List of Yakuza syndicates
Yakuza (Japanese: ヤクザ, [jaꜜkɯza]), also known as gokudō (極道, "the extreme path"), are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan.
Syndicates
Four largest syndicates
Although yakuza membership has declined following an anti-gang law aimed specifically at yakuza and passed by the Japanese government in 1992, there are thought to be about 25,900 active yakuza members in Japan today.[1]
| Principal families | Description | Mon (crest) |
|---|---|---|
| Yamaguchi-gumi (六代目山口組, Rokudaime Yamaguchi-gumi) | The Yamaguchi-gumi is the largest yakuza family, with about 8,200 members. | 
"Yamabishi" (山菱) |
| Sumiyoshi-kai (住吉会) | The Sumiyoshi-kai is the second-largest yakuza family, with 4,200 members. Sumiyoshi-kai is a confederation of smaller yakuza groups. Its current head (会長 oyabun) is Isao Seki. |  |
| Inagawa-kai (稲川会) | The Inagawa-kai is the third-largest yakuza family in Japan, with roughly 3,300 members. It is based in the Tokyo-Yokohama area and was one of the first yakuza families to expand its operations outside of Japan. |  |
| Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi (神戸山口組, Kōbe-Yamaguchi-gumi) | The Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi is the fourth-largest yakuza family, with 3,000 members. They are a splinter group who broke away from the Yamaguchi-gumi family in 2015. | |
Designated bōryokudan
A designated boryokudan (指定暴力団, Shitei Bōryokudan)[2] is a "particularly harmful" yakuza group[3] registered by the Prefectural Public Safety Commissions under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law (暴力団対策法, Bōryokudan Taisaku Hō) enacted in 1991.[4]
The numbers that follow the names of bōryokudan groups refer to the group's leadership. For example, Yoshinori Watanabe headed the Yamaguchi-gumi fifth; on his retirement, Shinobu Tsukasa became head of the Yamaguchi-gumi sixth, and "Yamaguchi-gumi VI" is the group's formal name.
| Name | Japanese Name | Headquarters | Reg. in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaguchi-gumi VI |
六代目山口組 | Kobe, Hyogo | 1992 | It was founded in 1915 and split from the Oshima-gumi in 1932.
Yamaguchi is the surname of the founder and first boss and kumi or gumi means group. |
| Inagawa-kai |
稲川会 | Minato, Tokyo | 1992 | Inagawa is the surname of the founder and first boss and kai means organization or society. It is a member of the Kantō-Shinboku-kai (Kanto social gathering). |
 Sumiyoshi-kai |
住吉会 | Minato, Tokyo | 1992 | Sumiyoshi means the name of place. It is a member of the Kantō-Shinboku-kai. |
 Kudō-kai V |
五代目工藤會 | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka | 1992 | It was renamed from Kudō-rengō-Kusano-ikka in 1999. Kudō is the surname of the founder and first boss. It is a member of the Yonsha-kai (Four social gathering). |
 Kyokuryū-kai |
旭琉會 | Okinawa, Okinawa | 1992 | It was renamed from Okinawa-Kyokuryū-kai in 2011. |
 Aizu-Kotetsu-kai VII |
七代目会津小鉄会 | Kyoto, Kyoto | 1992 | This was established in the Edo period. It was renamed from Aizu-Kotetsu in 1998. Aizu Kotetsu means the nickname of the first boss Senkichi Kosaka and Aizu means the name of place. |
