Takeuchi Explained
Takeuchi (Japanese: 竹内; "within bamboo" or Japanese: 武内; "warrior household") is a Japanese surname. It is common in west-central Japan, and is pronounced Takenouchi (Take-no-uchi) by some bearers. The family claims descent from the legendary hero-statesman Takenouchi-no-Sukune, himself supposedly a descendant of the mythical Emperor Kōgen and a counselor to several other emperors, including Emperor Ōjin (late 4th century). Other families such as the Soga clan also claim Takenouchi-no-Sukune as an ancestor. It can also be written as 竹野内.
The Takenouchi-ryū is a koryū tradition founded by Takenouchi Chūnagon Daijō Hisamori in 1532 and is still maintained today by his descendants.
People with the surname
- , Japanese ice hockey player
- , Japanese singer and member of girl group S/mileage
- Akira Takeuchi (disambiguation), multiple people
- , Japanese Butoh dancer
- , Japanese rugby sevens player
- Esther Sans Takeuchi, materials scientist
- , Japanese mathematician
- , Japanese speed skater
- , Japanese racing driver
- , Japanese professor and knowledge-management author
- , Japanese voice actress
- , Japanese water polo player
- , Japanese contemporary composer
- , Japanese singer and songwriter
- , Japanese volleyball player
- , Japanese actress
- , Japanese singer and K-pop idol
- , Japanese video game composer
- , Japanese manga artist
- , an actor in the Dead or Alive series of films
- , Japanese baseball player
- , Japanese historian
- , Japanese physician
- Shion Takeuchi (born 1988), American television writer and creator of the Netflix series Inside Job
- , Japanese voice actor
- , Japanese physicist
- , Japanese shogi player
- , Japanese Supreme Court justice
- , Japanese television actress
- , Japanese television actor
- Takenouchi Tōjūrō Hisatake, 13th sōdenke of Takenouchi-ryū
- Takenouchi Chūnagon Daijō Hisamori, founder of Takenouchi-ryū
Fictional characters
See also