son of Fuji ...
; Art and entertainment
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Fujiwara (owarai), Japanese comedy duo (kombi) consisting of Toshifumi Fujimoto (藤本敏史) and Takayuki Haranishi (原西孝幸)
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Atsushi Fujiwara
is a Japanese photographer. He is the co-founder of and the main contributor to the Japanese photo magazine ''Asphalt''. His work has been exhibited both in Japan and internationally.
Life and career
Fujiwara was born in Okayama City in 1963. Hi ...
(born 1963), Japanese photographer
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Harry Fujiwara (Mr. Fuji) (1934 - 2016), Japanese-American wrestler
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Hiroshi Fujiwara (born 1964), Japanese musician, trendsetter, producer, and designer
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Kamatari Fujiwara (1905 - 1985), Japanese actor
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Kei Fujiwara
is a Japanese actress, cinematographer, director and writer. Her first role was in the American film '' The Neptune Factor'', but she is perhaps best known for starring in the Japanese cyberpunk cult film '' Tetsuo: The Iron Man''. More recently ...
(born 1957), Japanese actress and film director
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Keiji Fujiwara
was a Japanese actor and voice actor.
His best known works are voicing Shinnosuke's father Hiroshi Nohara in the long-running anime series '' Crayon Shin-chan'', Maes Hughes in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', Holland in ''Eureka Seven'', Axel in '' K ...
(1964 - 2020), Japanese voice actor
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Motoo Fujiwara
is a Japanese alternative rock group from Sakura, Chiba, Japan. The band members are Motoo Fujiwara (Vocalist, vocals, Rhythm guitar, rhythm), Hiroaki Masukawa (guitar), Yoshifumi Naoi (Bass guitar, bass) and Hideo Masu (Drum kit, drums). Since ...
, lead singer and composer for the Japanese rock band Bump of Chicken
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Tokuro Fujiwara
, sometimes credited as Professor F or Arthur King, is a Japanese video game designer, involved in the development of many classic Capcom video games. He directed early Capcom titles such as the run-and-gun shooter ''Commando'' (1985), the platf ...
, Japanese video game designer
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Yoshiaki Fujiwara
is a Japanese Professional Wrestler and trainer. He is famous for his long career in wrestling, having worked in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE (ZERO-ONE), and the two incarnations of shoot style promotion Universal Wrest ...
(born 1949), Japanese actor and professional wrestler
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Tatsuya Fujiwara
is a Japanese actor. Internationally, he is best known for his leading roles as Shuya Nanahara in the '' Battle Royale'' films, Light Yagami in the ''Death Note'' films, Kaiji Itō in the '' Kaiji'' films, and Rikuhiko Yuki in Hideo Nakata's ''Th ...
(born 1982), Japanese actor
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Yoshie Fujiwara (1898 – 1976), Japanese tenor singer
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Masahiko Fujiwara
Masahiko Fujiwara (Japanese: 藤原 正彦 ''Fujiwara Masahiko''; born July 9, 1943, in Shinkyo, Manchukuo) is a Japanese mathematician and writer who is known for his book '' The Dignity of the Nation''. He is a professor emeritus at Ochanomiz ...
(born 1943), Japanese mathematician and essayist
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Matsusaburo Fujiwara
Matsusaburo Fujiwara (, ''Fujiwara Matsusaburō'', 14 February 1881, Tsu, Mie – 12 October 1946, Fukushima) was a Japanese mathematician and historian of mathematics.
Education and career
Fujiwara graduated in June 1902 from secondary school at ...
(1881–1946), Japanese mathematician and historian of mathematics
; Politicians
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Michiko Fujiwara
was a Japanese nurse and politician. She initially campaigned for her husband, the politician Kenji Yamazaki, but when he returned from the war with a new wife and child she ran against him. She defeated him as a candidate from the Socialist Pa ...
