The term has at least two different meanings, and has been used in several contexts.
People
* – a clan of ''kuge'' (court nobles) prominent in the Nara and Heian periods (710–1185)
* – a clan of ''daimyō'' (feudal lords) prominent in the Muromachi, Sengoku and Edo periods (1333–1868)
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Tachibana (surname)
Tachibana (written: 橘 or 立花) is a Japanese surname.
Classical period
*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 d ...
Other
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Tachibana-class destroyer
The were a class of destroyer built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late stages of World War II. The class was also designated the . Although sometimes termed Destroyer escorts, they were larger and more capable than contemporary U ...
, a class Japanese warships during World War II
*, two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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Tachibana, Fukuoka was a town located in Yame District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,020 and a density of 138.73 persons per km². The total area was 86.64 km².
On February 1, 2010, Tachibana, along with the to ...
, a former town in Fukuoka Prefecture
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Tachibana Station, a railway station in Hyogo Prefecture
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Tachibana castle, a castle which formerly stood atop Tachibana Mountain
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Tachibana orange, a wild citrus fruit native to Japan
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