 Kyōsei-kai VI |
六代目共政会 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima | 1992 | It is a member of the Gosha-kai (Five social gathering). |
 Gōda-ikka VII |
七代目合田一家 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi | 1992 | Gōda is the surname of the founder and first boss and ikka means family. It is a member of the Gosha-kai. |
 Kozakura-ikka IV |
四代目小桜一家 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima | 1992 | |
 Asano-gumi V |
五代目浅野組 | Kasaoka, Okayama | 1992 | Asano is the surname of the boss. It is a member of the Gosha-kai. |
 Dōjin-kai |
道仁会 | Kurume, Fukuoka | 1992 | It is a member of the Yonsha-kai. |
 Shinwa-kai II |
二代目親和会 | Takamatsu, Kagawa | 1992 | It is a member of the Gosha-kai. |
 Sōai-kai |
双愛会 | Ichihara, Chiba | 1992 | It is a member of the Kantō-Shinboku-kai. |
 Kyōdō-kai III |
三代目俠道会 | Onomichi, Hiroshima | 1993 | It is a member of the Gosha-kai. |
 Taishū-kai |
太州会 | Tagawa, Fukuoka | 1993 | Taishū means the nickname of the first boss. It is a member of the Yonsha-kai. |
 Sakaume-gumi X |
十代目酒梅組 | Osaka, Osaka | 1993 | |
 Kyokutō-kai |
極東会 | Toshima, Tokyo | 1993 | Kyokutō means Far East. It is a member of the Kantō-Shinnō-Doushi-kai (Kanto Shennong Association). It is a tekiya group. |
 Azuma-gumi II |
二代目東組 | Osaka, Osaka | 1993 | Azuma is the surname of the boss. |
 Matsuba-kai |
松葉会 | Taito, Tokyo | 1994 | Matsuba means pine needle, is kamon of the boss of predecessor syndicate Sekine-gumi. It is a member of the Kantō-Shinboku-kai. |
 Fukuhaku-kai IV |
四代目福博会 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka | 2000 | Fukuhaku means the name of place, Hakata Fukuoka. |
| Namikawa-kai | 浪川会 | Omuta, Fukuoka | 2008 | It was formed from split from Dojin-kai in 2006 and remained active until on June 11, 2013, when the senior members of the Kyushu Seido-kai said that the gang was disbanding to rejoin the Dojin-kai after resolving the problems the dispute had caused. On October 7, 2013 was formed the Namikawa-mutsumi-kai by upper members of the former Kyushu-Seido-kai when they visited a shrine in Kumamoto Prefecture when one member read aloud an oath announcing the formation of the new yakuza group, based in Omuta City, Fukuoka. Namikawa is the surname of the boss. It was renamed to Namikawa-kai in 2015. |
| Kōbe-Yamaguchi-gumi |
神戸山口組 | Kobe, Hyogo | 2016 | It was split of Yamaguchi-gumi VI in 2015. |
| Kizuna-kai | 絆會 | Amagasaki, Hyogo | 2018 | It was split of Kōbe-Yamaguchi-gumi as Ninkyo-dantai-Yamaguchi-gumi in 2017. It was renamed to Ninkyo-Yamaguchi-gumi in 2017. It was renamed to Kizuna-kai in 2020. |
| Kantō-Sekine-gumi | 関東関根組 | Tsuchiura, Ibaraki | 2018 | It was split of Matsuba-kai as Matsubakai-Sekine-gumi in 2014. It renamed to Kanto-Sekine-gumi in 2017. |
Designated bōryokudan in the past
| Name | Japanese Name | Headquarters | Designated in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishikawa-ikka | 石川一家 | Saga | 1993–1995 | Ishikawa is the surname of the boss. It was joined to the Yamaguchi-gumi V in 1995. |