(1900–1983), Japanese nurse and politician
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René Fujiwara (born 1984), Mexican politician
; Models
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Norika Fujiwara (born 1971), Japanese beauty queen, model and actress
; Sports
*, Japanese shogi player
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Rika Fujiwara
is a retired Japanese tennis player.
On 22 August 2005, Fujiwara reached her best singles ranking of world No. 84. On 11 November 2002, she peaked at No. 13 in the WTA doubles rankings.
At the 2002 Australian Open, Fujiwara partnered with S ...
(born 1981), Japanese tennis player
*, Japanese judoka
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Toshio Fujiwara (born 1948), Japanese kickboxer
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Sakuhei Fujiwhara (1884 – 1950), Japanese meteorologist
*, Japanese ice hockey player
Fictional characters
* Toki Fujiwara, a character of ''
Code: Breaker''
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Hazuki Fujiwara (Reanne Griffith), character of ''Ojamajo Doremi'' (''Magical DoReMi'')
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Fujiwara-no-Sai
The plot of ''Hikaru no Go'' revolves around the Japanese Go world. Several of the manga's prominent characters hold Go titles. The title holder is then called by a combination of their name and the title they hold. In the case of a multiple tit ...
, character of ''Hikaru no Go''
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Zakuro Fujiwara
The ''Tokyo Mew Mew'' manga and anime series features a cast of characters designed by Mia Ikumi. The series takes place in Tokyo, Japan, where five adolescent girls, called Mew Mews, are infused with the DNA of endangered species to combat alie ...
, character of ''Tokyo Mew Mew''
* Fujiwara no Takamichi, character of ''
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de
is an otome adventure game developed by Ruby Party and published by Koei. It is a part of Ruby Party's Neoromance label.
Because of ''Harukanaru Toki no Naka de''s success, the game has given rise to a franchise including several sequ ...
''
* Fujiwara no Yukitaka, character of ''
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2
is an otome adventure game developed by Ruby Party and published by Koei. It was originally released for Windows, and has since been ported to PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. ''Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2'' is the second installme ...
''
* Fujiwara, character of ''
Haruhi Suzumiya''
* Chiyoko Fujiwara, main character of ''
Millennium Actress
is a 2001 Japanese animated drama film co-written and directed by Satoshi Kon and produced by Madhouse. Loosely based on the lives of actresses Setsuko Hara and Hideko Takamine, it tells the story of two documentary filmmakers investigating the ...
''
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Fujiwara no Mokou, a character of ''Touhou Project''
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Fujiwara Chika
is a fictional character in the manga series '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'', created by Aka Akasaka. Depicted in the story as coming from a prestigious family of politicians, Chika is the student council secretary of Shuchiin Academy, where she w ...
, character of ''
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War''
* Takumi Fujiwara, character of ''
Initial D
is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 ''ta ...
''
* Mitsuki Kiko Fujiwara, a character of ''Quotev''
See also
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Fujiwara-kyō
was the Imperial capital of Japan for sixteen years, between 694 and 710. It was located in Yamato Province (present-day Kashihara, Nara, Kashihara in Nara Prefecture), having been moved from nearby Asuka, Yamato, Asuka. However, the name Fujiwa ...
, an ancient Imperial capital of Japan, corresponding to modern-day Kashihara, Nara
* The
Fujiwhara effect
The Fujiwhara effect, sometimes referred to as the Fujiwara effect, Fujiw(h)ara interaction or binary interaction, is a phenomenon that occurs when two nearby cyclonic vortices move around each other and close the distance between the circulations ...
(in weather)
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Fujiwara Fujiwara (, written: 藤原 lit. "''Wisteria'' field") is a Japanese surname. (In English conversation it is likely to be rendered as .) Notable people with the surname include:
; Families
* The Fujiwara clan and its members
** Fujiwara no Kamatari ...
, a former town in Mie Prefecture.
{{surname, Fujiwara
Japanese-language surnames