Maeda

Maeda (?? lit. "in front of the ricefield") is a Japanese surname. It may also be romanized as Mayeda.

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The Maeda clan is one of the traditional Japanese clans.

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Maeda was the name of a prominent family during the Sengoku period of Japanese history:

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• Maeda Toshimasa, daimyo, vassal of Oda Nobuhide
• Maeda Toshiie, son of Maeda Toshimasa, famous as million-koku daimyo
• Maeda Toshinaga, eldest son of Maeda Toshiie
• Maeda Toshitsune, brother and heir to Maeda Toshinaga
• Keiji Maeda, nephew of Maeda Toshiie by Toshihisa Maeda
• Marquis Toshinari Maeda, World War II general

Other people named Maeda include:

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• Ai Maeda, voice actor
• Ai Maeda, actress
• Aki Maeda, actress and singer
• Akira Maeda, professional wrestler
• John Maeda, graphic designer, programmer, MIT professor
• Mahiro Maeda, anime creator
• Mitsuyo Maeda, judoka
• Naoki Maeda, composer
• Nobuteru Maeda, vocalist
• Shinzo Maeda, photographer

Several companies are named Maeda also:

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• Maeda Corp., holding company http://www.maeda.co.jp/
• Maeda-en, importer/exporter of food products to USA http://www.maeda-en.com/
• Maeda Co., Ltd., silk and textiles http://www.maeda-inc.co.jp/
• Maeda Industries (formerly Maeda Iron Works Company), manufacturers of SunTour bicycle drive-train components

Fictional characters named Maeda include:

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• Ema Maeda, from Love Hina
• Hayato Maeda, from Yu-Gi-Oh GX!
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Maeda clan: The Maeda Clan was one of the most powerful samurai families in Japan. Many believe they would have been the ruling family in Japan had it not been for the Tokugawa Shogunate (1603-1867). They were second to the Tokugawa only in rice production and fief size....




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