Tachibana
# Tachibana

The term Tachibana (橘 or 立花) has at least two different meanings, and has been used in several contexts.

## People

* Tachibana clan (kuge) (橘氏) – a clan of kuge (court nobles) prominent in the Nara and Heian periods (710–1185)
* Tachibana clan (samurai) (立花氏) – a clan of daimyō (feudal lords) prominent in the Muromachi, Sengoku and Edo periods (1333–1868)
* Tachibana (surname)

## Other

* Tachibana-class destroyer, a class Japanese warships during World War II
* Japanese destroyer Tachibana, two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
* Tachibana, Fukuoka, a former town in Fukuoka Prefecture
* Tachibana Station, a railway station in Hyogo Prefecture
* Tachibana castle, a castle which formerly stood atop Tachibana Mountain
* Tachibana orange, a wild citrus fruit native to Japan
