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