Kotō Takemura

Kotō Takemura was the fifteenth head of the Kotō warrior clan of Nagato Province and son of Takezane. In 1333 he and his father turned against the Hōjō and attacked the Nagato tandai, and the next year he was enfeoffed with Kikuna District in Buzen Province for his service.

In 1335 he served in Nitta Yoshisada's army against Ashikaga Takauji and fought at Hakone-Takeshita. He succeeded his father as shugo of Nagato in 1348, taking the style Suruga no Kami, and died in 1351.