Kikkawa clan

Kikkawa clan (吉川氏) was a samurai clan of Japan's Sengoku period. The most famous member of the clan is likely Kikkawa Motoharu (1530-1586), one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's generals, who was adopted into the family. Along with the Kobayakawa clan, the Kikkawa played an important role in Hideyoshi's Kyūshū Campaign (1586-7), and later became daimyo in Izumo province and Iwakuni after that.

Clan members of note

 * Kikkawa Tsuneie (d. 1581)
 * Kikkawa Motoharu (1530-1586) - General under Hideyoshi; died in Kyūshū Campaign
 * Kikkawa Motonaga (1547-1587) - Son of Motoharu
 * Kikkawa Hiroie (1561-1625) - Son of Motoharu; Daimyo of Izumo and later Iwakuni
 * Kikkawa Hiromasa - Son of Motoharu
 * Yoshikawa Koretari (1616-1694) - also known as Kikkawa Koretari; Shintō philosopher
 * Kikkawa Reika (1875-1929) - Yamato-e painter