| Dainippon-Heiwa-kai II | 二代目大日本平和会 | Hyogo | 1994–1997 | It was successor of Honda-kai. Dainippon means Great Japan and heiwa means peace. It was not designated update. |
| Kumamoto-rengō Yamano-kai III | 熊本連合 三代目山野会 | Kumamoto | 1998–2001 | Kumamoto means the name of place and rengo means coalition. Yamano is the surname of the boss. It was destroyed. |
| Kyokutō-Sakurai-sōke-rengō-kai | 極東桜井總家連合会 | Shizuoka | 1993–2005 | Sakurai is the surname of the boss, sōke means all family or head family and rengō-kai means federation. It disappeared. |
| Kokusui-kai | 國粹会 | Tokyo | 1994–2005 | Kokusui means Japanese nationalism. It was joined to the Yamaguchi-gumi VI. |
| Nakano-kai | 中野会 | Osaka | 1999–2005 | It was split from Yamaguchi-gumi in 1997. Nakano is the surname of the boss. It was disbanded in 2005. |
| Kyokuryū-kai IV | 四代目旭琉会 | Okinawa | 1992–2012 | It has been merged into Okinawa-Kyokuryū-kai in 2011. |
Other notable bōryokudan
| Name | Japanese name | Headquarters | Boss | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genseida-Kōyū-kai | 源清田交友会 | Ibaraki | Shiroo Tanabe (田名辺 城男) | Its core is the Genseida-Fukuyama-kai VI (源清田福山会六代目) and Genseida-Tanabe III (源清田田名辺三代目). It had once belonged to the Zen-Nihon-Genseida-rengo-kai (全日本源清田連合会). It is friendly with the Matsuba-kai. |
| Yorii-sōke VIII | 八代目寄居宗家 | Gunma | Mitsuo Kawada? (川田 光雄) | It withdrew from Kōdō-kai. Yorii is a place name and soke means head family. |
| Yorii-bunke VI | 寄居分家六代目 | Gunma | Takashi Iwano? (岩野 賞) | Bunke means branch family. Member of the Kantō-Shinnō-Doushi-kai. |
| Kameya-ikka VI | 六代目亀屋一家 | Saitama | Makoto Yamazaki? (山崎 誠) | It was split from Takezawa-kai. It is friendly with the Sumiyoshi-kai. |
| Yoshiha-kai VIII | 八代目吉羽会 | Saitama | Toshihito Takanomori? (高野守 利人) | It was split from Takezawa-kai. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. |
| Takezawa-kai | 竹澤会 | Chiba | Haruo Ōtawa (太田和 春雄) | Formerly known as Zen-Takezawa-rengō-kai. Takezawa is the surname of the boss. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. It is friendly with the Sumiyoshi-kai. |
| Anegasaki-kai | 姉ヶ崎会 | Tokyo | Shigetami Nakanome (中野目 重民) | Formerly known as Anegasaki-rengō-kai in 2006. Anegasaki is a place name. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. |
| Iijima-kai VIII | 九代目飯島会 | Tokyo | Minoru Matsuhashi (松橋 稔) | Formerly known as Zen-Nihon-Iijima-rengō-kai. Iijima is the surname of the boss. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. |
| Okaniwa-kai | 岡庭会 | Tokyo | Seiichirō Okaniwa (岡庭 清一郎) | Okaniwa is the surname of the boss. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. |
| Kawaguchiya-kai | 川口家会 | Tokyo | Kiyoshi Osaka (大坂 清) | |
| Kanda-Takagi VII | 神田高木七代目 | Tokyo | Akira Nagamura (長村 昭) | Kanda is a place name and Takagi is the surname of the boss. |
| Shitaya-Hanajima-kai? | 下谷花島会 | Tokyo | Ōsaka Isamu]]? (大坂 勇) | Shitaya is a place name. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. |
