Family name origins & meanings
- Japanese : ‘within the bamboos’. This name is found mostly in west-central Japan, and pronounced Takenouchi by some bearers. The family claims descent from the legendary hero-statesman Takenouchi no Sukune, himself supposedly a descendant of the mythical Emperor Kōgen and a counselor to several other emperors, including Ōjin (late 4th century). Other families, such as the Soga, also claim Takenouchi no Sukune as an ancestor.