– descended from Tokugawa Yoshinobu. Gosanke (御三家) Tokugawa family of Kishū (紀州徳川家) – also known as Kii Tokugawa family; descended from Tokugawa Yorinobu, 10th son of Tokugawa Ieyasu; famous for Tokugawa Yoshimune and Tokugawa Iemochi. Tokugawa family of Mito (水戸徳川家) – descended from Tokugawa Yorifusa, 11th son of Tokugawa Ieyasu; famous for Tokugawa Mitsukuni. Tokugawa family of Matsudo (松戸徳川家) – cadet branch of Tokugawa family of Mito. Tokugawa family of Owari (尾張徳川家) – descended from Tokugawa Yoshinao, 9th son of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Gosankyō (御三卿) Tokugawa family of Hitotsubashi (一橋徳川家) – descended from Tokugawa Munetada, 4th son of Tokugawa Yoshimune. Tokugawa family of Shimizu (清水徳川家) – descended from Tokugawa Shigeyoshi, 2nd son of Tokugawa Ieshige. Tokugawa family of Tayasu (田安徳川家) – descended from Tokugawa Munetake, 2nd son of Tokugawa Yoshimune. Tomuro clan (戸室氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. Torii clan (鳥井氏) – descended from Taira no Yukinori. Toyotomi clan (豊臣氏) – given to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his family. Tsugaru clan (津軽氏) – also known as Ōura clan; descended from Fujiwara Hokke. Tsuru clan ( Miyako-Todomaru) – descended from Takeda Kai clan.Guardians of Kyoto (Miyako) the Capital city. Tsutsui clan (筒井氏) – descended from Fujiwara clan; famous for Tsutsui Junkei. Uesugi clan (上杉氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. Uesugi family of Inukake (犬懸上杉家) – descended from Uesugi Norifuji. Uesugi family of Ōgigayatsu (扇谷上杉家) – descended from Uesugi Shigeaki. Uesugi family of Takuma (宅間上杉家) – descended from Uesugi Shigeyoshi. Uesugi family of Yamanouchi (山内上杉家) – descended from Uesugi Noriaki; famous for Uesugi Kenshin. Uesugi family of Fukaya (深谷上杉家) – also known as Kobanawa Uesugi family; descended from Uesugi Norifusa. Ukita clan (宇喜多氏) – descended from Kojima Takanori of Seiwa Genji; famous for Ukita Hideie. Urakami clan (浦上氏) – descended from Emperor Kōgen by the Ki clan. Utsunomiya clan (宇都宮氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. Utsunomiya clan of Shimotsuke (下野宇都宮氏) – head family. Utsunomiya clan of Buzen (豊前宇都宮氏) – cadet branch. Utsunomiya clan of Chikugo (筑後宇都宮氏) – cadet branch. Utsunomiya clan of Iyo (伊予宇都宮氏) – cadet branch. Wakiya clan (脇屋氏) – cadet branch of Nitta clan who descended from Seiwa Genji. Watanabe clan (渡辺) – descended from the Saga Genji. Yagyū clan (柳生氏) – descended from Sugawara clan; famous for their swordsmanship called Yagyū Shinkage-ryū. Yamana clan (山名氏) – cadet branch of Nitta clan who descended from Seiwa Genji. Yamanouchi clan (山内氏) – also known as Yamanouchi Sudō clan, descended from Fujiwara Hokke. Yamanouchi