| Jōshūya-kai | 上州家会 | Tokyo | Katsuhiko Itō]] (伊藤 勝彦) | Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. It is friendly with the Sumiyoshi-kai. |
| Shinmon-rengō-kai | 新門連合会 | Tokyo | Naoaki Kasama (笠間 直明) | It has inherited the genealogy of Shinmon Tatsugoro. |
| Sugitō-kai | 杉東会 | Tokyo | Tomoaki Nohara (野原 朝明) | Sugitō means east of Suginami. Formerly known as Sugitō-rengō-kai. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. |
| Daigo-kai | 醍醐会 | Tokyo | Hideo Aoyama (青山 秀夫) | Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. |
| Chōjiya-kai | 丁字家会 | Tokyo | Takuya Nakasugi]] (中杉 拓哉) | Formerly known as Zen-Chōjiya-rengō-kai. Chōjiya means clove merchants. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. |
| Tōsei-kai | 東声会 | Tokyo | Yasushi Hayano (早野 泰) | Successor to Tōsei-kai. Tōa means East Asia. Member of the Kanto-Shinboku-kai. It was renamed to Tosei-kai. |
| Hashiya-kai | 箸家会 | Tokyo | Kōtarō Satō (佐藤 幸太郎) | Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. |
| Hanamata-kai | 花又会 | Tokyo | Akira Kiyono (清野 昭) | Formerly known as Hanamata-rengō-kai. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. |
| Masuya-kai | 桝屋会 | Tokyo | Sotojirō Higashiura (東浦 外次郎) | Formerly known as Zen-Masuya-rengō-kai. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. |
| Matsuzakaya-ikka V | 五代目松坂屋一家 | Tokyo | Takichi Nishimura (西村 太吉) | |
| Ametoku-rengō-kai | 飴德連合会 | Kanagawa | Hideya Nagamochi? (永持 英哉) | Ametoku is the nickname of the first boss. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. |
| Tokuriki-ikka V | 五代目徳力一家 | Kanagawa | unknown | Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. |
| Yokohama-Kaneko-kai | 横浜金子会 | Kanagawa | Takashi Terada (寺田 隆) | Yokohama is a place name and Kaneko is the surname of the boss. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. |
| Sakurai-sōke IX | 九代目櫻井總家 | Shizuoka | Hiroyoshi Sano (佐野 宏好) | Successor to Kyutō-Sakurai-sōke-rengō-kai. |
| Chūkyō-Shinnō-kai | 中京神農会 | Aichi | Eizō Yamagashira? (山頭 栄三) | It was split from Dōyū-kai. Chūkyō is a place name and Shinno is Shennong, a mythical sage ruler of prehistoric China. |
| Marutomi-rengō-kai | 丸富連合会 | Kyoto | Satoshi Kitahashi? (北橋 斉) | |
| Sanshaku-gumi-honke IV | 大阪四代目三尺組本家 | Osaka | Aizō Tanaka (田中 愛造) | |
| Naoshima-Giyū-kai | 直嶋義友会 | Osaka | Tadashi Noda (野田 忠志) | Naoshima is the surname of the boss. |
| Kōbe-Hakurō-kai-sōhonbu V | 五代目神戸博労会総本部 | Hyogo | Shikano Noboru? (鹿野 昇) | Kōbe and Hakurō is a place name. |
| Chūsei-kai | 忠成会 | Hyogo | Tadaaki Ōmori (大森 匡晃) | |
| Matsuura-gumi III | 三代目松浦組 | Hyogo | Sadaji Matsuda? (松田 貞次)
Matsuura is the surname of the boss. | |
| Konjin-Tsumura-sōhonke II | 二代目金神津村總本家 | Hiroshima | Yoshisuke Tsumura? (津村 義輔) | Sōhonke means all family or head family. |
| Chūgoku-Takagi-kai III | 三代目中国高木会 | Hiroshima | Hideyoshi Daigen? (大源 秀吉) | Successor to Kyōsei-kai Murakami-gumi. Chūgoku is a place name and Takagi is the surname of the boss. |
| Kyūshū-Kashida-kai III | 三代目九州樫田会 | Fukuoka | Takashi Koga? (古賀 孝司) | Kyūshū is a place name and Kashida is the surname of the boss. |
