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The was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from Emperor Seiwa
Emperor Seiwa

Emperor Seiwa was the 56th Emperor of Japan of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 858 through 876....
 (850-880). It was a branch of the Minamoto clan
Minamoto clan

was one of the honorary surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period on those of their sons and grandsons who were not considered eligible for the throne....
 by the Ashikaga clan
Ashikaga clan

The was a prominent Japanese samurai Japanese clans which established the Muromachi shogunate and ruled Japan from roughly 1336 to 1573.The Ashikaga were descended from a branch of the Minamoto clan, deriving originally from the town of Ashikaga, Tochigi in Shimotsuke province ....
.

kaga Kuniuji, grandson of Ashikaga Yoshiuji, established himself in the 13th century at Imagawa (Mikawa province
Mikawa Province

is an old provinces of Japan in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. Mikawa bordered on Owari province, Mino province, Shinano province, and Totomi Province provinces....
) and took its name.

Imagawa Norikuni (1295-1384) received from his cousin the shogun Ashikaga Takauji
Ashikaga Takauji

was the founder and 1st shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate. His rule began in 1338, beginning the Muromachi period of Japan, and ended with his death in 1358....
 the province of Totomi, and later that of Suruga.

Sengoku era
After the death of Yoshimoto at the battle of Okehazama
Battle of Okehazama

The took place in June 1560. In this battle, Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and established himself as one of the front-running warlords in the Sengoku period....
 in 1560, many Imagawa officers defected to other clans.






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The was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from Emperor Seiwa
Emperor Seiwa

Emperor Seiwa was the 56th Emperor of Japan of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 858 through 876....
 (850-880). It was a branch of the Minamoto clan
Minamoto clan

was one of the honorary surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period on those of their sons and grandsons who were not considered eligible for the throne....
 by the Ashikaga clan
Ashikaga clan

The was a prominent Japanese samurai Japanese clans which established the Muromachi shogunate and ruled Japan from roughly 1336 to 1573.The Ashikaga were descended from a branch of the Minamoto clan, deriving originally from the town of Ashikaga, Tochigi in Shimotsuke province ....
.

Origins

Ashikaga Kuniuji, grandson of Ashikaga Yoshiuji, established himself in the 13th century at Imagawa (Mikawa province
Mikawa Province

is an old provinces of Japan in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. Mikawa bordered on Owari province, Mino province, Shinano province, and Totomi Province provinces....
) and took its name.

Imagawa Norikuni (1295-1384) received from his cousin the shogun Ashikaga Takauji
Ashikaga Takauji

was the founder and 1st shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate. His rule began in 1338, beginning the Muromachi period of Japan, and ended with his death in 1358....
 the province of Totomi, and later that of Suruga.

Muromachi era


Sengoku era


After the death of Yoshimoto at the battle of Okehazama
Battle of Okehazama

The took place in June 1560. In this battle, Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and established himself as one of the front-running warlords in the Sengoku period....
 in 1560, many Imagawa officers defected to other clans. Within a decade the clan had lost all of its land holdings to the Tokugawa
Tokugawa clan

The was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa and were a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Nitta clan. However, the early history of this clan remains mystery....
 and Takeda clans. The Imagawa subsequently became masters of ceremonies
Koke

A was a noble ranking below a daimyo in Japan during the Edo period. Their lands were assessed at less than ten thousand koku, making them ineligible for the rank of daimyo....
 in the service of the Tokugawa clan.

Edo era and beyond

Imagawa Norinobu
Imagawa Norinobu

Imagawa Norinobu , was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period. Born the 3rd son of Imagawa Yoshiyori, he was a hatamoto who headed one of the families holding the position of koke , a position whose most famous holder was Kira Yoshinaka of Chushingura fame....
, an Imagawa of the late Edo period, was a wakadoshiyori
Wakadoshiyori

The , or "Junior Elders", were high government officials in 17th century Tokugawa shogunate Japan. The position was established around 1631, but appointments were irregular until 1662....
 in the Tokugawa administration.

Key Genealogies

Suruga
  • Imagawa Kuniuji (1243-1282)
  • Imagawa Morouji (1261-1323)
  • Imagawa Norikuni (1295?-1384)
  • Imagawa Noriuji (1316-1365)
  • Imagawa Yasunori (1334?-1409?)
  • Imagawa Norimasa (1364-1433)
  • Imagawa Noritada (1408-1461?)
  • Imagawa Yoshitada
    Imagawa Yoshitada

    Imagawa Yoshitada, the father of the famed Imagawa Ujichika and the 9th head of the Imagawa clan. Yoshitada spent most of his time invading the Totomi Province, attacking the Katsumada and Yokota clans....
     (1436-1476)
  • Imagawa Ujichika
    Imagawa Ujichika

    was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period. He was the 10th head of the Imagawa clan of Suruga Province....
     (1473?-1526)
  • Imagawa Ujiteru
    Imagawa Ujiteru

    was a succeeding head to the clan of Imagawa clan throughout the latter Sengoku Period of Feudal Japan. As Ujiteru was respectively the eldest son of the reputed Imagawa Ujichika, Ujiteru was fervently trained by his father in the art of martial prowess, while the majority of his other brothers were designated to becoming monks, causing Ujiteru to...
     (1513-1536)
  • Imagawa Yoshimoto
    Imagawa Yoshimoto

    was one of the leading daimyo in early Sengoku period Japan. Based in Suruga Province, he was one of the three daimyo that dominated the Tokaido . He was one of the dominant daimyo in Japan for a time, until his death in 1560....
     (1519-1560)
  • Imagawa Ujizane
    Imagawa Ujizane

    was a Japanese daimyo who lived from the mid-Sengoku Period through early Edo periods. He was the son of Imagawa Yoshimoto, and the father of Imagawa Norimochi and Shinagawa Takahisa....
     (1538-1615)
  • Imagawa Naofusa (1594-1662)
  • Imagawa Ujinari (1642-1673)
  • Imagawa Ujimichi (1668-1699)
  • Imagawa Noritaka (1694-1712)
  • Imagawa Norinushi (1698-1728)
  • Imagawa Norihiko (1716-1749)
  • Imagawa Noriyasu (1731-1784)
  • Imagawa Yoshiaki (1756-1818)
  • Imagawa Yoshimochi (1786-1839)
  • Imagawa Yoshiyori (1810-1841)
  • Imagawa Norinobu
    Imagawa Norinobu

