Konoe (written: 近衛 or 近衞) is a Japanese surname. It is sometimes spelled "Konoye" based on

historical kana usage The , or , refers to the in general use until orthographic reforms after World War II; the current orthography was adopted by Cabinet order in 1946. By that point the historical orthography was no longer in accord with Japanese pronunciation ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *, the 76th emperor of Japan *, Japanese politician and journalist *, Japanese politician and the 34th, 38th and 39th Prime Minister of Japan *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese classical composer and conductor *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese actor *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese courtier, poet, calligrapher, painter and diarist *, Japanese ''kuge'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese princess

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