| Tatekawa-kai? III | 九州三代目立川会 | Fukuoka | Toshihiko Ikeura (池浦 敏彦) | |
| Nakanishi-kai | 中西会 | Fukuoka | unknown | |
| Fujiie-kai? | 藤家会 | Fukuoka | Mitsuo Nakao (中尾 光男) | Fujiie is the surname of the boss. |
| Kyūshū-Kumashiro-rengō ? | 九州神代連合 | Saga | Katsuji Noguchi (野口 勝次) | |
| Kyūshū-Ozaki-kai II | 二代目九州尾崎会 | Nagasaki | Kuniyuki Koga (古賀 國行) | Ozaki is the surname of the boss. |
| Kumamoto-kai III | 三代目熊本會 | Kumamoto | Hidenori Morihara (森原 秀徳) | Successor to Kumamoto-rengō. Member of the Yonsha-kai. |
| Sanshin-kai | 山心会 | Kumamoto | Atsushi Inoue (井上 厚) | Successor to Kumamoto-rengō Yamano-kai. Formerly known as Sanshin-kai (山心会). |
| Murakami-gumi III | 九州三代目村上組 | Oita | Yoshishige Matsuoka (松岡 良茂) | Murakami is the surname of the boss. |
| Nishida-kai V | 五代目西田会 | Miyazaki | Kazuo Tanaka (田中 一夫) |
Other prominent bōryokudan
| Name | Japanese name | Headquarters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marumo-ikka | 丸茂一家 | Hokkaido | |
| Seiyū-kai | 誠友会 | Hokkaido | Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi IV in 1985. |
| Zen-Chojiya-Hachiya-rengo-kai | 全丁字家蜂谷連合会 | Hokkaido | Disbanded in 1988, the remaining organizations have subscribed to Kenryu-kai and Kodo-kai. |
| Yorii-Sekiho-rengo | 寄居関保連合 | Hokkaido | Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi. |
| Umeya-Abe-rengo-kai | 梅家阿部連合会 | Hokkaido | Merged with the Kodo-kai. |
| Kigure-ikka | 木暮一家 | Hokkaido | Merged with the Inagawa-kai. |
| Aizuya-ikka-Kodaka | 会津家一家小高 | Hokkaido | |
| Koshijiya-rengo | 越路家連合 | Hokkaido | Merged with the Inagawa-kai. |
| Kanto-Komatsuya-ikka | 関東小松家一家 | Hokkaido | |
| Oshu-Umeya-rengo-kai | 奥州梅家連合会 | Aomori | Merged with the Inagawa-kai. |
| Oshu-Saikaiya-so-rengo-kai | 奥州西海家総連合会 | Miyagi | Merged with the Sumiyoshi-kai. |
| Tokyo-Seidai-Nishikido-kai | 東京盛代錦戸会 | Miyagi | Merged with the Sumiyoshi-kai. |
| Tokyo-Seidai-Kawasaki-kai | 東京盛代川崎会 | Miyagi | Merged with the Sumiyoshi-kai. |
| Nishikata-ikka | 西方一家 | Miyagi | |
| Anegasaki-Yagami-kai | 姉ケ崎八神会 | Akita | Merged with the Inagawa-kai. |
| Aizuya-ikka-Nomoto | 会津家一家野本 | Akita | Merged with the Kyokuto-kai. |
| Oshu-Yamaguchi-rengo | 奥州山口連合 | Yamagata | Merged with the Sumiyoshi-kai. |
| Oshu-Aizu-Kakusada-ikka | 奥州会津角定一家 | Fukushima | Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi. |
| Maruto-kai | 丸唐会 | Fukushima | Merged with the Sumiyoshi-kai. |
| Matsuba-kai-Doushi-kai | 松葉会同志会 | Ibaraki | Disbanded, then joined to the Matsuba-kai. |
| Shinwa-kai | 親和会 | Tochigi | Merged with the Sumiyoshi-kai. |
| Kochiya-kai | 河内家会 | Tochigi | Merged with the Kyokuto-kai. |
| Zennihon-Yorii-rengo-kai | 全日本寄居連合会 | Gunma | Disappeared. |
| Kanto-Kumaya-rengo | 関東熊屋連合 | Saitama | Merged with Kyokuto-kai. |
| Zennihon-Genseida-rengo-kai | 全日本源清田連合会 | Chiba | Disappeared. |
| Kanto-Chojamachi-kai | 関東長者町会 | Chiba | Merged with Sumiyoshi-kai. |
| Minato-kai | 港会 | Tokyo | Disbanded, then taken over by Sumiyoshi-kai. |
| Kohei-ikka | 幸平一家 | Tokyo | Merged with the Minato-kai. |
