Tachibana clan

Over the course of Japanese history, there have been two families with the name Tachibana:

• Tachibana clan (kuge) (橘氏) - a clan of kuge (court nobles) prominent in the Nara and Heian periods
• Tachibana clan (samurai) (立花氏) - a clan of daimyō (feudal lords) prominent in the Muromachi, Sengoku and Edo periods