    Imagawa Norinobu , was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period. Born the 3rd son of Imagawa Yoshiyori, he was a hatamoto who headed one of the families holding the position of koke , a position whose most famous holder was Kira Yoshinaka of Chushingura fame....
     (1829-1887)
  • Imagawa Yoshihito


Totomi
  • Imagawa Sadayo
    Imagawa Sadayo

    , also known as , was a renowned Japanese people Japanese poetry and military commander who served as tandai of Kyushu under the Ashikaga Bakufu from 1371 to 1395....
     (1326-1420?)
  • Imagawa Nakaaki
  • Imagawa Sadaomi
  • Imagawa Sadasuke
  • Imagawa Norimasa (?-1464)
  • Imagawa Sadanobu (?-1474)


Totomi (Horikoshi branch)
  • Horikoshi Sadamoto (?-1537)
  • Horikoshi Ujinobu
  • Horikoshi Sadatada
  • Horikoshi Sadahisa
  • Horikoshi Sadayoshi
  • Horikoshi Sadatsugu


Totomi (Sena branch)
  • Sena Kazuhide
  • Sena Ujisada
  • Sena Ujitoshi
  • Sena Ujiakira
  • Sena Masakatsu
  • Sena Kiyosada


Notable Retainers

  • Matsudaira Motoyasu
    Tokugawa Ieyasu

    Japanese name|Tokugawa}} was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara  in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868....
  • Okabe Motonobu
    Okabe Motonobu

    Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, in the service of the Imagawa clan. Also known by his common name Gorobei. The second son of Okabe Chikatsuna, he became a senior retainer of the Imagawa, following in his father's footsteps....
  • Matsui Munenobu
    Matsui Munenobu

    Matsui Munenobu was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. Born the son of Matsui Sadamune, he was a retainer of the Imagawa clan. After the death of his brother in Eiroku 2, he became lord of Futamata Castle in Totomi Province....
  • Udono Nagateru
    Udono Nagateru

    was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Imagawa clan. Lord of Kamisato Castle in Mikawa Province. He was Imagawa Yoshimoto's nephew, and fought at the Battle of Okehazama....
  • Asahina Yasutomo
    Asahina Yasutomo

    Yasutomo was an officer under the Imagawa clan. After the Imagawa was greatly defeated at the Battle of Okehazama, he was one of very few retainers who still stood strong with the Imagawa....
  • Ii Naomori
    Ii Naomori

    Ii Naomori a retainer of the Japanese clan of Imagawa clan in the Sengoku period of the 16th century. Following the Battle of Okehazama during the year of 1560, Naomori ended up being killed in battle when trying to protect his lord, Imagawa Yoshimoto following the rain mist strategy attack led by Oda Nobunaga....
  • Abe Motozane
    Abe Motozane

    was a retainer beneath the clan of Imagawa clan throughout the latter Sengoku Period of Feudal Japan. As a member of the prestigious clan of Suruga, the Abe, and a respective officer under the authority of the Imagawa, Motozane would be placed in charge of defending the Castle of Suruga when Takeda Shingen had led an incursion into their homeland...
  • Ichinomiya Munekore
    Ichinomiya Munekore

    Ichinomiya Munekore was a retainer beneath the clan of Imagawa clan throughout the latter Sengoku Period of Feudal Japan. In the year of 1554 Takeda Shingen initiated a campaign into Shinano province, and as the Imagawa and the Takeda both shared a mutual friendship with one another at that present time, Munekore and other supporters of the...
  • Ii Naochika
    Ii Naochika

    was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Imagawa clan. His descendant. Naomasa Ii, became a valued Tokugawa officer after the Battle of Okehazama....
  • Iio Tsuratatsu
    Iio Tsuratatsu

    was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period who served the Imagawa clan....
  • Katsurayama Ujimoto
    Katsurayama Ujimoto

    'Katsurayama Ujimoto' was a retainer beneath the clan of Imagawa clan throughout the latter Sengoku Period of Feudal Japan. Son to Katsurayama Ujihiro, Ujimoto was at first a full-fledged retainer to the Imagawa with Katsurayama castle as his own respective domain in Suruga province....
  • Katsurayama Ujimoto
    Katsurayama Ujimoto

    'Katsurayama Ujimoto' was a retainer beneath the clan of Imagawa clan throughout the latter Sengoku Period of Feudal Japan. Son to Katsurayama Ujihiro, Ujimoto was at first a full-fledged retainer to the Imagawa with Katsurayama castle as his own respective domain in Suruga province....
  • Taigen Sessai
  • Iio Noritsura
    Iio Noritsura

    was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Imagawa clan of Suruga Province. He was the lord of Hamamatsu Castle, and claimed the court title Kokushi ....
  • Itami Yasunao
  • Yamaguchi Noritsugu
  • Yamaguchi Noriyoshi
  • Yokoe Magohachi