Fujiwara
Fujiwara (Japanese pronunciation: [ɸɯʑiwaɾa], written: 藤原 lit. "Wisteria field"[1]) is a Japanese surname. (In English conversation it is likely to be rendered as /fuːdʒiːˈwɑːrə/.) Notable people with the surname include:
- Families
- The Fujiwara clan and its members
- Northern Fujiwara clan
- Art and entertainment
- Fujiwara (owarai), Japanese comedy duo (kombi) consisting of Toshifumi Fujimoto (藤本 敏史) and Takayuki Haranishi (原西 孝幸)
- Atsushi Fujiwara (藤原 敦, born 1963), Japanese photographer
- Harry Fujiwara (Mr. Fuji) (1934 - 2016), Japanese-American wrestler
- Hiroshi Fujiwara (藤原 ヒロシ, born 1964), Japanese musician, trendsetter, producer, and designer
- Kamatari Fujiwara (藤原 釜足, 1905–1985), Japanese actor
- Kei Fujiwara (不二稿 京, born 1957), Japanese actress and film director
- Keiji Fujiwara (藤原 啓治, 1964–2020), Japanese voice actor
- Motoo Fujiwara (藤原 基央, born 1979), lead singer and composer for the Japanese rock band Bump of Chicken
- Norika Fujiwara (藤原 紀香, born 1971), Japanese beauty queen, model and actress
- Tatsuya Fujiwara (藤原 竜也, born 1982), Japanese actor
- Tokuro Fujiwara (藤原 得郎, born 1961), Japanese video game designer
- Yoshiaki Fujiwara (藤原 喜明, born 1949), Japanese actor and professional wrestler
- Yoshie Fujiwara (藤原 義江, 1898–1976), Japanese tenor singer
- Science
- Masahiko Fujiwara (藤原 正彦, born 1943), Japanese mathematician and essayist
- Matsusaburo Fujiwara (藤原 松三郎, 1881–1946), Japanese mathematician and historian of mathematics
- Sakuhei Fujiwhara (藤原 咲平, 1884–1950), Japanese meteorologist
- Politicians
- Michiko Fujiwara (藤原 道子, 1900–1983), Japanese nurse and politician
- René Fujiwara (born 1984), Mexican politician
- Sports
- Naoya Fujiwara (藤原 直哉, born 1965), Japanese shogi player
- Rika Fujiwara (藤原 里華, born 1981), Japanese tennis player
- Shiho Fujiwara (藤原 志保, born 1971), Japanese ice hockey player
- Sotaro Fujiwara (藤原 崇太郎, born 1998), Japanese judoka
- Toshio Fujiwara (藤原 敏男, born 1948), Japanese kickboxer
Fictional characters
[edit]- Fujiwara, character of Haruhi Suzumiya
- 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 Ojamajo Doremi (Magical DoReMi)
- Akira Fujiwara, a.k.a. George Griffith, her father
- Reiko Fujiwara, her mother
- Fujiwara no Mokou, a character of Touhou Project
- Fujiwara-no-Sai, character of Hikaru no Go
- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Yiengpruksawan, Mimi Hall (1994). "What's in a Name? Fujiwara Fixation in Japanese Cultural History". Monumenta Nipponica. 49 (4): 424 from 423–453. doi:10.2307/2385257. ISSN 0027-0741.
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