is an ancient Japanese given name for men. The name originally came from the word which is the right guardhouse of the gates of Heian-kyÃ
 imperial palace during the Asuka period and Heian period.
In addition to hiragana and katakana, Iemon can be written using different kanji characters ( or ).
People
- Iemon (ä¼Âå³è¡Âé or çªå³è¡ÂéÂÂ), an alternate name of Yamauchi Kazutoyo
Fictional characters
- Tamiya Iemon (ä¼Âå³è¡ÂéÂÂ), a main character in Yotsuya Kaidan, a ghost story
- The main character in Crest of Betrayal, a 1994 Japanese film adaptation of Yotsuya Kaidan
- A main character in ', an animated horror anthology television series featuring an adaptation of Yotsuya Kaidan
- Iemon, a minor character who appears in the video game and subsequent anime series Tales of the Abyss
Other uses
- , a brand of green tea drink released by Suntory and tea company
- Yemon (ã¤ã¨ã¢ã³), an abbreviation of the Japanese rock band The Yellow Monkey