| Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) | 
| Subamily | Nepetoideae | 
| Tribe | Mentheae | 
| Scientific name | Salvia japonica Thunberg ex Murray | 
| Synonyms | Salvia chinensis Bentham var. typica Makino; Salvia diversifolia Miquel; Salvia fortunei Bentham; Salvia fushimiana Koidzumi; Salvia japonica Thunberg ex Murray var. fortunei (Bentham) Kudo; Salvia japonica Thunberg ex Murray var. integrifolia Franchet & Savatier; Salvia japonica Thunberg ex Murray var. ternata Franchet; Salvia japonica Thunberg ex Murray var. typica Makino; Salvia tsusimensis Nakai | 
| Common name | (Japanese common name) aki-no-tamura-sou (アキノタムラソウ, 秋田村草 [Autumn tamura weed (meaning of tamura is unknown)]) | 
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa | 
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan | |
| Habitat | Mountane field, forest edge | 
| Chromosomal number | 2n=16 | 
| Description | Plants electing 20-80cm tall. Flowers calyxs ca. 5-6mm long, blue-purple corollas 11-13mm long, flowering in July to November. Perennial plants. | 
| Reference | Salvia japonica Thunberg | 
| September 2006 at edge of forest | September 2006 at edge of forest | September 2006 at edge of forest | 
| September 2006 at edge of forest | September 2006 at edge of forest | September 2006 at edge of forest |