The Taira clan was a major Japanese clan of samurai.
Taira may also refer to:
- Taira, Toyama, a village in Toyama prefecture, Japan
- Taira, the center of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan
- Taira (spider): a genus of spiders (family Amaurobiidae)
- Tayra (Eira barbara), a neotropical Mustelidae
People with the surname
- Afonso Taira, Portuguese footballer
- Kaima Taira (平良 海馬, born 1999), Japanese baseball player
- Masaji Taira (平良 正次, born 1952), Gojū Ryū practitioner
- Nancy Taira, Mexican actress
- Susumu Taira (平良進, 1934–2024), Japanese actor
- Taira Shinken (平 信賢, Taira Shinken, 1897–1970) was a Japanese martial artist
- Takunori Taira, Japanese engineer
- Tomi Taira (平良 とみ, 1928–2015), Japanese actress
- Toshiko Taira (平良 敏子, 1921–2022), Japanese textile artist
- Yoshihisa Taira, composer
- Yuna Taira (平 祐奈, born 1998), Japanese actress
People with the given name or nickname
- Taira Inoue (平 井上, born 1983), Japanese footballer
- Yuliia "Taira" Paievska
- Taira Uematsu (born 1983), Japanese coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball
See also
Topics referred to by the same term
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