| Doshida-ikka | 圡支田一家 | Tokyo | |
| Sekine-gumi | 関根組 | Tokyo | Disbanded, then taken over by Matsuba-kai. |
| Ando-gumi (Azuma-kogyo) | 安東組 (東興業) | Tokyo | Disbanded. |
| Tosei-kai | 東声会 | Tokyo | Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi, then disbanded and taken over by Toa-kai. |
| Koganei-ikka | 小金井一家 | Tokyo | Merged with the Nibiki-kai. |
| Nibiki-kai | 二率会 | Tokyo | Disbanded. |
| Hokusei-kai | 北星会 | Tokyo | Disbanded. |
| Kowa-kai | 交和会 | Tokyo | Successor to the Hokusei-kai. Merged with the Inagawa-kai. |
| Namai-ikka | 生井一家 | Tokyo | Merged with the Kokusui-kai. |
| Ochiai-ikka | 落合一家 | Tokyo | Merged with the Kokusui-kai. |
| Aizuya-rengo-kai | 會津家連合会 | Tokyo | Merged with the Goto-gumi. |
| Tokyo-Yasuda-kai | 東京安田会 | Tokyo | Merged with the Rachi-gumi. |
| Kanto-Hayashi-gumi-rengo-kai | 関東林組連合会 | Tokyo | |
| Kyokuto-Aio-rengo-kai | 極東愛桜連合会 | Tokyo | Disbanded in 1967. |
| Ishimoto-kai | 石元会 | Tokyo | |
| Ryogoku-kai | 両国会 | Tokyo | |
| Kinsei-kai | 錦政会 | Tokyo | |
| Joman-ikka | 上萬一家 | Tokyo | |
| Gijin-to | 義人党 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa | Disbanded. The successor organization has joined the Sumiyoshi-kai. |
| Kanto-Hayashi-gumi-rengo-kai | 関東林組連合会 | ||
| Yokohama-Saikaiya | 横浜西海家 | Kanagawa | Merged with the Kyokuto-kai. |
| Kawauchi-gumi | 川内組 | Fukui | Merged with the Sugatani-gumi. |
| Yamanashi-Kyōyū-kai | 山梨侠友會 | Yamanashi | Split from Inagawa-kai in 2011. "Yamanashi" refers the name of place. Disbanded in 2016, joined Inagawa-kai and renamed Sano-gumi. |
| Shinshu-Saito-ikka | 信州斎藤一家 | Nagano | |
| Yoshihama-kai | 芳浜会 | Gifu | |
| Ikeda-ikka | 池田一家 | Gifu | |
| Shimizu-ikka | 清水一家 | Shizuoka | Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi. |
| 中泉一家 | Shizuoka | ||
| Reiganjima-Masuya-Hattori-kai | 霊岸島桝屋服部会 | Shizuoka | |
| Honganji-ikka | 本願寺一家 | Aichi | |
| Inabaji-ikka | 稲葉地一家 | Nagoya, Aichi | Merged with the Kodo-kai. |
| Unmeikyodo-kai | 運命共同会 | Aichi | Disbanded. |
| Hirai-ikka | 平井一家 | Toyohashi, Aichi | Merged with the Unmeikyodo-kai. |
| Tesshin-kai | 鉄心会 | Nagoya, Aichi | Merged with the Unmeikyodo-kai. |
| Chukyo-Asano-kai | 中京浅野会 | Aichi | Merged with the Unmeikyodo-kai. |
| Seto-ikka | 瀬戸一家 | Seto, Aichi | Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi. |
| Doyu-kai | 導友会 | Nagoya, Aichi | Merged with the Kodo-kai. |
| Sankichi-ikka | 三吉一家 | Aichi | |
| Kira-ikka | 吉良一家 | Aichi | |
| Kusuriya-rengo-kai | 薬屋連合会 | Aichi | |
| Kumaya-ikka | 熊屋一家 | Aichi | |
| Nagoya-Chojamachi-ikka | 名古屋長者町一家 | Aichi | |
| Hiranoya-ikka | 平野家一家 | Nagoya, Aichi | Merged with the Kodo-kai. |
| Aio-kai | 愛桜会 | Mie | Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi. |
| Kanbeya-ikka | 神戸屋一家 | Mie | |
| Shujiro-ikka | 周次郎一家 | ||
| Kamijo-gumi | 上條組 | Mie | |
| Ise-Kanbe-ikka | 伊勢神戸一家 | Mie | |
| Ise-Kawashima-ikka | 伊勢川島一家 | Mie | |
| Tsunan-ikka | 津南一家 | Mie | |
| Mizutani-ikka | 水谷一家 | Mie | Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi. |
| Ise-Kamiya-ikka | 伊勢紙谷一家 | Mie | |
| Nakajima-rengo-kai | 中島連合会 | Kyoto | Merged with the Aizu-Kotetsu-kai. |
| Sunakogawa-gumi | 砂子川組 | Osaka | Descended of Aizu Kotetsu. |
| Nakamasa-gumi | 中政組 | Osaka | Descended from of Aizu Kotetsu. |
| 小久一家 | Osaka | ||
| Nagamasa | 長政 | Osaka | |
| Dankuma-kai | 淡熊会 | Osaka, Osaka Prefecture | |
| Yamato-Nara-gumi | 倭奈良組 | Osaka | |
| Dajokan | 大政官 | Osaka | |
| I-rengo | い聯合 | Osaka | |
| Yamaguchi-gumi Yanagawa-gumi | 山口組 柳川組 | Osaka | |
| Hayano-kai | 早野会 | Osaka | |
| Oguruma-Makoto-kai | 小車誠会 | Osaka | |
| Imanishi-gumi | 今西組 | Osaka | Merged with the Sakaume-gumi. |
| Ono-ikka | 大野一家 | Osaka | |
| Minami-ikka | 南一家 | Osaka | |
| Sumida-kai | 澄田会 | Osaka | |
| Matsuda-gumi (Matsuda-rengo) | 松田組 (松田連合) | Osaka | |
| Hadani-gumi | 波谷組 | Osaka | Disbanded in 1994. |
| Komasa-gumi | 小政組 | Osaka | |
| Doi-gumi | 土井組 | Osaka | |
| 九紋龍組 | Osaka | ||
| Oshima-gumi | 大嶋組 | Hyogo | |
| Honda-kai | 本多会 | Hyogo | |
| Ichiwa-kai | 一和会 | Hyogo | Disbanded. |
| Suwa-ikka | 諏訪一家 | Hyogo | |
| Sasaki-gumi | 佐々木組 | Wakayama | |
| Takenaka-gumi | 竹中組 | Okayama | Withdrew from the Yamaguchi-gumi. |
| Kinoshita-kai | 木下会 | Okayama | |
| Takahashi-gumi | 高橋組 | Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture | |
| Katsuura-kai | 勝浦会 | Tokushima | Disbanded in 1998. |
| Mori-kai | 森会 | Tokushima | |
| Matsuyama-rengo-kai | 松山連合会 | Ehime | Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi. |
| Kyushu-Kyoyu-rengo-kai | 九州侠友連合会 | Fukuoka | |
| Seibu-rengo | 西武連合 | Karatsu, Saga | |
| Kumamoto-rengo | 熊本連合 | Kumamoto | |
| Kitaoka-kai | 北岡会 | Kumamoto | |
| Daimon-kai | 大門会 | Kumamoto |
References
- "Coronavirus pandemic hits Japan's feared Yakuza in the pocket". Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- "Police of Japan 2011, Criminal Investigation : 2. Fight Against Organized Crime", December 2009, National Police Agency
- "The Organized Crime Countermeasures Law" Archived 19 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Fukuoka Prefectural Center for the Elimination of Boryokudan (in Japanese)
- "Boryokudan Comprehensive Measures — The Condition of the Boryokudan", December 2010, Hokkaido Prefectural Police (in Japanese)
Bibliography
- Bruno, A. (2007). "The Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia" CrimeLibrary: Time Warner
- Kaplan, David, Dubro Alec. (1986). Yakuza Addison-Wesley (ISBN 0-201-11151-9)
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- Saga, Junichi., Bester, John. (1991) Confessions of a Yakuza: A Life in Japan's Underworld Kodansha America
- Schilling, Mark. (2003). The Yakuza Movie Book Stone Bridge Press (ISBN 1-880656-76-0)
- Sterling, Claire. (1994). Thieves' World Simon & Schuster (ISBN 0-671-74997-8)
- Sho Fumimura (Writer), Ryoichi Ikegami (Artist). (Series 1993–1997) "Sanctuary" Viz Communications Inc (Vol 1: ISBN 0-929279-97-2; Vol 2:ISBN 0-929279-99-9; Vol 3: ISBN 1-56931-042-4; Vol 4: ISBN 1-56931-039-4; Vol 5: ISBN 1-56931-112-9; Vol 6: ISBN 1-56931-199-4; Vol 7: ISBN 1-56931-184-6; Vol 8: ISBN 1-56931-207-9; Vol 9: ISBN 1-56931-235-4)
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